The rise of populism, the British vote against the EU, and the election of Donald Trump were all Russian goals, but their achievement reveals the vulnerability of Western societies. Russia found allies among nationalists, oligarchs, and radicals everywhere, and its drive to dissolve Western institutions, states, and values found resonance within the West itself. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Ukraine and cyberwar in Europe and the United States.

Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. This faith was misplaced, contends Timothy Snyder. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Journalists fight on their own frontline.Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. He also finds it hard to be apart from his wife and children. Shyrshyn says that he has faced many difficulties and survived several tragedies, including the death of a brother-in-arms. He had no military experience prior to joining the army, so he learned on the job, when the full-scale war was already underway. He is a platoon commander, having risen through the ranks from the position of UAV operator. Shyrshyn was awarded the Order for Courage, 3rd class, in summer 2022. He was seriously injured in June 2022, and it was a miracle that he survived. Shyrshyn signed a contract to join the reserve forces of the 80th Air Assault Brigade several days before the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Oleksandr Shyrshyn graduated with a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the Ukrainian Catholic University’s Leadership and Management Institute. Snyder recounts Russia’s attempts to undermine Western democracies by supporting far-right movements in Europe and describes Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine and its cyber campaign to meddle with the US presidential election in 2016. Snyder’s The Road to Unfreedom is a book of contemporary history. Oleksandr Shyrshyn and Timothy Snyder at the Ukrainian Catholic University

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