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What is Russian imperialism and how does it differ from any other form of imperialism? Where did it start and why is it so focused on Ukraine? What is Putin, really and why is he so terrified of letting Ukraine go (even though we don't really want to be part of his "Ruskiy Mir")? Find out in this latest episode! We'll also discuss the historical ties of Russian imperialism with Ukraine and how it was used to not only belittle Ukrainians but also control their periphery colonies. Warning: there is a lot of swearing in this episode! 

Also - we'll take a look at a physical example of Russian imperialism right in the heart of Kyiv: the Pecherska Lava!

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Tourist Information:

* Kyiv Pecherska Lavra (15 Lavrska St. Kyiv, 01015)

Source Information:

* Anne Applebaum, "The Reason Putin Would Risk War" in The Atlantic (2022)

* Joshua A. Sanborn, "Russian Imperialism, 1914-2014: Annexationaist, Adventurist or Anxious?" in Revolutionary Russia (2014)

* A. Morrison, "How Modern was Russian Imperialism?" in Empire and After: Essays in Comparative Imperial and Decolonization Studies (2012)

* Onur Isci, "Making Sense of Russian Imperialism: Warfare, Domestic Reform and Absolutism, 1700-1856" in Tarih Incelemeleri Dergisi (2016)

* Mykola Riabchuk, "Ukrainians as Russia's Negative 'Other': History Comes Full Circle" in Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2016)

* Serhy Yekelchyk, "The Ukrainian Meanings of 1918 and 1919" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2019)

* Johannes Remy, "Against All Odds: Ukrainian in the Russian Empire in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2018)

* Nikolas K. Gvosdev, "Ukraine's Ancient Hatreds" in National Interest (2014)

* Roman Szporluk, "Lenin, 'Great Russia' and Ukraine" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2006)

* Zofia Studzinska, "How Russia, Step by Step, Wants to Regain an Imperial Role in the Global and European Security System" in Connections (2015)

* Jacobus Delwaide, "Identity and Geopolitics: Ukraine's Grappling with Imperial Legacies" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2011-2014)

* Elena Kropatcheva, "Russian Foreign Policy Towards Ukraine: a Case of New Imperialism?" in Eurasian Empire: Literature, Historical and Political Responses to Russian Rule in the 20th Century Conference (2006)

Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public, political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. He is seen by many as Ukraine's prophet and his poetry is the foundation of Ukraine' modern literature. He was an orphan, a serf, a Russian titled "Artist", an exile and a lonely figure that was surrounded by a group of literary friends who bought him out of slavery and also bought him his eternal resting place in Kaniv. Find out why this man is so important to Ukriane and Ukrainians - not only during his own time but in these modern times as well. Plus, you get to walk through the Taras Shevchenko Preserve at Kaniv, Ukraine!

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Travel Destinations:

* Shevchenko National Reserve (Kaniv, Cherkask oblast, 19000)

Sources:

* Ivan Franko, "Taras Shevchenko" in The Slavic Review (1924)

* W.K. Matthews, "The Man and the Symbol" in Forum Magazine (1989)

* George S.N. Luckyj, "Is Shevchenko a Symbol of Universal Freedom?" in Comparative Literature Studies (1964)

* George G. Grabowicz, "Insight and Blindness in the Reception of Sevcenko: The Case of Kostomarov" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (1993)

* Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magocsi, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Ralph Lindheim & George S.N. Luckyj (eds.), Towards an Intellectual History of Ukraine (1996)

* George G. Grabowicz, "Taras Shevchenko: The Making of the National Poet" in Revue des etudes slaves (2014)

* Demetrius M. Corbett, "Taras Shevchenko and Ira Aldridge: (The Story of Friendship between the Great Ukrainian Poet and Great Negro Tragedian)" in The Journal of Nedro Education (1964)

* Victor O. Buyniak, "Shevchenko the Artist" in Canadian Slavonic Papers (1965)

* Rory Finnin, "Nationalism and the Lyric, or How Taras Shevchenko Speaks to Compatriots Dead, Living, and Unborn" in The Slavonic and East European Review (2011)

These women were some of the firsts to become officers in any armed forces of the world - during a time of unimaginable turmoil that was the Great War. These veterans of the First World War had active lives before, during and after the war and impacted the history of Ukraine in the twentieth century. Some became leaders in various organizations, others went into politics while some just couldn't adjust to normal life. Why did they join the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces? What did they fight for? And what was their impact on Ukrainian history? This episode will look at all those questions, and answer a lot more! Plus, you'll get to walk through one of the most famous Ukrainian cemeteries: Lychakiv Cemetery.

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Tourist Information:

* Lychakiv Cemetery (33 Mechnykova St. Lviv, 79000)

Sources:

* Sviatoslav Lypovetsky, "Stepanivna: Persha Ukrainka-Ofitser v Rosijskomu Poloni" in Ukraina Incognita (2016)

* Irena Knysh, Zhyttia i Lehenda Oleny Stepaniv (1963)

* Oksana Kis, Ukrainski Zhinky u Hornyli Modernizatsiyi (2017)

* Irena Knysh (ed.), Nezabutnia Olha Basarab (1976)

* Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Feminists Despite Themselves: Womein in Ukrainian Community Life, 1884-1939 (1988)

* Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Natalia Voloshyn, "Tse Nashi Divchata - Sichovi Strilchi"on Mij Ridnyj Kraj (2014)

In this week's episode, we have a discussion with Dr. Marnie Howlett - a Departmental Lecturer in Politics and Qualitative Methods in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University. We will be talking about her doctoral thesis dissertation titled “Re-Envisioning Nationalism from the Borderlands of a Borderland: An analysis of post-Soviet Ukraine," along with many, many other things including what is everyday nationalism, what role does foreign agency play and the importance of spacial dimensions. Plus, we get to talk about where exactly do we come from - is it important to have the passport or the cultural heritage? Plus, Marnie will let you know which cities are great to visit in Ukraine! Be aware however, the audio sounds weird, mainly because of the Zoom usage!

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Gregory Orlyk or Gregoire Orlyk or Hryhor Orlyk - the Knight of the Swedish Order of the Sword, the French Order of Saint Louis and the Polish Order of the White Eagle. He was influential in 18th century European diplomacy and military affairs, criss-crossed Europe in various disguises and even wanted to create a Cossack Sich on the Rhine. And he wrote - A LOT! Find out in this episode about one of Ukraine’s unfortunate yet determined sons. Plus, get a walk through the most well-known Ukrainian fortresses with a long, long history – Khotyn.

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Travel Options:

* Khotyn Fortress (32 Nezalezhnosti St. Khotyn, Chernivtsi oblast, 6000)

Sources:

* Orest Subtelny, "Peter I's Testament: A Reassessment" in Slavic Review (1974)

* Alla Lazareva, "For the Freedom of the Ukrainian Nation, for the Peace of Europe" in Ukrainian Week (2014)

* Various Authors, Kozatksa Ukraina XVI-XVIII st. Ochyma Frantsuskykh Suchasnykiv (2013)

* Ilko Borschak, Velykhyj Mazepynets Hryhor Orlyk: General-Poruchnyk Liudovyka XV (1742-1759), (1972)

* Vladimir Tsup, "Odysseia Krestnyka Mazepy" in Odesskaia Obschaia Hazeta

* Taras Marusyk, "Hryhir Orlyk" in Ukraina Moloda (2006)

* Hanna Cherkaska, "Marshal Frantsiji - Ukrajinskyj Hetmanych" in UA Modna (2015)

* "Hryhor Orlyk" in Encyclopedia of Ukraine

Pylyp Orlyk, Ivan Mazepa's successor, wrote one of the first democratic constitutions in European history. He was also an exiled Hetman, a wandering diplomat and a endless optimist when it came to Ukrainian-Cossack independence. How did he rise in the ranks of the Cossacks and what were his diplomatic relations throughout Europe? This episode delves into that along with an indepth examination of the rumour of some Cossack gold care of Hetman Pavlo Polutobok. Plus, hear about some great Indian restaurants in Kyiv!

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Kyiv Restaurant Options:

* Himalayan Restaurant (80 Velyka Vasylkivska St, Kyiv, 03150)

* New Bombay Palace (34 Lesia Ukrainka Blvd., Kyiv, 01103)

Sources:

* Pylyp Orylyk's Constitution (in Ukrainian)

* Borys Krupnyckyj, Hetman Pylyp Orlyk (1956)

* Orest Subtelny, "Mazepa, Peter I, and the Question of Treason" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (1978)

* Andrii Bovgyria, "Echoes of Poltava: Trials of Mazepists and Mazepism in Eighteenth-Century Ukraine" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2009-2010)

* Omeljan Pritsak, "The First Constitution of Ukraine (5 April 1970)" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (1998)

* Serhy Yekelchyk, "Cossack Gold: History, Myth and the Dream of Prosperity in the Age of Post-Soviet Transition"in Canadian Slavonic Papers (1998)

* "Constitution of Bendery" in Encyclopedia of Ukraine

* Matthew Omolesky, "The Cossacks' Gold: a Ukrainian Yearning" in Quadrant Online (2019)

* "The Legend of the Cossack Gold left in the Bank of England" in The Odessa Journal (2020)

Hetman Ivan Mazepa is a controversial historical figure - but he was also the longest ruling Hetman of the Cossacks and the only one to die a natural death, in freedom. His life was a bit of a soup opera with some wild adventures throughout Europe, he had a bromance with Peter the Great which eventually turned ugly and he inspired some great writers like Voltaire and Lord Byron. So who was this great political and military leader and what did he do to become such a controversial figure? This episode will explore that and more. You'll also get some information about the tourist town of Baturyn - Mazepa's capital. 

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Tourism:

* National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman Capital" (74 Hetman St. Baturyn, 16512)

Sources:

* Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva, Ivan Mazepa and the Russian Empire (2020)

* Orest Subtelny, "Mazepa, Peter I, and The Question of Treason" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (1978)

* Serhii Plokhy, "Forbidden Love: Ivan Mazepa and the Author of the History of the Rus'" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2009-2010)

* Ralph Lindheim & George S.N. Luckyj, Towards an Intellectual History of Ukraine (1996)

* Andrii Bovgyria, "Echoes of Poltava: Trials of Mazepists and Mazepism in Eighteenth-Century Ukraine" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2009-2010)

* Serhii Plokhy, Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

King Danylo Halytsky or Daniel of Galicia or the King of Ruthenia or Danylo Romanovych or Prince of Galicia, Przemysl and Volodymyr - a 13th century mediaval noble with many titles. The son of a great "prince" and a foreign princess, a knight-king who ruled and expanded his kingdom, who fought the Golden Horde, reworked his armies, increased his kingdom's political and economic strength and was given a Papal crown - this was King Danylo and his life and feats are the focus of this episode. You'll also get to explore some of Lviv's great museums - a city founded by Danylo himself and named after his son Lev. 

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Museum Options in Lviv:

* Lviv Arsenal (Pidvalna St, 5, Lviv, L'vivs'ka oblast, 79000)

* Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum (Svobody Ave, 20, Lviv, Lviv Oblast, 79000)

* Lonsky Prison National Memorial Museum (Stepana Bandery St, 1, Lviv, 79000)

* Lviv Historical Museum (Rynok Square, 6, Lviv, Lviv Oblast, 79000)

* Lviv Pharmacy Museum (Stavropihiiska St, Lviv, Lviv Oblast, 79008)

Film Experience:

* Korol Danylo (2018)

Sources:

* The Galician-Volynian Chronicle (English Translation), (1973)

* Michael Zdan, "The Dependence of Halych-Volyn Rus' on the Golden Horde" in The Slavonic and East European Review (1957)

* John Czaplicka, "Lviv, Lemberg, Leopolis, Lwow, Lvov: A City in the Crosscurrents of European Culture" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2000)

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Danylo Romanovych, Encyclopedia of Ukraine

* Leontiy Voitovycz, Prince Lev Danylovych (2012)

* Leonity Voitovycz, "Korol Danylo Romanovych: Polityk i Polkovodets"in Doba Korolia Danyla v Nautsi, Mystetsvi, Literaturi (2008)

* Petro Kraliuk, "Why did Prince Danylo Accept the Kingly Crown?" in Ukraina Incognita (2011)

* I. V. Paslavsky, "Galician Bishop Petro - Creature and Diplomat of Danylo Romanovych" in UA History (2013)

The Brotherhood of Sts. Cyril and Methodius was a secret literary club including some of Ukraine's most prominent Romantic literary figures, including Taras Shevchenko, during a time where literary clubs were all the rage throughout Europe. In this episode, you will meet some of them but also get a glimpse at their impact for Ukrainian history and the Ukrainian national consciousness and how all of this was part and parcel of the wider Spring of Nations revolutions gripping Europe. Plus, you'll get some info about all the "intellectual" hot-spots of Kyiv!

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Intellectual Cafes of Kyiv:

* Kupidon (Pushkinska St, 1-3, Kyiv, 00101)

* Bud'mo (Mykhailivs'ka St, 22, Kyiv, 02000)

* Yaroslava (Yaroslaviv Val St, 13, Kyiv, 01034)

Sources:

* Roman Olynyk, "Panteleimon Kulish and his Yevgenii Onegin Nashego Vremeni" in Canadian Slavonic Papers (1967)

* George S. N. Luckyj, "Is Shevchenko a Symbol of Universal Freedom?" in Comparative Literature Studies (1964)

* Marko Pavlyshyn, "For and Against a Ukrainian National Literature: Kostomarov's Sava Chalyi and Its Reviewers" in The Slavonic and East European Review (2014)

* George G. Grabowicz, "Insight and Blindness in the Reception of Sevcenko: The Case of Kostomarov" in Harvard Ukrainian Studies (1993)

* Dennis Papazian, "N.I. Kostomarov and the Cyril-Methodian Ideology" in The Russian Review (1970)

* Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Ralph Lindheim & George S. N. Luckyj (ed.), Towards Intellectual History of Ukraine: An Anthology of Ukrainian Thought from 1710 to 1995 (1996)

* Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood, Oleksandr Navrotsky, Vasyl Bilozersky, Mykola Hulak, Dmytro Pylchykov, Panteleimon Kulish, Opanas Markovych, Yurii Andruzky, Ivan Posiada, Mykola Kostomarov

Do you know how small the 11th century medieval European royal courts were? How did Yaroslav the Wise become known as the "father-in-law of Europe"? How his four daughters became influential among the Hungarian, Norwegian, English and French royalty? Well, this episode looks at Yaroslav the Wise's four daughters: Anastasia, Agatha, Elizabeth and Anne and how their marriages happened, what we know of their life stories and who their descendants were. You'll also learn about the various airlines that fly into the various airports of Ukraine and why the bankruptcy of AeroSvit was such a sweet, sweet moment!

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Sources:

* Christian Raffensperger, Reimagining Europe: Kievan Rus' in the Medieval World (2012)

* Christian Raffensperger, The Kingdom of Rus' (2017)

* S. Andrusiv, Ukrainky v Istoryii (2004)

* Alistair Horne, La Belle France: A Short History (2005)

* "A Letter from Nicholas II, Pope to Anne of Kiev", on Epistolae (1059)

* Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2017)

* Paul Robert Magocsi, A History of Ukraine (1996)

* Andrew Gregorovich, Anna Yaroslavna, Queen of France & Princess of Ukraine: Anne de Kiev (2011)

* Christian Raffensperger, "Iziaslav Iaroslavich's Excellent Adventure: Constructing Kinship to Gain and Regain Power in Eleventh-Century Europe" in Medieval Prosopography (2015)

* Samuel Hazzard Cross, "Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition" in Speculum (1929)

* Jean Dunbabin, "What's in a Name? Philip, King of France" in Speculum (1993)

* Norman W. Ingham, "Has a Missing Daughter of Iaroslav Mudryi Been Found?" in Russian History (1998)

* Nicholas Hooper, "Edgar the Aetheling: Anglo-Saxon Prince, Rebel and Crusader" in Anglo-Saxon England (1985)