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# Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine

**URL:** https://educatedconfusion.com/timothy-snyder-the-making-of-modern-ukraine/
Date: 2025-03-01
Author: fatherlinux
Post Type: post
Summary: Tim Snyder provides a rich background on Ukraine and it’s relationship with the kingdoms before Russia, all the way up to the modern day. He also argues that the war in Ukraine isn’t really about “getting the band back together” (Soviet Union), it’s more about embarrassing Ukraine and showing his own people that Russians are<p class="excert-link-wrapper"><a href="https://educatedconfusion.com/timothy-snyder-the-making-of-modern-ukraine/" class="excerpt-more-link" >Continue Reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine"</span><span class="meta-nav"> →</span></a></p>
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Tim Snyder provides a rich background on Ukraine and it's relationship with the kingdoms before Russia, all the way up to the modern day. He also argues that the war in Ukraine isn't really about "getting the band back together" (Soviet Union), it's more about embarrassing Ukraine and showing his own people that Russians are "better" - it's more out of insecurity than conquest.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewfxO7LhBoz_1Mx1MaO6sw_

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