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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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.
Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 1min
Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in the USSR
Guest: Karl Qualls on Stalin’s Niños: Educating Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in the Soviet Union, 1937-51 published by the University of Toronto Press.The post Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2021 • 1h 8min
Zoos and Animals in Eastern Europe and Russia
Guests: Tracy McDonald and Marianna Szczygielska on zoos, non-humans, and Animal Studies in Eastern Europe and RussiaThe post Zoos and Animals in Eastern Europe and Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 5, 2021 • 57min
Welcome to Chechnya
Guest: David France on his film Welcome To Chechnya.The post Welcome to Chechnya appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 15min
Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine
Guests: Valerie Kivelson and Christine Worobec on witches, magic, spells in their new sourcebook Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 published by Cornell University Press.The post Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2021 • 60min
From Soso to Stalin
Guest: Ronald Suny on Stalin: Passage to Revolution published by Princeton University Press.The post From Soso to Stalin appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 5, 2021 • 1h 22min
Watering the Soviet Lands
Guests: Maya Peterson and Christopher Ward on water and the environment in the Soviet Union.The post Watering the Soviet Lands appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021 • 53min
The Texel Uprising
Guest: Eric Lee on Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s Revenge – April-May 1945 published by Greenhill Books.The post The Texel Uprising appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
