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Part of UMass Boston’s Philosophy Department, the Applied Ethics Center promotes research, teaching, and awareness of ethics in public life. In this podcast, Applied Ethics Center Director Nir Eisikovits hosts conversations on the intersection of ethics, politics, and technology.
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Apr 17, 2022
Apr 17, 2022
1hr 1 min
Vladimir Putin wants to put Russia back on the map as a great power. But what does it even mean to be a great power in the nuclear age? Is that idea still coherent? If it is, can Russia be such a power? And how is Putin using history to frame this quest? What does his framing reveal about him and about contemporary Russia?
The second in a series of conversations with historian Vladimir Petrovic about the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Resources:
- Putin's February 21st Speech, preceding Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- George Orwell's 1940 review of Mein Kampf
- Salvador Dali's "Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man"
- On Point interview with Alexander Vindman and Larry Wilkerson
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