Stanford Historians on Russia, Ukraine, and War

Our faculty and alums reflect on the current war in Ukraine with contributions to major public outlets. We will edit this page as more items are published, so please check back regularly to see the most up-to-date information.
 

FACULTY ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS, AND INTERVIEWS

February 24, 2022 | ABC 7 News: From Chernobyl to Russian allies: Stanford expert explains Russia-Ukraine conflict
Interview with Director for the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and History Professor Amir Weiner

March 2, 2022 | Stanford News: Putin sees Ukrainian democracy as a threat, undermines his sense of the Russian mission, Stanford historian says
Interview with Norman Naimark, McDonnell Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (courtesy) at the Hoover Institution and Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies

March 3, 2022 | Yahoo! Finance: Russia's warfare in Ukraine could turn into 'second Chechnya,' expert says
Interview with Director for the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and History Professor Amir Weiner

March 9, 2022 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Accusations (and evidence) of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Article by Norman Naimark, McDonnell Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (courtesy) at the Hoover Institution and Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies

March 10, 2022 | The Washington Post: Muslims are fighting on both sides in Ukraine
Article by History Professor Robert Crews

March 18, 2022 | News in Context: Exploring the historical and geopolitical context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine w/Amir Weiner
Interview with Director for the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and History Professor Amir Weiner

April 9, 2022 | Angry Planet: Bucha, Chechnya, and Russian War Crimes
Interview with Director for the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and History Professor Amir Weiner

April 11, 2022 | Through a Glass Darkly: Dr. Norman Naimark (A History of Genocide)
Interview with Norman Naimark, McDonnell Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (courtesy) at the Hoover Institution and Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies

May 9, 2022 | DW News: Russia Victory Day and the war in Ukraine
Interview with Norman Naimark, McDonnell Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (courtesy) at the Hoover Institution and Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies

May 10, 2022 | Hoover Institution: Ukraine And The Cloud Of Genocide
Article by Norman Naimark, McDonnell Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and Senior Fellow (courtesy) at the Hoover Institution and Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies

ALUM PUBLICATIONS

March 14, 2022 | The Washington Post: Putin’s assault also targets Ukraine’s history
Article by Alexandra Sukalo ('21), postdoctoral fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin