The Russo-Ukrainian War

Professor Serhii Plokhy and chef & writer Olia Hercules discuss the origins of Russia's war against Ukraine. 17 May 2023.
Speakers:
Serhii Plokhy, author and professor of History at Harvard University. Author of 'The Russo-Ukrainian War' (2023)
Olia Hercules, author, chef and activist
Moderator:
Hannah MacInnes, broadcaster and journalist
Video recording edited by Paul Bradshaw. This event was held in partnership with How To Academy: howtoacademy.com/.

[@sumiland6445]

So glad for these public forums. I have chronic migraines and reading can be torture. But I love listening to lectures and open forums. Thank you!! 💛💙💜💙💛
11:29 i "screamed" at someone when they referred to the RussianZ invasion of Ukraine as "the Ukraine war" ... I totally LOST IT!!

[@sumiland6445]

24:37 Putin doesn't understand what humans are. Putin is the antithesis of Humanity.

[@katrinastrembitskyy6881]

BBC news call it that

[@stephenarmiger8343]

Thank you for this! I listened to you, Sergii, speak on Ukraine The Latest and I bought the Audible version of your book. Just finished it this afternoon. Nice to hear many impressions.

[@SerghijBuzko]

Thank you, great initiative.

[@JoGrowABetterWorldAndSing]

I'm 5:22 minutes into this broadcast. And the moderator asks a Harvard Professor specialising in Ukrainian history why he wrote a History of Ukraine. Why would anyone ask him this:

[@ukrainiansareproto-mesopat9235]

Reading about Hercules' personal life on Wikipedia, pretty preposterous she is a "Ukrainian"