Guest: Volodymyr IshchenkoRecorded: March 5, 2024 We talk to Ukrainian writer/researcher Volodymyr Ishchenko about Ukraine's terminal condition in the post-Soviet era, the material conditions driving Ukraine towards the abyss, and how the war serves Russia's ruling class interests. Buy Volodymyr's book Towards The Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War (Verso).Follow Volodymyr on Twitter. Total time: 1:28:02 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here. * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World