“Ukraine and the Future of Europe”, Timothy Snyder

On June 20 2019, Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, gave a public lecture, “Ukraine and the Future of Europe”. He came to Kyiv at the invitation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation as part of its Public Lectures programme. He also became a special guest of the 12th Annual Youth Forum of the Victor Pinchuk Fondation’s Zavtra.UA and WorldWideStudies (WWS) scholarship programmes.
During the lecture, Timothy Snyder spoke about the link between the past and the future, the importance of understanding the past in order to shape and see future, and the place of Ukraine in the processes on the continent at every important turning point from the historical perspective.
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[@AlexSviridov]

Fascinating speech. I wish many Russians will listen it (but the won’t). Two years after this speech is much more interesting. The points about saving Europe through the Ukraine and about the Russia that could be changed through the victory of Ukraine. It absurd but the victory of my country lies in its defeat. I wish Ukraine to win and Russia to fail. It’s the only cure for this imperial madness and for my Russia to become better place.

[@aloha6736]

This American is fasist.

[@jorgewhorton6793]

“If you don’t know where you’re coming from there’s no way to know where you are going”.

[@geoffreynhill2833]

An illuminating holistic thinker, always relevant, not just for historians.

[@jorgewhorton6793]

He’s a heavyweight for sure

[@JohnJohn-zg9hh]

Is is an Idiot, nothing more nothing less

[@leorivers7759]

This man can speak reasonably to the people's of Europe whom are complete mysteries to most Americans. This discussion at 44 min on is apt for us,

[@garretttedeman]

Prof. Snyder here puts forward a fascinating thesis/suggestion in this talk. He begins by noting that at many if not all major historical turning points in Europe's past, Kiev/Ukraine had a key role to play. He goes on to suggest that -- thanks to their similarities to the Russian language -- they could use their newfound cultural energy to promote a Euro-related message outward to both Russian in particular and other slavic-related communities. Its a very interesting point to consider. The talk begins with what he calls the most important question of the Euro-zone states: What to do after empire? .....The idea is that, whether you're "Portugal or Spain, Germany or Italy, or even Poland", etc., if you no longer have a whole bunch of colonies to provide resources, then you have to have trading partners. In this way, the Euro-states have found (mostly), a new way forward without colonial wars. So, if Ukraine is indeed having a moment in cultural-development, i.e. since the Maidan events, as suggested, then might not they take advantage of it to promote a "healthier" option of integration and communication between West & East? ...At least, while there may still be a chance for communication?

[@aloha6736]

He is modern American fasist.

[@TitanATLANT]

Круто! Дуже цікаво , дякую :)

[@ande74704]

I am Russian speaking Ukrainian graduated journalist and found it interesting for few points 1. Mr. Snyder mentioned soft power while talking about Russian language and it is vivid. First of all many countries have two languages, Ukraine can be a center of liberal culture and in this way expand its powers on East countries. 2. Europe needs strong associate and Ukraine will not joint Eu if it’s weak, this is why has to be changed the political approach. 3. Ukrainian culture has to be prioritized without excluding works of eastern countries, we don’t have to hide ourselves, Ukraine has to expand and use all the intellectual works for its future.

[@Asptuber]

His closing thing about the possibility of Ukraine being a window into the Russian speaking world was so much my own personal psychological experience that it was scary. As a Finn I have a natural distrust of anything Russian, it is the alien thing that should stay on the other side of the border, thank you very much. But discovering Ukraine as a country 15-18 years ago, and then travelling a lot to Lviv and Kiev and a bit in Zakarpattya, was slowly making me re-evaluate my feelings of everything Russian being incomprehensible and borderline dangerous. I was starting to think about maybe travelling to Russia. Maybe first the more Russophone parts of Ukraine, that didn't seem scary at all anymore. So I hate Putin on a deeply personal level. Not only is he destroying a country I love, he also robbed me of a huge part of the world that I was slowly starting to see as something to explore, not to fear and try to avoid.

[@user-ou3ln3np1g]

"smart guy" after 24.02.2022 you still consider the bilanguage narratives in Ukraine are still appropriate and smart logic? Ukraine must be a Ukrainian-speaking nation and country. That all. Everyone who disagrees with it - please flee to your beloved friend who ve been toleration for centuries!!!!!!!!!! with love Banderagirl from the West of Ukraine.

[@MoriMori]

російська в Україні це наслідок геноциду та терору, який росія використовує для наративу «гдє рускаязичниє - там расія»

[@slavaukraine5245]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@HaleysComet81]

And today is March 5, 2022...

[@thebigstrongsound1328]

what an enlighting insight

[@deroconnor4621]

The Ukraine may well shape the future of Europe, for better or worse. We need peace but are working for war.

[@MoriMori]

and Ukraine today ensures the peace of Europe by destroying the army of the Putler

[@user-nr9lw2np8g]

49:00 Best question

[@PetroChtyvo]

Рецензія на книгу Криваві землі:*ТІМОТІ СНАЙДЕР: ПРО ГОЛОКОСТ, ІСТОРІЮ І УКРАЇНУ* kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHWzhJiIntyaprc

[@paulpopescu2757]

Have you read "And Quiet Flows the Don" by Mikhail Sholokhov? What strikes me in the book is that people from that area wanted to change one side and then the other between communists and whites. Like changing one empire with the other and then back to the old empire, and so on. And this instability created a lot of tragedies.

[@coreycox2345]

It's hard, but if one wants lasting peace, a requirement is that the other party listen to you and change. It is unlikely to happen, paul popescu unless both sides are willing to authentically listen and, in some cases, change. Without that, they have nothing in the game. There is no point to all their gum flapping.

[@andriydanylenko1528]

Linguists and Russians write about different regional varieties of Russian - however, with Russia still an Empire, that's impossible to have these varieties independent from the metropolis - that's the difference between English and its regional varieties and so on. Business as usual with people from outside, people who just glance at and do not look into, especially in matters sociolinguistic.

[@lopezb]

The auto-translate to English is hilarious (but totally useless)...lecture starts at 5:50

[@ubroc]

1:03:08 That is terrifying to Putin

[@andreysanin2528]

Greeting from Coronavirus Ukraine, I would like to note that after the lecture or diring, Tramp clicked on the Zelinsky, and all showed how the USA institutions work on real

[@Severyn.Kanapka]

В Канади немає канадської мови, а в США американської. В Швейцарії немає швейцарської. В цьому величезна різниця.

[@eugenem4854]

Таке трактування історії замкне нас у самих собі.

[@MoriMori]

Ми сьогодні замкнені самі у собі та у рускому мірі, а можемо стати частиною величезного Заходу

[@benetaue]

Invasion from the east what the f

[@romanchomenko2912]

Do you know how Pinchuk got rich so quickly I give you a hint Kuchma while being a president helped himself to a billion dollars from the Ukrainian state budget and handed it to his family in order to buy up industrial complexes at rock bottom prices and later on tried to swindle one large steel mill he was doing it with another Oligarch Ahmetov they bought it for 800 million dollars and later on was disqualified and the steel mill went back for tender and a Indian bought it for 4 billion dollars can you see the difference. That's how he got rich except one intellectual property for producing steel pipes I don't trust this person.

[@adielstephenson2929]

Half the time I don't know what this guy's on about.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

timothy snyder the well known liar. if someone writes a book about you calling you and your "research" by name in the title of the book they release and you refuse to counter there statements it says more about you than you would dare care to realise

[@HaleysComet81]

Get a fucking clue, KZbin douchenozzle

[@robtherub]

What book? Never liked this guy, always smelt a rat.

[@jakkirwin650]

Liar

[@Girthon1]

Truth hurts, eh?

[@jakkirwin650]

@@Girthon1 Coward

[@bofostudio]

There are many things you could say about Timothy Snyder. There are valid criticisms to the arguments he makes - but to call him a liar, or to say he is inauthentic is straight up bullshit. Don't be shallow, don't be this obvious. If you had said something of substance, we could have a conversation, and all of us could grow from that. But you chose to be basic. You chose easy tribal bullshit. Expect to be judged for this.

[@jakkirwin650]

@@bofostudio Nice profile pic Bofo, I watched that show a lot as a kid.

[@canteluna]

@@jakkirwin650 Let's hear your critique of Snyder. I could use a good laugh, moron.