<![CDATA[History and Politics with Dr.Brovkin]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails Russia-Ukraine war; NATO vs. Russia; Russian-American Relations, Russian Politics, International Relations -these are the topics I comment on. I am a professional historian and analyst of Russian affairs, now retired. In the 1990s I served as a Associate Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, and a I published scores of articles and 7 books on Russian and Soviet History, the latest: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. Russia in Search of Its Identity (London: Routledge 2023) I also an the author and host of a You Tube channel by the same name: History and Politics with Dr. Brovkin. Enjoy listening

]]> RSS.com 2026.701.120359 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:10:18 GMT en 9cbab4d2-ffe9-5b33-b696-462d111c8220 https://media.rss.com/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/podcast_cover_20260621_100616_50249b1d3926f1c71613290d88aeeeb4.png History and Politics with Dr.Brovkin https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails yes Vladimir N Brovkin Vladimir N Brovkin Vladimir N Brovkin false episodic podcast France, France true <![CDATA[The West Has Lost The Ukraine War: A Historical Approach]]> Most mainstream media assert that Ukraine is winning the war. They all refer to drone strikes on oil facilities as proof. I argue here that the West has already lost this war. Russian offensive is gaining speed and no drone deliveries to Ukraine cam stop it. Russia has an overwhelming advantage over European NATO in just about every branch of military hardware.

How did this war begin? How do the Russians regard Ukraine? Why was Putin reluctant to get into a fight? Why was Russia slow in initial phases of the war. We shall discuss these and other questions in this format of an interview with a British broadcaster.

Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, who served as an Associate professor of History at Harvard University, the author of many books on Russian history. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin (London. Routledge 2023) available on Amazon and other platforms.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2957452 05693360-d110-41ff-8823-1fe8ca20a666 1375 full Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:10:16 GMT false false France, France Ukraine, Ukraine <![CDATA[Why is Putin Loved or Feared?]]> This is the interview I gave for the British audience. The questions are all historical: Why did Putin come to power? Why did the Soviet Union collapse? Was the SU backward and in what? Why is Putin feared or hated in the West?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2954710 355ffaca-91a1-4106-916b-e49cfe1fef06 1439 full Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:38:34 GMT false false Ile-de-France, France Russia, Russia <![CDATA[Zelensky's Belarus Bluff]]> Two issues addressed today

Zelensky Belarus Bubble

Zelensky info war propaganda on the eve of NATO summit.

Sequence of events: relay stations threat to destroy . Zelensky "We will destroy ourselves." Putin Lukashenko meeting, Security Council Russia meeting.

Response: Belarus stands with Russia. Russia will defends Belarus,

Russian troops to enter Belarus. Unified State framework.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2950118 e1a07376-dc25-4892-b393-5803ffaee956 1158 full Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:44:46 GMT false France, France Ukraine, Ukraine <![CDATA[Putin: The Fight is On and Gloves OFF]]> Many observers such as Gilbert Doctorow and others suggest that Putin is slow to respond and that his conduct of the SMO is too cautious and thus ineffective. Here I offer a different interpretation and suggest that the way the war is conducted has changed profoundly in view of the latest decisions of G7 and in view of the Ukrainian drone strikes

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2946968 c636f64c-966b-4850-8c81-8bf57266f8a8 1273 full Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:04:39 GMT false true Ile-de-France, France Ukraine, Ukraine <![CDATA[Putin's Message to the Russians]]> Here I discuss what Putin intends to do answering his critics that the Special Military Operation is not going as fast as one could expect. This is based on his speeches in mid-June 2026 for the Russian audiences, specifically speaking to the officers and soldiers serving at the front line and to the state officials and governors in central Russia

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2945937 c5b2366a-29b5-4ab5-af73-f321d12400a1 877 full Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:44:46 GMT false false France, France Russia, Russia <![CDATA[Putin: The Fight is On, the Gloves Off]]> Intro: what’s new: a. New decisions of Security council

Response to drone attacks on Russia

Response to EU summit

Row between Ukraine and Poland

Drone attacks on Russia: intensification. In the hundreds.

Yesterday attack on Kerch ferry, Crimea, no gas in Cremia,

Trucks must go hundreds of km around. Federov: make an island of crimea.

Russian response: 15000 production a day. A new drone Molnia, faster and heavier; news strategy: Rassvet satellites, destroy on the ground infrastructure for targeting

. destroy logistics of NATO,

reception centers, drones storage, drone shipments, recruitment ceters, factories. Energy infrastructure.

Latest: FAB heavy bombs, iscander missiles, factories in Kiev, Kharkov, roads, logistics, hundreds of hits every day.

Nestern coverage: houses hit, casualties few one three four, amazing after hundreds of hits.

Konstantinovka taken, Liman taken, two cities left

New war gloves off.

Ushakov: we want victory, no more Anchorage agreements.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/trump-s-troubles-who-prevails/2942898 dd247b3a-1188-4fee-9170-523f4d5fb528 1273 full Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:35:11 GMT false true France, France Russia, Russia <![CDATA[Trump's Troubles: Who Prevails?]]> Will the Memorandum of Understanding last? Who opposes it and why? Will JD Vance be seen now as a proponent of the peace deal?

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