Today's episode explores the War in Ukraine with Dr. Yannis Stivachtis and Colin Baker from the Center for the European Union and Transatlantic Transeuropean Space Studies at Virginia Tech.

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Links from today's episode:

1) BBC lengthy story on the turning points in history and how Feb 24th is now one of these: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60767454 (March 19th)

2) https://movingwriters.org/2022/03/08/7-ways-to-get-students-writing-about-the-war-in-ukraine/

3) European History educators site, Euroclio, with a wealth of context and huge amount of resources and lesson plans: https://padlet.com/EuroClio_Secretariat/13ck4n4khw4voyxq?mc_cid=03ce0aaf9e&mc_eid=d8839c893c (March 18th, updated every week or so)

4) New York Times article and podcast (transcript available) on Putin/Russia by Ukraine/Russia expert Timothy Snyder - great context and depth: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/podcasts/transcript-ezra-klein-interviews-timothy-snyder.html (March 15th)

5) For real depth, Synder's books on Ukraine/Russia and democracy are invaluable: "Bloodlands" (1930s/40s eastern Europe), 2016 and "The Road to Unfreedom"

6) Borders and Self-determination: Crimea

https://historiana.eu/historical-content/viewpoints/borders-and-self-determination-crimea?fbclid=IwAR0m-xCa8mHZ3C6bq86HKZoMIcdomCCZIwnB8XTF5lobXMqkKnU24l8auTQ

7) European and other news outlet reports on Ukraine - including articles in the original language (Frech, German etc...so may be of interest to World Language teachers and others)

https://www.eurotopics.net/en/276651/ukraine-crisis-between-war-and-peace?fbclid=IwAR0m-xCa8mHZ3C6bq86HKZoMIcdomCCZIwnB8XTF5lobXMqkKnU24l8auTQ

8) Choices Program:

https://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/unrest-in-ukraine/

9) How Ukraine became Ukraine, in 7 maps

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/03/09/maps-how-ukraine-became-ukraine/?fbclid=IwAR2AJymT9uKJwVYCI-Wi6Ca7qaCqAgtqLQWWaSSi66mGLd2kKyEN7R2iCHc

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Content to ClassroomBy Virginia Council for the Social StudiesJan 28, 2021