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Prof. Dr. Klaus Gestwa: Ecocide and PTSD. The consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine.

  • Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University · Vilnius
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Gestwa: Ecocide and PTSD. The consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Vokietijos istorijos instituto Varšuvoje padalinys Vilniuje bendradarbiaudamas su Vilniaus Universiteto Istorijos fakultetu ir Lietuvos Istorijos Institutu, spalio 19 d. kviečia Jus į viešą 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐚 paskaitą 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐓𝐒𝐃. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞.
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𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐚̨: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is causing severe damage not only to landscapes and ecosystems but also to the mental well-being of millions of people. Ecocide and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) are two concepts that have been recognized since the 1970s. They are often used to describe the current environmental and psychosocial consequences of war. The lecture addresses the history and scope of these two concepts. It documents ecological war crimes such as the Russian destruction of the Kachovka Dam, the massive release of toxins, and the severe damage to nature reserves. The practices and ideas of “war wilding” — that is, nature-based defense programs — will also be discussed. Russia and Ukraine are taking different approaches to addressing the trauma of war. Ukraine relies on civil society initiatives and international support. The authoritarian Putin regime, on the other hand, believes that state-controlled programs alone are sufficient to provide the necessary psychosocial care to the many victims of war. Trauma is often downplayed using pseudoscientific concepts.
𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬̌𝐞̇𝐣𝐚̨: Klaus Gestwa, since 2009 professor and director of the Institute for Eastern European History and Area Studies at the University of Tübingen. His research focuses on the history of the environment, technology, and science in the Soviet Union, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the history of Russia and Ukraine since 1991. He has led several international research projects. Since 2022, he has been writing analyses on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
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