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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Jul 30, 2021 • 1h 10min
The Weak Strongman
Guest: Timothy Frye on Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia published by Princeton University Press.The post The Weak Strongman appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 11min
Weddings and Power in Early Modern Russia
Russell Martin on The Tsar's Happy Occasion: Ritual and Dynasty in the Weddings of Russia's Rulers, 1495–1745 published by Cornell University Press.The post Weddings and Power in Early Modern Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2021 • 47min
Wine and Cheese: Komsomol Etiquette and Emily Post
SRB interns Amelia Parlier and Felix Helbing dive into the weird world of advice columns. Two unlikely parings on the block—Komsomol decorum and the diva of dish, Emily Post. It’s wine and cheese!The post Wine and Cheese: Komsomol Etiquette and Emily Post appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 7min
Rebroadcast: Smoking Under the Tsars
Guest: Tricia Starks on Smoking under the Tsars: A History of Tobacco in Imperial Russia published by Cornell University Press.The post Rebroadcast: Smoking Under the Tsars appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2021 • 1h 1min
Money and Prosperity in the USSR
Guest: Kristy Ironside on A Full-Value Ruble: The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union published by Harvard University Press.The post Money and Prosperity in the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2021 • 1h 20min
Cold War Correspondents
Dina Fainberg on Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines published by John Hopkins University Press.The post Cold War Correspondents appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2021 • 55min
Tolyatti’s Avtograd District
Guest: Guido Sechi on Tolyatti: Exploring Post-Soviet Spaces, co-authored with Michele Cera is published by the Velvet Cell and VAC Foundation.The post Tolyatti’s Avtograd District appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 8min
Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties
Guest: Marko Dumančić on Men out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties published by the University of Toronto Press.The post Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 7min
The US-Russia Rivalry
Guest: Andrei Tsygankov on the ongoing US-Russia rivalry.The post The US-Russia Rivalry appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2021 • 1h 17min
The US-Russia-China Triangle
Guest: Thomas Graham on the new "Cold War," the United States, Russia, and China.The post The US-Russia-China Triangle appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
