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 13, 2021 • 1h 8min
Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties
Guest: Marko Dumančić on Men out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties published by the University of Toronto Press.The post Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 7min
The US-Russia Rivalry
Guest: Andrei Tsygankov on the ongoing US-Russia rivalry.The post The US-Russia Rivalry appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2021 • 1h 17min
The US-Russia-China Triangle
Guest: Thomas Graham on the new "Cold War," the United States, Russia, and China.The post The US-Russia-China Triangle appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2021 • 54min
Gulag Criminal Subculture
Guest: Mark Vincent on Criminal Subculture in the Gulag: Prisoner Society in the Stalinist Labour Camps published by Bloomsbury.The post Gulag Criminal Subculture appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7, 2021 • 52min
Prostitution in Late Imperial Russia
Guest: Siobhán Hearne on Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia published by Oxford University Press.The post Prostitution in Late Imperial Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2021 • 58min
Blind Activism in the Cold War
Guest: Cristina Galmarini on international blind activism from the communist bloc during the Cold War.The post Blind Activism in the Cold War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2021 • 59min
Environmental Activism in Russia
Guests: Konstantin Fokin and Angelina Davydova on environmental activism in Russia.The post Environmental Activism in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2021 • 50min
Gogol’s Town of N
Guest: Anne Lounsbery on Life Is Elsewhere: Symbolic Geography in the Russian Provinces, 1800–1917 published by Cornell University Press.The post Gogol’s Town of N appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 3min
Trash in (post-)Communist Eastern Europe
Guests: Elana Resnick and Viktor Pal on waste, recycling, reuse, and race in (post-)Communist Eastern Europe.The post Trash in (post-)Communist Eastern Europe appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2021 • 1h 17min
Navalny and Next
Guests: Ilya Budraitskis, Svetlana Erpyleva, and Greg Yudin on Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition, and the prospects of political pluralism in Russian society.The post Navalny and Next appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
