#47 Tomila Lankina: Who Speaks Out Against the War in Russia?

#AskDifferent 47 - In this episode of AskDifferent, political
scientist and Einstein Visiting Fellow Tomila Lankina explores
why open resistance to Russia’s war against Ukraine remains so
limited. Drawing on her book To Live for Freedom: A History of
Dissend in Russia (which will soon be published), she traces
centuries of dissent—from religious nonconformists to today’s
small anti-war networks—and shows how deep social divisions and a
tradition of “running away”, both literally and metaphorically,
have weakened collective protest. Lankina shares her archival
discoveries, contrasts Russian apathy with Ukrainian civic
mobilization, and explains why Berlin is a crucial base for her
research. Her message to Russians: dissent needs numbers—so keep
fighting.





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