Episode 96: Thinking Historically about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life.

In this episode we talk with historian Bruce Berglund about Vladmir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Our conversation focuses on Putin's use of history to justify the invasion, the insufficiency of the Russian military, the international ban on Russian athletics, and the role that race has played in the invasion. 
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