In this video I discuss the criticism of president Putin’s Go Slow policy in the Special Military Operation. What do they object to? Why now? What do they propose instead? How serious is this rift in strategy of war division? What are we to expect in observable future? Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others.
/ 2026 / … Putin’s actions in the current international crisis over the war in Iran hae been interpreted in two ways: One is that he is a wimp, unable to act decisively, the other is that he is a master strategist, and that everything he does may lead to a win-win for all parties involved. Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. (here is the link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Vlad…) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others. Also I invite you to my Substack channel. Here is the link; https://vbrovkin51.substack.com/publi…
/ 2025 / … Why Do The Recent EU/US Actions Prevent any Peace Deal?
What impact did the EU attempt to use Russian assets to finance Ukraine war effort have? What impact did the US intent to seize Venezuelan oil have on Russian-American relations and on the war/peace in Ukraine? Why is Zelensky refusing to agree to Russian terms? Why will Putin prefer to fight on rather than accept Trump’s peace terms? These are some of the questions discussed here. Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. (here is the link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Vlad…) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and other playlists. …