

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.
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Jun 1, 2018 • 47min
Russia, Israel, Iran and Syria
Guest: Maxim Suchkov, editor of Al-Monitor’s Russia-Mideast coverage, on Russia, Israel, Iran and Syria.[spp-player]The post Russia, Israel, Iran and Syria appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 18, 2018 • 54min
A Memoir of Misadventures in Moscow
Guest: Michael Idov on Dressed Up for a Riot: Misadventures in Putin’s Moscow published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.[spp-player]The post A Memoir of Misadventures in Moscow appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2018 • 59min
Early Soviet Urban Communes
Guest: Andy Willimott on Living the Revolution: Urban Communes & Soviet Socialism, 1917-1931 published Oxford University Press.[spp-player]The post Early Soviet Urban Communes appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2018 • 50min
Putinomics
Guest: Chris Miller on Putinomics: Power and Money in Resurgent Russia published by the University of North Carolina Press.[spp-player]The post Putinomics appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 16, 2018 • 43min
The Stalin Constitution
Guest: Samantha Lomb on Stalin’s Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the 1936 Draft Constitution published by Routledge.[spp-player]The post The Stalin Constitution appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 9, 2018 • 51min
The Mitki Art Collective
Guest: Alexandar Mihailovic on The Mitki: The Art of Postmodern Protest in Russia published by University of Wisconsin Press.[spp-player]The post The Mitki Art Collective appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 2, 2018 • 50min
William C. Bullitt in the USSR
Guest: Alexander Etkind on Roads not Taken: An Intellectual Biography of William C. Bullitt published by Pittsburgh University Press.[spp-player]The post William C. Bullitt in the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2018 • 56min
Russia’s Long Hangover
Guest: Shaun Walker on The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past published by Oxford University Press.The post Russia’s Long Hangover appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 2018 • 44min
Boris Savinkov and Russian Terrorism
Guest: Irina Meier on Boris Savinkov and Russian revolutionary terrorism.The post Boris Savinkov and Russian Terrorism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 2018 • 41min
The Georgian Democratic Republic
Guest: Eric Lee on The Experiment: Georgia’s Forgotten Revolution, 1918-1921 published by Zed Books.[spp-player]The post The Georgian Democratic Republic appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


