Books, Films, and Current Events
Overview
Explore resources for current news and historical perspectives about Ukraine and Russia.
Books
In Wartime Stories: From Ukraine by Tim JudahCall Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780451495495
Publication Date: 2016
With In Wartime, Tim Judah lays bare the events that have turned neighbors against one another and mired Europe's second-largest country in a conflict seemingly without end. In Lviv, Ukraine's western cultural capital, mothers tend the graves of sons killed on the other side of the country.
A Brief History of Russia by Michael KortCall Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781438108292
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Serves as a guide to the history and culture of Russia. This book details the social, economic, and political changes and crises that the people of Russia have had to endure. It includes a chronology, bibliography, and, suggested readings. It also covers the conquest and rule of Russia by the Mongol Golden Horde as well as the reign of terror.
Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladmir Putin by Masha GesenCall Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781101560600
Publication Date: 2013
The book describes Vladimir Putin's early life, including his relationship with his parents and his school life under a communist government. Gessen uses Putin's early years to show the reader how he was shaped into the man he became.
Other Information
Article from Science.orgFew journals heed calls to boycott Russian papers. Brutality of Ukraine war leads some publishers to ponder their neutral stance
10 MAR 202210:35 AMBYJEFFREY BRAINARD
Ezra Kline PodcastThe Ezra Klein Show Podcast, 3/8/22. Fiona Hill and the War Putin is Really Fighting.
A discussion on the Russian President's motivation, the West's response and how the conflict could play out.
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: 5 Questions with Nadieszda KizenkoUAlbany Interview with Nadia Kizenko on 02/23/22. As an expert in Russian and Ukrainian history and culture, Nadieszda “Nadia” Kizenko has been called on to speak about the buildup the current war in Ukraine, talking at Rockefeller College.