Severyan Dyakonov
Historian and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow researching Soviet foreign policy and socialist internationalism, focusing on Soviet Red Cross activities and Soviet influence in India; affiliated with Carleton University, University of Fribourg, and the Geneva Graduate Institute.
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Oct 17, 2025 • 1h 1min
Episode 59: The Soviet Red Cross, Socialist Humanitarianism and India with Severyan Dyakonov
Severyan Dyakonov, historian of Soviet foreign policy and socialist internationalism, discusses the Soviet Red Cross in India. He explores how humanitarianism was recast as socialist development. Short segments cover Soviet medical missions, many women doctors abroad, cultural diplomacy, archival detective work, and mixed Indian responses to Soviet aid.
