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The Making of Modern Ukraine
by Timothy Snyder
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12: Habsburg Curiosity
November 7, 2022 · 47 minWas the Privilegium Maius true history? Class 12 traces the Habsburg family and their impact on Europe. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human…
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11: Ottoman Retreat, Russian Power, Ukrainian Populism
November 7, 2022 · 48 minClass 11 looks at the ‘triangle’ and converging issues in the 18th Century. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks…
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10: Global Empires
November 7, 2022 · 49 minClass 10 examines how several global empires shaped the development of Ukraine. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks…
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9: Polish Power and Cossack Revolution
November 7, 2022 · 48 minClass 9 explores the influence of the Polish state on how Ukraine developed. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks…
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8: Early Jews of Modern Ukraine
November 7, 2022 · 49 minIn Class 8, guest lecturer Glenn Dynner, Professor of Judaic Studies and Director of the Bennett Center at Fairfield University, explores the early Jews of modern Ukraine. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at…
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7: Rise of Muscovite Power
November 7, 2022 · 50 minClass 7 continues the exploration of post-Viking states toward the rise of Muscovite power. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in…
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6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
November 7, 2022 · 51 minClass 6 continues the foundations of the Kyiv state at a time when Lithuania was much larger than most people think. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute…
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5: Vikings, Slavers, Lawgivers: The Kyiv State
November 7, 2022 · 50 minIn Class 5, Professor Snyder describes the foundations of the Kyiv state. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five…
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4: Before Europe
November 7, 2022 · 47 minDo you speak the language or does the language speak you? In Class 4 Professor Timothy Snyder maps out the landscape ‘Before Europe.’ Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at…
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3: Geography and Ancient History
November 7, 2022 · 47 minIn Class 3, Timothy Snyder, recently back from a visit to Ukraine, explores the geography and ancient history of the region. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the…
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2: The Genesis of Nations
November 7, 2022 · 45 minClass 2, The Genesis of Nations. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European…
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1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion
November 7, 2022 · 43 minClass 1 is an introduction to the course and an exploration of questions raised by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for…
About the show
Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. What does it mean for a nation to exist? Timothy Snyder explores these and other questions in a very timely course.
This course was recorded live in a classroom at Yale University in the autumn of 2022.