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The Eurasian Knot

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To many, Russia, and the wider Eurasia, is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But it doesn’t have to be. The Eurasian Knot dispels the stereotypes and myths about the region with lively and informative interviews on Eurasia’s complex past, present, and future. New episodes drop weekly with an eclectic mix of topics from punk rock to Putin, and everything in-between. Subscribe on your favorite podcasts app, grab your headphones, hit play, and tune in. Eurasia will never appear the same.

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Episodes

Local Identity in Mid-Nineteenth Century Vladimir

Guest: Susan Smith-Peter on Imagining Russian Regions: Civil Society and Subnational Identity in Nineteenth-Century Russia published by Brill. [spp-player] The post Local Identity in Mid-Nineteenth Century Vladimir appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 27, 201854 min

The Stalinist Film Industry

Guest: Guest: Maria Belodubrovskaya on Not According to Plan: Filmmaking under Stalin published by Cornell University Press. The post The Stalinist Film Industry appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 17, 201854 min

Life and Times of Vladimir Dzhunkovsky

Guest: Richard Robbins on Overtaken by the Night: One Russian’s Journey through Peace, War, Revolution, and Terror published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. [spp-player] The post Life and Times of Vladimir Dzhunkovsky appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 09, 201859 min

Soviet Jokes Under Stalin

Guest: Jon Waterlow on Soviet jokes under Stalin. [spp-player] The post Soviet Jokes Under Stalin appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 03, 20181 hr 3 min

Old Age and Claustrophobia in Putin’s Russia

Evgenia Kovda on her film Podrugi (Girlfriends) , a tale of old age and claustrophobia in Putin's Russia. [spp-player] The post Old Age and Claustrophobia in Putin’s Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 26, 201842 min

The Ethics of Soviet Journalism

Guest: Natalia Roudakova on Losing Pravda: Ethics and the Press in Post-Truth Russia published by Cambridge University Press. [spp-player] The post The Ethics of Soviet Journalism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 19, 201846 min

Deaf in the Soviet Union

Guest: Claire Shaw on Deaf in the USSR: Marginality, Community, and Soviet Identity, 1917-1991 . The post Deaf in the Soviet Union appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 201859 min

The Russian Revolution as Utopian Leap in the Open Air of History

Mark Steinberg on the symbolism of angels, wings, and flight in the Russian Revolution. [spp-player] The post The Russian Revolution as Utopian Leap in the Open Air of History appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 24, 201744 min

The Epic of the House of Government

Guest: Yuri Slezkine on The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution . [spp-player] The post The Epic of the House of Government appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 29, 20171 hr

Assessing the Russian Military

Guest: Michael Kofman on the Russian military. The post Assessing the Russian Military appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 19, 20171 hr 1 min

Daughter of the Cold War

Guest: Grace Kennan Warnecke on growing up in George F. Kennan's shadow. The post Daughter of the Cold War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 201755 min

American History Through Russian Eyes

Guest: Ivan Kurilla on American studies in Russia. The post American History Through Russian Eyes appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 20171 hr 2 min

Young Communists Under Stalin

Guest: Seth Bernstein on Raised Under Stalin: Young Communists and the Defense of Socialism . The post Young Communists Under Stalin appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 21, 201751 min

Russian LGBTQ and New Left Activism

Guest: Jessica Mason on LGBTQ activism and the New Left in Russia. The post Russian LGBTQ and New Left Activism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 201751 min

Russian and American Internal Colonization

Guest: Steve Sabol on “The Touch of Civilization” Comparing American and Russian Internal Colonization . The post Russian and American Internal Colonization appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 07, 201749 min

Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution

Guest: Brendan McGeever on the Bolsheviks and antisemitism. The post Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 201753 min

The Politics of Russia’s Apartment Demolition

Guest: Maxim Trudolubov on Moscow's apartment demolition plans. The post The Politics of Russia’s Apartment Demolition appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 20171 hr 14 min

Feminists in the Maidan

Guest: Emily Channell-Justice on feminist activism and the Maidan. The post Feminists in the Maidan appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17, 201748 min

The Early Modern Russian Empire

Guest: Nancy Kollmann on The Russian Empire, 1450-1801 . The post The Early Modern Russian Empire appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 08, 201754 min

Women, Resistance, and Revolution

Guest: Sheila Rowbotham on a lifetime of socialist feminist activism. [spp-player] The post Women, Resistance, and Revolution appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 01, 20171 hr 5 min

Retrospective on Stalinism

Guest: Sheila Fitzpatrick on Stalinism. The post Retrospective on Stalinism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 07, 201754 min

SRB on This is Hell!

A This is Hell! interview with your humble host. The post SRB on This is Hell! appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 03, 201736 min

Stalin’s Last Days

Guest: Joshua Rubenstein on The Last Days of Stalin . The post Stalin’s Last Days appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 201742 min

Russia and Its Near Abroad

Guest: Gerard Toal on Near Abroad: Putin, the West and the Contest Over Ukraine and the Caucasus . The post Russia and Its Near Abroad appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 24, 201754 min

Protest in Putin’s Russia

Guest: Mischa Gabowitsch on Protest in Putin’s Russia . The post Protest in Putin’s Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14, 20171 hr
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