Can I recommend that followers of Prof. Snyder read Bloodlands in its entirety? I did on someone else’s recommendation, and it is the best history of what WWII was like on the ground in Europe that I have read.
"Although Russia tries to claim the suffering and the victory for itself today, inhabitants of Soviet Ukraine were greater risk of death than inhabitants of Soviet Russia. For that matter, more Ukrainians died fighting the Germans than Americans, British, and French taken together."
Ukrainians are well aware of their losses during the wars and the horrors foisted upon them by the savagery of both Nazis and Russians. They get their resolve to fight the current war knowing what they have already been through and will not suffer again. Dr.Snyder's concerned research and assistance are helping to avoid some of the egregious errors of the past.
I haven’t read the book yet, but I notice in this preamble no mention of the absolute, unequivocal savagery of the Ukrainians and Poles towards the Jewish citizens of their countries.
Read the book. What you are looking for is in there. For what it's worth, social media in its many varieties, including Substack (which is generally better than most!) offer us information in bits, i.e., not in full context. That is the nature of social media. What is required of us is to do the work of researching, reading and gaining understanding of the subjects presented to us. In many cases, Professor Snyder being one, most of the work has already been done, we have but to READ IT. If we can't take the time to READ IT, there are audiobook versions, YouTube videos (in Professor Snyder's case MULTIPLE excellent videos) where we can learn about the subjects we are questioning. Please do not take my comment here personally, but I spend a great deal of time online engaging the work and efforts of folks like Professor Snyder, and it is particularly annoying to consistently encounter clearly well-educated individuals who make comments about the works of these brilliant educators without reading the works they are commenting on. Especially on Substack, folks like Professor Snyder are seeking to inform and to stimulate learning among the general populace and are seeking feedback that will guide them in addressing our questions about their work. It is easier to do this if we have some general understanding of what the work contains. IMHO.
Can I recommend that followers of Prof. Snyder read Bloodlands in its entirety? I did on someone else’s recommendation, and it is the best history of what WWII was like on the ground in Europe that I have read.
"Although Russia tries to claim the suffering and the victory for itself today, inhabitants of Soviet Ukraine were greater risk of death than inhabitants of Soviet Russia. For that matter, more Ukrainians died fighting the Germans than Americans, British, and French taken together."
Ukrainians are well aware of their losses during the wars and the horrors foisted upon them by the savagery of both Nazis and Russians. They get their resolve to fight the current war knowing what they have already been through and will not suffer again. Dr.Snyder's concerned research and assistance are helping to avoid some of the egregious errors of the past.
I haven’t read the book yet, but I notice in this preamble no mention of the absolute, unequivocal savagery of the Ukrainians and Poles towards the Jewish citizens of their countries.
Read the book. What you are looking for is in there. For what it's worth, social media in its many varieties, including Substack (which is generally better than most!) offer us information in bits, i.e., not in full context. That is the nature of social media. What is required of us is to do the work of researching, reading and gaining understanding of the subjects presented to us. In many cases, Professor Snyder being one, most of the work has already been done, we have but to READ IT. If we can't take the time to READ IT, there are audiobook versions, YouTube videos (in Professor Snyder's case MULTIPLE excellent videos) where we can learn about the subjects we are questioning. Please do not take my comment here personally, but I spend a great deal of time online engaging the work and efforts of folks like Professor Snyder, and it is particularly annoying to consistently encounter clearly well-educated individuals who make comments about the works of these brilliant educators without reading the works they are commenting on. Especially on Substack, folks like Professor Snyder are seeking to inform and to stimulate learning among the general populace and are seeking feedback that will guide them in addressing our questions about their work. It is easier to do this if we have some general understanding of what the work contains. IMHO.
Ukranian Chant Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych - Patrick Dexter Cello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBdcsEMRRE