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X-WR-CALNAME:Putin's War in Ukraine: History\, Interests and Ambitions
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Brian LaPierre\, Associate Professor of History at USM\, wi
 ll present lecture on Vladimir Putin's brutal war in Ukraine\, which has s
 parked international outrage and widespread condemnation. It has also rais
 ed thorny questions concerning Putin’s motives\, aims and intentions. In
  this presentation\, he will examine the historical relationship between R
 ussia and Ukraine and take a deep dive into the various interests that Put
 in has at stake in his showdown with the West over the fate of post-Soviet
  Ukraine. Why is Putin willing to gamble and risk so much over Ukraine? Ho
 w has Putin used history in his hybrid warfare with the West? Bring your c
 uriosity and questions to this presentation and find out.\n\nDr. LaPierre 
 is the author of Hooligans in Khrushchev's Russia: Defining\, Policing\, a
 nd Producing Deviance during the Thaw. He has conducted significant archiv
 al research in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe.
GEO:31.326671;-89.336524
LOCATION:Liberal Arts Building\, Room 204
SUMMARY:Putin's War in Ukraine: History\, Interests and Ambitions
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usm.edu/event/putins_war_in_ukraine_history_
 interests_and_ambitions
CATEGORIES:Lectures and Presentations
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