26.02.2025 : Speaker Series 2024/2025 – Eugene Finkel
For the sixth event in our 2024/2025 speakers series we invite you to attend the lecture by Eugene Finkel (Johns Hopkins University), titled “Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine“.
Intent to Destroy uncovers the roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. The Russian Empire, USSR and Putin’s Russia had long used violence to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart a separate path. Today’s violence is just a more extreme version of Russia’s past efforts. 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.
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Leacock Building, Room 927, McGill University
No registration required.