LibGuides: Crisis in Ukraine 2022: Home

Introduction

This guide provides information on the current crisis in Ukraine, including links to historical and background information, national and international news coverage, and ways to get support within the PEA community. PEA students, faculty, and staff should use good judgement when consuming information on social media and in the news. Remember to ask:

What organization is behind the information?
What is the evidence provided in the report?
Look for supporting evidence.
Could the image and/or video have been altered?

Background

Country Reports--Ukraine
Disputed Borders: Russia Vs. Ukraine
A video published in The Economist hosted by Alexander Street Press.
JSTOR articles
Project Muse articles
Russia’s attack on Ukraine, through the lens of history
Historian Benjamin Nathans offers background on Putin’s use of history in justifying his war in Ukraine.
Teach-In on Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
Professor Matthew Pauly, a historian of Ukraine at MSU, hosted an impromptu teach-in on 2/24 about the conflict from the vantage of Ukraine and Ukrainian history. It was presented for a non-expert, undergraduate audience.It also names a second professor who recorded the session, rather than the Prof. Pauly who gave the talk.
Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook
Posted by "France 24" on 2/23/2022

The Burden of the Past by Anna Wylegała (Editor); Małgorzata Głowacka-Grajper (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019-01-29
Essays on how chaos, totalitarianism, and trauma have shaped Ukraine's culture.
The Gates of Europe by Serhii Plokhy
Publication Date: 2015-12-01
The award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe that we must examine Ukraine's past in order to understand its present and future.

Ukraine and the Threat of Nuclear War
This article was written and shared by our Trustee, Ira Helfand.

Other Resources

Amnesty International--UK
Frontline. Exodus : the journey continues
PBS eVideo, 2018. The intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe's tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis, the film follows personal journeys over two years, as countries become less welcoming to those seeking refuge.
Global Conflict Tracker--Conflict in Ukraine
Harvard Kennedy School--Russia-Ukraine War: Insights and Analysis
Human Rights Watch
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
ICAN is a broad, inclusive campaign, focused on mobilizing civil society around the world to support the specific objective of prohibiting and eliminating nuclear weapons.
International Crisis Group--Ukraine
International Rescue Committee

Journalism by Joe Sacco (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780805097931
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
"Joe Sacco has increasingly turned to short-form comics journalism to report from conflict zones around the world... "

Personal Support Resources

The Trauma of Violent News on the Internet

Traumatic Events in the News

Crisis in Ukraine 2022: Home

Introduction

Background

Other Resources

Personal Support Resources

Ways to Help Ukraine