Myroslav Shkandrij is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is an expert on modern Ukrainian and Russian cultural history, including the avant-garde, Soviet literary politics, nationalism, imperialism and contemporary debates around decolonization. In this interview, he covers the clash between the Russian imperial and Ukrainian liberation narratives. He also offers his insights on the Russian war against Ukraine. https://umanitoba.ca/arts/myroslav-shkandrij