It will soon be a year since the Russian army invaded Ukraine. The consequences are devastating: entire cities have been destroyed, fields and houses mined, millions have fled, human lives have been lost. But the war is changing not only Ukraine itself, but all of Europe, and probably even the whole world, says Ivan Krastev. Topics in this episode: 00:00 Why is this war being decided at the ballot box? 14:50 Why did the West misjudge Putin? 26:15 Does Russia belong to Europe? 43:05 Why is the war against Ukraine about the future of Europe? ???? Subscribe to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube now ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... What is crucial is not only what happens on the battlefield, but also who votes for which party. The elections in the USA, Russia, Poland and Ukraine, but also in Taiwan, are casting long shadows. Bulgarian-born political scientist Ivan Krastev, who lives in Vienna and Sofia and is one of the most respected voices when it comes to analyzing the political fault lines of our time, sees a global crisis of liberalism looming that will be decided at the ballot box and not in Ukraine. How can people as a society remain resilient in the crisis? What feeds liberalism and why is it of central importance to understand Eastern Europe in order to understand the world? Moderator Barbara Bleisch asks. English version: • How the war in Ukraine is affecting E... Sternstunde Philosophie from January 22nd, 2023 ____________________ Persons responsible for the program: Director: Astrid Dolenc, Editor: Claudia Zeltner, Producer: Christian Walther, Management: Judith Hardegger, SRF 2023 ____________________ SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ???? https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Instagram ???? / ​​srfkultur More culture on Twitter ???? / srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ____________________ The “Sternstunde Philosophie” cultivates the in-depth and critical exchange of ideas and gets to the bottom of the burning questions of our time. The "Sternstunde Philosophie" draws a broad arc from sociopolitical current affairs to the fundamental questions of philosophy: who is responsible for what, what does human freedom consist of, what determines our meaning in life? Guests include personalities from science, culture, politics and business - voices that stimulate thought and reflect on and classify our current events. ____________________ Moderation: Barbara Bleisch: / barbarableisch Yves Bossart: / bossart_yves Wolfram Eilenberger: http://www.wolfram-eilenberger.de/ ____________________ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFKultur #SRFKulturSternstunden #SRFSternstunde #Philosophie #SRF #Kultur #Ukraine #Krieg #Europa