This week Howie is joined by Vladyslav Starodubtsev, a Ukrainian historian. On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, Vladyslav will talk about the current situation and the central role of socialists in Ukrainian independence movement from the 19th century through to the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1917-1920).Resources shared during the stream:Vladyslav Starodubtsev substack, https://vladyslavstarodubtsev.substack.comVladyslav Starodubtsev interview, “'Liberation for all': Ukrainian resistance, anti-imperialism, and global solidarity,” The New Arab, April 14, 2022, https://www.newarab.com/analysis/ukraine-anti-imperialism-and-global-solidarityVladyslav Starodubtsev interview, “Ukraine: making a war of liberation,” Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, June 16, 2022, https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2022/06/16/ukraine-making-a-war-of-liberation/Vladyslav Starodubtsev interview, “Today, people are not just fighting for Ukraine but to destroy the Russian regime,” Links: Internatioinal Journal of Socialist Renewal, September 2, 2022, https://links.org.au/vladyslav-starodubtsev-sotsialnyi-rukh-today-people-are-not-just-fighting-ukraine-destroy-russianVladyslav Starodubtsev interview, “One Ukrainian Democratic Socialist’s Opinion on the War,” The Real News Network, September 20, 2022, https://therealnews.com/one-ukrainian-democratic-socialists-opinion-on-the-warVladyslav Starodubtsev, “The Progressive Legacy of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1917-1921),” Friedrich Ebert Siftung, April 17, 2024, https://www.fes.de/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=125571&token=508d8eb8a0c37b365e2c670796282e9b69288668Vladyslav Starodubtsev, “To defeat oligarchy, Ukraine needs strong labor protections. The US can help,” Center for International Policy, April 18, 2024, https://internationalpolicy.org/resource-author/vladyslav-starodubtsev/Vladyslav Starodubtsev interview, “Ukrainian social struggle – then and now,” Ukraine Mentioned, November 20, 2024, https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxlyWplmlKLYuriy Badzyo (1936–2018) — Ukrainian socialist dissident https://www.fes.de/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=91346&token=073dccd4c30cad6b2e96edc0b4347e8a121f3d9cYaroslav Trofimov, “Russia Wants to Erase Ukraine’s Future—and Its Past,” Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2025, https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russia-wants-to-erase-ukraines-futureand-its-past-f47fe98c
Streamed on 2/22/25
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Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign. Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.
Green Socialist Notes Podcast
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Music by Gumbo le Funque
Intro: She Taught Us
Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom
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