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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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.
Nov 9, 2020 • 56min
American Tourism to the USSR
Guest: Andrew Jacobs on American tourism to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.The post American Tourism to the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 28min
Pogroms and Race Riots
Guests: Steven Zipperstein and Michael Pfeifer on anti-Jewish and anti-Black violence in Russia and the United States.The post Pogroms and Race Riots appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 17min
From Aliaska to Alaska
Guests: Bathsheba Demuth and Ilya Vinkoveysky on Russian and American colonialism and the environment in Alaska.The post From Aliaska to Alaska appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2020 • 56min
American Famine Relief to Soviet Russia
Guest: Douglas Smith on The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.The post American Famine Relief to Soviet Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 24min
Russian and American Empire
Guests: Daniel Immerwahr and Willard Sunderland on American and Russian Empire.The post Russian and American Empire appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2020 • 53min
Enter Dopeworld
Guest: Niko Vorobyov on the adventures in dopeworld.The post Enter Dopeworld appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
