Prof. Paul Goode, McMillan Chair in Russian Studies and Associate Professor at Carleton University discusses top-down nationalism under Putin's regime, impacts of everyday nationalism in Russia, whether nationalism is a key driver of the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and trajectory of the war.

"We should continue keeping a close eye on Belarus, on Moldova, on the Caucasus... there is a fundamental shift in the post-Cold War order that's happening now as a direct result of this war..."

Paul Goode - more about the Russian Media Observation and Research (RuMOR) project

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Paul Goode on twitter: @jpaulgoode

More about the host: Jessica Genauer

Jessica Genauer on twitter: @jessicagenauer