Episode Summary

Yulia and Professor Maria Shuvalova break down what the war in Ukraine has to do with Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling novel, why the world is outraged, and where russian propaganda fits into all of this. They explore how russia creates propaganda through literature, with narratives about "great russian authors for centuries."

Guest Professor Maria Shuvalova is a literary scholar from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and specializes in the global influence of propaganda in literature. She provides us with critical insights into how russia spreads its propaganda in modern and classical literature. Fakes about the Russian-Ukrainian war had appeared long before the invasion in books by Russian writers. This important discussion shows that first come novels, then come tanks.

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Read about Ukrainian history and the russian invasion. This list was curated by Professor Shuvalova.

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