![Democracy in Danger artwork](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts114/v4/a3/ac/43/a3ac43c2-584f-bb0d-a2d9-7797d75170f2/mza_15462097894028407562.png/100x100bb.jpg)
S2 E15. Between Progress and Putin
Democracy in Danger
English - May 25, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 81 MBSociety & Culture News Politics democracy election history illiberalism media news politics unitedstates world Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S2 E14 – Der Noisy Fringe
Next Episode: S2 E16 – Moscow Duel
Ukrainians took to the streets twice in 10 years to defend their fledgling democracy. The first time, it seemed an election might be stolen. Then the government broke a pledge to bring the country closer to the European Union — and the people pushed back. Now Ukraine is mired in conflicts with separatists in the east and with Russia over its hold on Crimea. But even as Putin wages war on this former Soviet republic, the long-term outlook for Ukraine is strong. Harvard historian Serhii Plokhii explains why.