HS4: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine & The Fire

Posted: May 2, 2022 | Author: Eugen L Nagy | Filed under: Podcast | Tags: Conflict, Europe, Ideology, Liberalism, Music, Nationalism, Nato, Russia, Totalitarian, Ukraine, USA, War | Leave a comment

Podcast

Content

1. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
2. The Fire
3. Songs from the War in Ukraine

Sources & Resources

1. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Putin’s February 21 speech on Ukraine [English language dub] https://youtu.be/jrGLhhTtxFU
Putin’s announcement of the “special operation” in Ukraine (Feb 24?) https://youtu.be/NrDtNOiP65U
Putin’s speech at the 2007 Munich Security Conference https://youtu.be/hQ58Yv6kP44

From the official Russian media, expressions of the nature and goals of the invasion:
– from the official news agency RIA Novosti, Timofey Sergeytsev’s shocking yet revealing “What Russia Should Do with Ukraine” [translation] https://ria.ru/20220403/ukraina-1781469605.html
– from the main TV station, which emits non-stop Russian propaganda, calls to ethnic cleansing / genocide https://twitter.com/shustry/status/1514928787527548932
– again on national TV (Russian propaganda channel), calls for the assimilation or erasure of the Ukrainian nation https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1513331072007909379
– Russian state media praising the virtues of a totalitarian regime https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1514379169769086987

A concise and remarkable speech from Kenya’s representative at the UN Security Council, on the issue of state borders, and the only way to preserve peace https://youtu.be/jwDWxyLVBxk

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (by now) famous “Zeitenwende” speech in the German Bundestag https://youtu.be/FIk67l9Zp2w
Some straightforward words, and a lucid assessment, from British Secretary for Foreign Affairs Liz Truss https://youtu.be/L4twtS4MpEw

State, nation, ethnicity, nation-building – video lecture https://youtu.be/_Yp9lb3HEYs

2. The Fire
Billy Joel – “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
– music video https://youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g
– lyrics  https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billyjoel/wedidntstartthefire.html

3. Songs from the War in Ukraine
Bayraktar https://youtu.be/7YaXdP06zO0
Red Kalina https://youtu.be/lu8m5FA2nL8
Ukraina peremoje  https://youtu.be/fRuiEv3JRDQ
and an extra piece,  Probass Hardi – Козаки Йдуть (feat. Anna Bulat)  https://youtu.be/ooJsW-RnSl8

In addition:
– Pink Floyd’s collaboration with Andriy Khlyvnyuk on Red Kalina https://youtu.be/saEpkcVi1d4
– Red Kalina, interpreted around the globe https://youtu.be/F24ZbHVfhyM
– Ukrainian figure skaters performing recently on the “war version” of Red Kalina  https://twitter.com/RC_Sports/status/1507345431554109460?s=20&t=zS62v4vvYbL6vRhpJpb6Pw
– Red Kalina sung by UK volunteers who work on sending aid to Ukraine https://youtu.be/LCrPb1crO-4

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