Jade McGlynn -The Myths Fuelling Acquiescence, Indifference and Support for Russian's War in Ukraine

Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine about territory and resources, or is it  about much more? An aging tyrant seeking to create a legacy or even lift  flagging popularity ratings. Is it a struggle to control historical  memory, or evidence of a country trapped by historical myths and  delusions? Is there a coherent ideology behind the regime, or just a  messy collage of propagandistic tropes? Russia seems to be unclear on  its objectives and motivations, but Ukraine could not be clearer.  Ukraine’s struggle is one for identify, culture, language and even  survival, but it’s also a struggle to retain the right to question and  reshape national history and not be sucked back into someone else’s  imperial narrative.    Dr Jade McGlynn is Senior Researcher at the Monterey Initiative in  Russian Studies. She is a Russia specialist and experienced researcher  and lecturer, as well as adept at policymaking. Jade is a Polyglot  political analyst with experience of living and working in several  European countries. She has a PhD in Russian from the University of  Oxford, with academic fellowships from Leverhulme, AHRC, Marie Curie,  and Carnegie and has held positions in Russia, the UK, and US. She is  the author of scholarly works as well as media articles and has a new  book coming out in March 2023 – Russia’s War.