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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Aug 19, 2018 • 54min
American-Russian Relations in the 19th Century
Guest: Norman Saul of US-Russian relations in the 19th CenturyThe post American-Russian Relations in the 19th Century appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2018 • 1h 4min
Soviet Atheism
Guest: Victoria Smolkin on A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism published by Princeton University Press.[spp-player]The post Soviet Atheism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 3, 2018 • 1h 16min
The Russian Mafia
Guest: Mark Galeotti on The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia published by Yale University Press.[spp-player]The post The Russian Mafia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2018 • 1h 7min
Psychotherapy and Neoliberalism in Russia
Guest: Tomas Matza on Shock Therapy: Psychology, Precarity and Well-Being in Postsocialist Russia published by Duke University Press.[spp-player]The post Psychotherapy and Neoliberalism in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2018 • 1h 10min
Chinese Romance with the Russian Revolution
Guest: Elizabeth McGuire on Red at Heart: How Chinese Communists Fell in Love with the Russian Revolution published by Oxford University Press.[spp-player]The post Chinese Romance with the Russian Revolution appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2018 • 1h 1min
Collectivization and Stalinist Perpetrators
Guest: Lynne Viola on the Soviet collectivization of agriculture, resistance, and Stalinist perpetrators.[spp-player]The post Collectivization and Stalinist Perpetrators appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 6, 2018 • 57min
The Banya is Everything
Guest: Bryon MacWilliams on With Light Steam: A Personal Journey through the Russian Baths was published by Northern Illinois University Press.[spp-player]The post The Banya is Everything appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2018 • 59min
Russia’s A Terrible Country
Guest: Keith Gessen on America's Russia Hands and his novel A Terrible Country published by Viking.[spp-player]The post Russia’s A Terrible Country appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2018 • 60min
Surveillance Valley
Guest: Yasha Levine on Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet published by Public Affairs Books.[spp-player]The post Surveillance Valley appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2018 • 55min
Russian Literature and Terrorism
Guest: Lynn Patyk on Written in Blood: Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture published by the University of Wisconsin Press.[spp-player]The post Russian Literature and Terrorism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
