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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Feb 16, 2019 • 1h 4min
Lenders and Debtors in Imperial Russia
Guest: Sergei Antonov on Bankrupts and Usurers of Imperial Russia: Debt, Property, and the Law in the Age of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy published by Harvard University Press.The post Lenders and Debtors in Imperial Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2019 • 59min
Conspiracy Theories in Russia
Guest: Ilya Yablokov on Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World published by Polity.The post Conspiracy Theories in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2019 • 59min
The Politics of Russian Futurism
Guest: Iva Glisic on The Futurist Files: Avant-Garde, Politics, and Ideology in Russia, 1905–1930 published by Northern Illinois University Press.The post The Politics of Russian Futurism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2019 • 57min
American Girls in Red Russia
Guest: Julia Mickenberg on American Girls in Red Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream published by the University of Chicago Press.The post American Girls in Red Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2019 • 58min
Perestroika and Punk Rock
Guest: Vladimir Kozlov on punk rock, perestroika, his stories and films. The post Perestroika and Punk Rock appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2019 • 59min
Youth Movements in Eastern Europe
Guest: Olena Nikolayenko on Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe published by Cambridge University Press.The post Youth Movements in Eastern Europe appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2018 • 56min
American Newsrooms through Russian Eyes
Guest: Alexey Kovalev on American and Russian journalism.The post American Newsrooms through Russian Eyes appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2018 • 1h 22min
Eurasianet on Eurasia
Guests: Eurasianet's Peter Leonard and Josh Kucera on Central Asia and the South CaucaususThe post Eurasianet on Eurasia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 5, 2018 • 1h 1min
Soviet and American Children in the Cold War
Guest: Margaret Peacock on Soviet and American Children in the Cold War.The post Soviet and American Children in the Cold War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2018 • 1h 5min
The Map Men of East Central Europe
Guest: Steven Seegel on Map Men: Transnational Lives and Deaths of Geographers in the Making of East Central Europe published by University of Chicago Press.The post The Map Men of East Central Europe appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
