The Eurasian Knot
The Eurasian Knot
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 21, 2022 • 1h 39min
A Dissident Among Dissidents
Guest: Ilya Budraitskis on Russia's war in Ukraine, fascism, and his essay collection, Dissidents among Dissidents. Ideology, politics and The Left in Post-Soviet Russia published by Verso.The post A Dissident Among Dissidents appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2022 • 1h 21min
Russia in the Red Mirror
Guest: Gulnaz Sharafutdinova on The Red Mirror: Putin’s Leadership and Russia’s Insecure Identity published by Oxford University Press.The post Russia in the Red Mirror appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 7, 2022 • 1h 29min
Life and Death in the Donbas
Guest: Brian Milakovsky on everyday life in the Donbas and the effort to evacuate civilians.The post Life and Death in the Donbas appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2022 • 1h 18min
Central Asia Past and Present
Guest: Adeeb Khalid on Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present published by Princeton University Press.The post Central Asia Past and Present appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2022 • 1h 35min
Everything Was Forever Until
Guest: Alexei Yurchak on perestroika, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the experiences of the last Soviet generation.The post Everything Was Forever Until appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2022 • 2min
Trailer 2: Teddy Goes to the USSR
Coming May 30!Teddy Goes to the USSR, a new six-part podcast series follows one such American, Teddy Roe, to shine light on Soviet tourism, police surveillance, consumerism, race, and everyday life through his extraordinary three-month trip to the Soviet Union in 1968.The post Trailer 2: Teddy Goes to the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2022 • 1h 26min
Suffering and Survival in Leningrad
Guest: Jeffrey Hass on The Human Condition under Siege in the Blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944 published by Oxford University Press.The post Suffering and Survival in Leningrad appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2022 • 2min
Trailer: Teddy Goes to the USSR
Coming May 30! Teddy Goes to the USSR, a new six-part podcast series follows one such American, Teddy Roe, to shine light on Soviet tourism, police surveillance, consumerism, race, and everyday life through his extraordinary three-month trip to the Soviet Union in 1968.The post Trailer: Teddy Goes to the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 3, 2022 • 1h 45min
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Guest: Vladislav Zubok on Collapse: The End of the Soviet Union published by Yale University Press.The post The Collapse of the Soviet Union appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 20min
Stalinism, Memorial, and Perestroika
Guest: Nanci Adler on Memorial, Stalinist repression, and Russia's incomplete transitional justice.The post Stalinism, Memorial, and Perestroika appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
