Arthro-Pod host Michael Skvarla speaks with Dr. Viktor Baranov, a Ukrainian entomologist living in Germany, about the unjustified war of aggression between Russia and Ukraine through the lens of entomology. Specifically, they discuss the climate and geography of Ukraine and how that impacts the entomofauna of the country, important historic and living Ukrainian entomologists, Ukrainian amber deposits and how they fit into the wider scope of European (e.g., Baltic) amber, and how the war with Russia may affect entomology in Ukraine in the future. These somewhat disparate topics are threaded together by Dr. Baranov's personal and professional history and experiences. Show notes Dr. Viktor Baranov, guest of the episode. He's on Twitter @swarmofthought. Google Scholar, Research Gate, Personal research website. Map of Ukraine. By Grid Ardenal, in the public domain.   Hierodula transcaucasica, Crimea. Photo by V. Inshyna, used with permission.   Bolivaria brachyptera, Crimea. Photo by V. Inshyna, used with permission.  Ameles heldreichi, Crimea. Photo by V. Inshyna, used with permission.  Distoleon tetragrammicus, Crimea. Photo by V. Inshyna, used with permission.  Leibelloides macaronius, Crimea. Photo by V. Inshyna, used with permission.  Hydrobaenus korneyevi type locality in Crimea.     Serhiy Yakowych Paramoniv (1894-1967), a prolific Ukrainian dipterist who described 700 species in 185 scientific articles. Due to his efforts during WWII, a number of historic buildings and lives were saved but after the war he fled into exile from the Soviet Union.  Source: V.O. Korneyev. Presentation about Paramoniv by Prof. Valery Korneyev [in Ukrainian]. Example of Paramoniv's scholarly work: Paramonov, S. J. (1955) XVII.—Notes on Australian Diptera (XVI–XIX), Journal of Natural History Series 12, 8:86, 125-14.   Kyiv burning during WWII. September 1941. Public domain. Ginsburg’s house blown up by Soviet NKVD, September, 1941. In the public domain     National Academy of Science in Kyiv, one of the buildings saved from destruction by S. Y. Paramoniv. Photograph by Star61, in the public domain.   National Opera in Kyiv. Photograph by AMY via Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain.     Prof. Valery Korneyev, Head of the Department of Entomology, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv. Google Scholar, Research Gate. Photograph by V. Baranov, used with permission.   Dr. Natalia Matushkina, Institute of Biology and Medicine, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv.  Research Gate.  Learn more about the I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [in English]. Learn more about Ukrainian fauna at the Ukrainian Biodiversity Information Network. Some trustworthy sources for news about Ukraine, including the invasion: Kyiv Independent Censor.netKyiv Post Ways to help: List of charities accepting monetary donationsDonate directly the Ukrainian National Bank Canadians: The Canadian Government is matching donations to the Canadian Red Cross dollar for dollar. Questions? Comments?  Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!   This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0