February 24, 2022
Hi, All,
I’m not sure how much you’ve been following what has been/is going on in Ukraine since we left for break last Friday, but Russia has now invaded Ukraine and has begun launching air assaults across the country, including in the capital, Kyiv. All of this is incredibly distressing. We can talk more about what is happening when we return to school, but in the meantime I am including a list of resources to help you make sense of what is happening there. I’ll continue to update the list. Remember to fact check your sources and to maintain a “healthy media diet.” Social media can be helpful for getting information quickly, but runs the risk of being compromised by mis- or disinformation. I recommend only following sources you know to be credible on social media and elsewhere. The sources I’ve gathered below are a collection of materials drawn largely from historians and independent journalists with expertise in the region.
Take care,
Ms. Otty
Historical Context
Opinion _ How To Think About Ukraine, in Maps and Charts - The New York Times.pdf
What does Vladimir Putin want.pdf - Alexandra Vacroux - Boston Globe
Petryshyn Lecture: "Ukraine: A Normal Country" Timothy Snyder (Video)
Russia's Intentions in Ukraine—and America | The New Yorker (Podcast)
Calamity Again - Anne Applebaum - The Atlantic.pdf
Three Minute Overview of the Ukraine Invasion - BBC
Historians/Journalists/Outlets to Follow
Ukraine | Crisis Group (Excellent, in-depth step by step reporting on early stages of war and the rationale behind it.)
The Kyiv Independent (Ukrainian English-language Media Outlet)
Ukrayinska Pravda — online news about Ukraine (Ukrainian Newspaper - English language version)
Meduza (Independent Russia Media Outlet)
Новая Газета - Novaya Gazeta (Independent Russian Media Outlet)
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies - Harvard University
Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) / Twitter
Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) / Twitter
Nataliya Gumenyuk (@ngumenyuk) / Twitter
Olga Rudenko (@olya_rudenko) / Twitter
Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) / Twitter
Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) / Twitter
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon (@ksvarnon) / Twitter
Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) / Twitter
Serhii Plokhy (@SPlokhy) / Twitter
Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) / Twitter
War in Ukraine: free to read - Financial Times
Articles/Videos/Podcasts
Vladimir Putin's Address to the Russian People, rationalizing the invasion of Ukraine
Prominent Russians join protests against Ukraine war amid 1,800 arrests | The Guardian
How Russia's Nobel-Winning Newspaper Is Covering Ukraine | The New Yorker
Between Iraq and Ukraine: Progressive Foreign Policy in a Multipolar Age Peter Beinhart
Ways to Help
A Few Ways to Help - Timothy Snyder Substack
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