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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Jan 21, 2021 • 12min
REEES Faculty Spotlight: James Pickett
Faculty Spotlight on the University of Pittsburgh’s historian of Russia and Central Asia--James Pickett.The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: James Pickett appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2021 • 13min
REEES Faculty Spotlight: Iknur Lider
Faculty Spotlight on the University of Pittsburgh's Turkish instructor Iknur Lider.The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Iknur Lider appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2021 • 49min
The Soviet-Third World Cultural Nexus
Guest: Rossen Djagalov on From Internationalism to Postcolonialism: Literature and Cinema between the Second and the Third Worlds published by McGill-Queen's University Press.The post The Soviet-Third World Cultural Nexus appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 8, 2021 • 54min
Dmytro Dontsov and Ukrainian Nationalism
Guest: Trevor Erlacher on Ukrainian Nationalism in the Age of Extremes: An Intellectual Biography of Dmytro Dontsov published by Harvard University Press.The post Dmytro Dontsov and Ukrainian Nationalism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2021 • 10min
Belarus Protests in Pittsburgh
I attended a Belarus solidarity rally in Pittsburgh. Here's what some of the protesters told me.The post Belarus Protests in Pittsburgh appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 32min
Russian Other, American Other
Guests: Dina Fainberg and Victoria Zhuravleva on the history of Russian and American mutual perceptions.The post Russian Other, American Other appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2020 • 58min
Putin Kitsch in America
Guest: Alison Rowley on Putin Kitsch in America published by McGill-Queen's University Press.The post Putin Kitsch in America appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 13min
The Wired Cold War
Guests: Ekaterina Babintseva and Slava Gerovitch on cybernetics in the United States and Soviet Union.The post The Wired Cold War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2020 • 51min
Grand Duke Alexis Visits America
Guest: Lee Farrow on Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-72 published by Louisiana State University Press.The post Grand Duke Alexis Visits America appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 21min
Black Radicalism and the USSR
Guests: Meredith Roman and Minkah Makalani on Black radicalism, the Comintern, and Soviet antiracism.The post Black Radicalism and the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
