Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of How Come, Julia Tymoshenko speaks with Marci Shore, a historian of Eastern Europe and Chair in European Intellectual History at the University of Toronto.
They discuss how revolutions emerge not only as political events but as deeply personal transformations, and why meaningful change cannot be imposed from the outside. Drawing on her work on Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, Shore reflects on the role of fear, self-organisation, and collective agency in moments of upheaval.
The conversation also explores how modern politics uses distraction and information overload to shape public attention, why democratic institutions depend on individual responsibility, and how societies come to normalize what once seemed unthinkable.
Shore offers a perspective on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a case of rare moral clarity, and examines the broader question of why some societies resist authoritarianism while others do not.
How Come is a series of in-depth interviews with people around the world about the global events shaping our present — from war and political systems to memory, responsibility, and the forces that define human action.
💚 Ukraїner International is a non-profit media that works globally to promote democratic values. If you like the podcast, please support us: buymeacoffee.com/ukrainerinternational
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The media product is produced by NGO «Ukraïner» with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden.
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of NGO «Ukraïner» and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.
In this episode of How Come, Julia Tymoshenko speaks with Marci Shore, a historian of Eastern Europe and Chair in European Intellectual History at the University of Toronto.
They discuss how revolutions emerge not only as political events but as deeply personal transformations, and why meaningful change cannot be imposed from the outside. Drawing on her work on Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, Shore reflects on the role of fear, self-organisation, and collective agency in moments of upheaval.
The conversation also explores how modern politics uses distraction and information overload to shape public attention, why democratic institutions depend on individual responsibility, and how societies come to normalize what once seemed unthinkable.
Shore offers a perspective on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a case of rare moral clarity, and examines the broader question of why some societies resist authoritarianism while others do not.
How Come is a series of in-depth interviews with people around the world about the global events shaping our present — from war and political systems to memory, responsibility, and the forces that define human action.
💚 Ukraїner International is a non-profit media that works globally to promote democratic values. If you like the podcast, please support us: buymeacoffee.com/ukrainerinternational
📗 Buy our merchandise and books, where 30% of the cost goes to support our work: store.ukrainer.net/en
The media product is produced by NGO «Ukraïner» with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden.
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of NGO «Ukraïner» and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.
