The War in Ukraine

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What is it to be a Ukrainian? How is a Ukrainian identity defined today and why? This video discusses historical antecedents of several versions of Ukrainian identity in different parts of the country. This identity changed over time and space. How it changed and why is the topic discussed here. Dr.Brovkin is an American Historian, born in the USSR, he arrived as a 22 year old in the US, got his PhD in History from Princeton and became a Harvard Professor of Soviet History. Now retired, he is the author of many books on Soviet History, the latest being: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. Russia in Search of Its Identity (Routledge London 2024) and Russia After Lenin: Politics, Culture, Society (Routledge, London 1998) and Behind the Frontlines of the Civil War: Political Parties and Social Movements in Russia (Princeton U Press 1984) These books are all available on Amazon. If you are in Russia, my one book was published in Russian: Великая Октябрьская Катастрофа. It is available on Ozon.ru. Various memorabilia, t-shirts, mugs, hats with my books cover on them are available on this site: https://teespring.com/dashboard/listings/128100596/edit or https://teespring.com/dashboard/listings/128095813/edit. Welcome to my channel