Andrew Wilson: Russia's War Against Ukraine - Lecture 2. Russia and Empire

This is the second lecture in a series "Russia's War Against Ukraine" by Andrew Wilson focuses on Russia's selective and regressive nationalistic reading of empire.
Course author: Andrew Wilson, Professor of Ukrainian Studies at UCL SSEES @UCLSSEES
Video production and design: Antoine Korchagin, UCL Ukrainian Society President @UCLUA
Music: Hryhorii Pozdniakov
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[@nextstop1228]

Thanks, it was interesting to hear how it was taught. I'm from Crimea, but in 2015 I left for the territory controlled by Ukraine. Russia invested a lot of money in creating its attractive image. Those political technologies. But it's all a lie, just a wrapper for a terrible candy. For example, Ukrainian is one of the official languages ​​in Crimea, but after the occupation, my Ukrainian-language school was immediately closed, and the police will arrest you for listening to Ukrainian songs. The same thing happened in Soviet times, so all these conversations about the "fraternal peoples of the Soviet Union" are immoral, if only because the same fraternal peoples were the subjects of genocide and Russification. But in fact, I, like most Ukrainians, always understood that Russia is the enemy of our people. And yes, our languages ​​are no more similar than all other Slavic languages.

[@andrasferencz7948]

It would really add value if you managed to turn off that annoying background music.

[@The.Elk.of.Antioch]

I can hear the professor smacking his lips and swallowing in episode 2, I almost quit in episode 1 and will not go through it again, gross.

[@andrewwebb2866]

Scrolled to the comments to see if this bothered anyone else as I'm gonna have to quit too. He sounds parched. Someone get the man a cup of tea.

[@Mike-mm4mx]

me too very off putting but also very something irritating about his presentation technique@@andrewwebb2866

[@terbospeed]

Hilarious. Didn't even notice until you said something. Too busy engaging my mind trying to follow the substance of the talk.

[@irynasivash5743]

Thank you for sharing high-quality content. Waiting for a new episode!

[@gregchijoff9959]

If you want the truth and not pro NATO guff like this, I thoroughly recommend the regular updates from The New Atlas and The Duran. Both on KZbin. You will really learn what is going on the front lines and NATO political machinations.