EDITOR’S NOTE: This episode was recorded in October 2023 but due to technical difficulties we were unable to publish until now. It’s still as relevant as the day it was recorded.
It’s time for another episode in our On Writing series, and joining host Michael Neiberg in the virtual studio is author and Russia specialist Jade McGlynn. Jade is the author of Russia’s War and Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia, and her extensive study of Russian culture offers fantastic insights into Russia and Putin’s motives in Ukraine. Their conversation delves into her initial interest in Russia and the academic career that led to a thorough understanding of Russia’s actions in Ukraine present day.
It was the story of how the state and society had co-created or co-written this story with increasingly extreme chapters about who they were, who Russia is, why Russia is a nation, why Russia is special and Russia’s role in the world. And then when the full scale invasion began…I realized that I understood some of the questions that people were asking.
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Jade McGlynn is an academic based at War Studies, King’s College London, and author of two books: Russia’s War and Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin’s Russia.
Michael Neiberg is the Chair of War Studies at the U.S. Army War College.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
Photo Description: View of the St. Basil Cathedral from Vasilyevski spusk, Moscow, Russian Federation
Photo Credit: Anton Zelenov via Wikimedia Commons