Does Europe’s vaunted ‘post-heroic mentality’ render it indifferent to the self-sacrifice of Ukrainians in defending their country – and would it prevent Europeans from doing the same in the event of Russian aggression?
Simas Čelutka
Lithuanian political philosopher, researcher, lecturer and radio host, specialising in political theory, moral philosophy and history of ideas. Currently teaches at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University.
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Taking bad ideas seriously
How to read Hitler and Ilyin?
Historian Timothy Snyder, in conversation with Simas Čelutka of the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, discusses how to approach problematic works of political theory. In addition to Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Snyder has recently studied the works of Ivan Ilyin, a twentieth-century Russian writer whose ideas are influencing the Kremlin’s current world-view.