Putin, Trump, Ukraine: how Timothy Snyder became the leading interpreter of our dark times
An insightful article in the @guardian about historian & IWM Permanent Fellow @TimothyDSnyder:
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- "Natürlich können wir Putin demütigen" @TimothyDSnyder, IWM Permanent Fellow & Head of @IWMDocU, im Interview mit @derStandardat:
- On 26 June, two outstanding thinkers & IWM Permanent Fellows, Ivan Krastev and @TimothyDSnyder, will discuss the far-reaching implications of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Moderated by IWM Rector Misha Glenny. Join in person or watch online: iwm.at/event/the-russ…
- Our discussion on Thursday at 7pm CET with IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder and Yuval Noah Harari will be broadcast on our YouTube channel. Tune in here: youtu.be/t6kHtg2oOwg #IWM40
- “Trump's story about fraud is just a story, and he's a narrator and an entertainer,” says @TimothyDSnyder. In this episode, Timothy Snyder and Ivan Krastev discuss how Trumpism will impact democratic legitimacy in America. Listen in! 🎧 ow.ly/Xjrr50COBqU @AHDCentre @Yale
- Speaking at IWM last week, @TimothyDSnyder laid out why Putin's narrative about the past is fundamentally fascist & how the invasion of #Ukraine is a result of his distorted view of history. #TBT #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #IWM40
00:00 - As we prepare for two days of Documenting Ukraine (@IWMDocU) events at the IWM, watch the program team (@TimothyDSnyder, @kate_younger, Kseniya Kharchenko) explain the program's purpose and goals:
- Join us for a lecture on the struggles in Ukrainian journalism with IWM Visiting Fellow Taras Fedirko (@peasantpedant), Mary Kaldor and IWM Permanent Fellows @TimothyDSnyder & @kate_younger! Register here: iwm.at/event/liberty-…
- Historian and @IWM_Vienna Permanent Fellow @TimothyDSnyder was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art by Federal President @vanderbellen this afternoon. We congratulate him very warmly on this prestigious award! iwm.at/the-institute/…
- In June, the IWM hosted the annual Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture delivered by Martin Pollack, one of Austria's most renowned writers and public intellectuals. An edited version of his lecture has now been published by the @guardian:
- Last year, the IWM established its @IWMDocU program thanks to the tireless efforts of @TimothyDSnyder & @kate_younger & with the generous support of countless donors & partner institutions. At the end of June, Timothy Snyder will return to IWM once again.
- If you can't attend today's discussion with Philipp Blom, @SPlokhy & @TimothyDSnyder in person - it will also be streamed on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/2nnZuclsbPY #IWM40 #UkraineIWM Permanent Fellow @TimothyDSnyder is coming to Vienna this week to discuss with @SPlokhy the roots & implications of Putin's war of aggression & why what’s at stake goes far beyond the borders of #Ukraine. Moderated by Philipp Blom. iwm.at/event/war-in-u… #IWM40
- Since its creation in March of 2022, the @IWMDocU program has supported more than 300 projects of Ukrainian scholars, journalists, public intellectuals, artists, and archivists. Behind each project—whether it is a documentary film, a book, or a policy paper—are people who bring
- We are honored to welcome the Israeli-German philosopher Omri Boehm for the third Speech to Europe on 7 May, in which he will address the pressing questions of why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might pose a threat to European identity and how a constitutional crisis in the
