Roundup on the Ukraine Crisis - February 22, 2022 [EP123]
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 | Series: COG
Roundup on the Ukraine Crisis - February 22, 2022
Topics:
- Why did Putin Recognize Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts as Independent Republics?
- Is Putin Trying to Recreate the USSR?
- Is “The West” a Homogeneous Political Bloc?
- What are the Objectives of the US?
Guest:
- Dr. Pietro Shakarian, who is a Lecturer in History at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan. His research focuses on the history of Soviet Armenia and the Caucasus.
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 123 | Recorded on Friday, February 22, 2022 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220222.html
Show Notes
Show Notes
Guests
Pietro Shakarian
Dr. Pietro Shakarian is a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union and a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Historical Research at the National Research University–Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is currently completing his book on the major role of Anastas Mikoyan in Soviet nationality policy reform and de-Stalinization during the era of Nikita Khrushchev’s Thaw. Dr. Shakarian’s analyses on Russian and post-Soviet affairs have appeared in The Nation, The Plain Dealer, and various other publications. He was previously a lecturer in history at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan.