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What exactly is the substance of Medvedev's message to Trump? What is a Dead Man's retribution? Why did the West ignore Putin's response? Is a peace deal still possible? What is new in the latest Russian military operation in Ukraine? And finally, to what extent are the rumors of a plot against Zelensky plausible? These are some of the questions considered here.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet Hitory at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) ia available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. In addition to issues of Contempoary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists.
What exactly is the substance of Medvedev's message to Trump? What is a Dead Man's retribution? Why did the West ignore Putin's response? Is a peace deal still possible? What is new in the latest Russian military operation in Ukraine? And finally, to what extent are the rumors of a plot against Zelensky plausible? These are some of the questions considered here.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet Hitory at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) ia available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. In addition to issues of Contempoary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists.
