The War in Ukraine

Currently Playing: Maduro's Kidnapping and Putin's Residence Hit Impact on Russian War Aims.

Two intertwined events shaped Russia's new definition of their war aims: kidnapping of President Maduro and a hit on the residence of President Putin. Here I discuss Russian media, commentators, analysts and generals on these two events and how it changes everything. Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. (here is the link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists.