Timothy Snyder
American historian
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| 2025 | Elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society, recognizing his significant contributions to academic and intellectual fields. |
| March 30 2025 | Published a video edition of Thinking About... entitled 'Twenty Lessons', with actor John Lithgow reading key selections from 'On Tyranny'. |
| 2025 | Snyder and his wife Marci Shore fled from the United States to Canada, citing concerns about America's perceived descent into fascism. |
| March 27 2025 | Criticized a presidential executive order asserting the government's monopoly on truth, stating 'The truth is never, never with those who hold power. The truth is with everyone else.' |
| March 8 2025 | Commented on the ICE arrest of Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, noting concerns about the use of 'antisemitic' as a justification for deportation. |
| February 2025 | Plans to transfer from Yale University to the University of Toronto, taking up the inaugural Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School, supported by the Temerty Endowment for Ukrainian Studies. |
| February 28 2025 | Rejected claims about a peaceful conversation between Trump and Zelenskyy, asserting that rapprochement with Russia was the main goal |
| February 2025 | Began a leave of absence from Yale University to teach at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy for the 2025-26 academic year. |
| February 5 2025 | Commented on Elon Musk's attempt to seize control of the U.S. Treasury system, describing it as 'of course it's a coup' and warning about the digital nature of modern power grabs. |
| 2024 | Received the Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square from Salve Regina University. |
| 2024 | Awarded the Transatlantic Bridge Award by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. |
| 2024 | Published 'On Freedom', a book examining and redefining the concept of freedom. |
| November 2024 | Began assessing global and domestic affairs in his newsletter 'Thinking About' following the United States presidential election, using creative approaches to understand the incoming political regime. |
| November 8 2024 | Published an essay in The New Yorker titled 'What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?', arguing that both Putin and Trump are fascists who choose enemies arbitrarily. |
| October 2024 | Wrote essay 'Autocracy and Poverty' analyzing the potential economic impact of a Trump-Vance electoral victory and the threats to democracy. |
| October 2024 | Published an essay 'Fantasy-Impotence-Fascism: The Trump-Vance Political Theory' analyzing fascist political strategies. |
| October 30 2024 | Published an essay 'On Tyranny Right Now', elaborating on lessons from his earlier book with new reflections on democracy and authoritarianism. |
| September 17 2024 | Launched his book 'On Freedom', which answers questions from readers of 'On Tyranny' about the nature of freedom. |
| August 18 2024 | Launched the United24 Safe Terrain Initiative with Mark Hamill, funding mine clearing robots to rid Ukrainian lands of explosive ordnance. |
| April 17 2024 | Provided written and oral testimony to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on 'Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare'. |
| April 10 2024 | Joined over 35 musicians, actors, and diplomats in an appeal to Congress for aid to Ukraine, emphasizing the defense of democracy and international order. |
| 2023 | Won the Robert B. Silvers Prize for Journalism (Silvers-Dudley Prize). |
| 2023 | Received the Medal of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic. |
| November 2023 | Began leading the 'Ukrainian History Global Initiative' with 90 scholars to study Ukraine and its history. |
| September 2023 | Met with Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, at the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting to discuss the mental health and resilience of Ukrainians during the ongoing conflict. |
| March 14 2023 | Briefed the United Nations Security Council during a meeting called by Russia to address Russophobia, challenging Russia's war narratives and highlighting Moscow's actions against Russian culture and citizens. |
| 2022 | Received the All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize. |
| November 2022 | Added to the list of 200 Americans barred from entering Russian territory under Russian government sanctions. |
| November 2022 | By November, Snyder's lecture series on Ukraine had been viewed by millions of people, indicating significant public interest in understanding the conflict. |
| November 2 2022 | Became the tenth ambassador of UNITED24, completing a fundraiser to collect donations for a system to counter Russian unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine. |
| 2020 | Authored 'Our Malady', extending his scholarly work to contemporary political and social issues. |
| 2020 | Coined the term 'memory laws' to describe Republican state legislative efforts to control historical narrative and understanding through carefully crafted bills. |
| 2020 | Snyder introduced the term 'big lie' into American political discourse, specifically referencing Donald Trump's claims about winning the 2020 election. |
| December 2019 | Snyder fell seriously ill following a series of medical misdiagnoses, which later inspired his book 'Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary'. |
| 2018 | Awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, considered the highest scientific honor in Poland. |
| 2018 | Published 'The Road to Unfreedom', further contributing to his scholarly analysis of political systems and historical developments. |
| December 2018 | During a discussion with historian John Connelly, Snyder referred to Putin's government ideology as 'schizo-fascism'. |
| 2017 | Released 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century', a book providing historical insights into political threats and democratic resilience. |
| 2016 | Received the Gustav Ranis International History Prize. |
| 2016 | Named Man of the Year by Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw, Poland. |
| 2015 | Awarded a Carnegie Fellowship. |
| 2015 | Received the VIZE 97 Prize from the Václav Havel Foundation. |
| 2015 | Delivered a series of public lectures in Ukrainian cities (Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv), focusing on historical research and contemporary political situation in Ukraine. |
| 2015 | Published 'Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning', a book offering a new explanation of the Holocaust that received mixed reviews. |
| 2014 | Received the Antonovych prize. |
| February 3 2014 | Snyder published a New York Times op-ed 'Don't Let Putin Grab Ukraine', predicting Russia's invasion of Crimea and drawing parallels between Putin's and Hitler's territorial expansion rhetoric. |
| 2013 | Won the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought for his book 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin'. |
| 2013 | Received Le Prix du livre d'Histoire de l'Europe. |
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