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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Oct 21, 2024 • 54min
Intimate Lives of International Communism
Guest: Maurice Casey on the “lost world” of international communism in his book, Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism’s Forgotten Radicals published by Footnote Press.The post Intimate Lives of International Communism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2024 • 60min
Gulag Memory in Russia’s Far North
Guest: Tyler Kirk on After the Gulag: A History of Memory in Russia's Far North published by Indiana University Press.The post Gulag Memory in Russia’s Far North appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 1min
The Russia That Was Lost
Guest: Pavel Khazanov on The Russia That We Have Lost: Pre-Soviet Past as Anti-Soviet Discourse published by the University of Wisconsin Press.The post The Russia That Was Lost appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2024 • 1h 3min
Free Marc Fogel!
Guest: Ambassador Eric Rubin on the efforts to free Marc Fogel, an American serving 14 years in the Russian prison for possessing 17 g of medical marijuana.The post Free Marc Fogel! appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 3min
A New History of Northern Eurasia
Guests: Marina Mogilner and Ilya Gerasimov on their new textbook, A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 600–1700: From Russian to Global History published by Bloomsbury.The post A New History of Northern Eurasia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 9, 2024 • 47min
The Sound of Socialism, Part 3
Guest: Andrea Bohlman on the curious history of the sound postcard in People's Republic of Poland.The post The Sound of Socialism, Part 3 appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2024 • 46min
Women in Russian Politics
Guest: Valeria Umanets on women in municipal governance in the Soviet Union and under Putin.The post Women in Russian Politics appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 26, 2024 • 50min
Illiberalism and Civil Society in Hungary
Guest: Daniel Mikecz on Civil Movements in an Illiberal Regime: Political Activism in Hungary published by Central European University Press.The post Illiberalism and Civil Society in Hungary appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 19, 2024 • 56min
The Sound of Socialism, Part 2
Guest: Matthew Kendall on his article “Room for Noise in Soviet Sound Recording” in the Winter 2023 issue of the Slavic Review.The post The Sound of Socialism, Part 2 appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2024 • 57min
The Sound of Socialism, Part 1
Guest: Gabrielle Cornish on the sound of Lenin's voice and other sounds of socialism.The post The Sound of Socialism, Part 1 appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
