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88 Ireland and Ukraine
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In the wake of the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, much attention has focused on the history of Ukraine. Nadia Dobrianska is a Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist as well as a scholar of modern Irish history. She is also currently (August 2022) a refugee in Ireland, fleeing war in Ukraine.
Here we talk about the history of Ukraine and the parallels (and many differences) with Irish history.
Both countries have an important Viking medieval past.
Both were largely peasant nations, in which religion and language intertwined in traditional identity.
Both experienced Wars of Independence in the wake of the First World War, though in Ukraine’s case unsuccessful.
Both experienced catastrophic famines that are also remembered in part as attempts to exterminate the nation.
We have recently started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
99 episodes
Manage episode 339318461 series 2498459
In the wake of the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, much attention has focused on the history of Ukraine. Nadia Dobrianska is a Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist as well as a scholar of modern Irish history. She is also currently (August 2022) a refugee in Ireland, fleeing war in Ukraine.
Here we talk about the history of Ukraine and the parallels (and many differences) with Irish history.
Both countries have an important Viking medieval past.
Both were largely peasant nations, in which religion and language intertwined in traditional identity.
Both experienced Wars of Independence in the wake of the First World War, though in Ukraine’s case unsuccessful.
Both experienced catastrophic famines that are also remembered in part as attempts to exterminate the nation.
We have recently started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29204818
Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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