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Join Eugene Finkel to discuss his recent book, Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine (Basic Books, 2024), which uncovers the roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In his work, Finkel analyzes how the Russian Empire, the USSR, and Putin’s Russia had long used violence to dominate Ukraine and crush the country's efforts to chart a separate path. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine have overcome their deep internal divisions, and this rise of civic Ukrainian nationalism explains successful resistance to the invasion.
This event is organized by the Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series led by CES Resident Faculties Peter E. Gordon and CES Director Daniel Ziblatt. It is also co-sponsored by the Democracy and Its Critics Initiative at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES).
