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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Sep 25, 2020 • 1h 8min
Russian Serfdom and American Slavery
Guests: Amanda Brickell Bellows and Alessandro Stanziani on Russian serfdom and American slavery.The post Russian Serfdom and American Slavery appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2020 • 1h 1min
SRB Presents: Geopolitics on the Move
Presenting Geopolitics on the Move, a podcast series I recorded this summer with Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor of Russia in Global Affairs.The post SRB Presents: Geopolitics on the Move appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 11, 2020 • 47min
Protests in Belarus
Elena Gapova on the protests in Belarus.The post Protests in Belarus appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 2, 2020 • 29min
Biculturalism and the Apollo-Soyuz Mission
The final two short audio pieces from the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia. “A Brief Conversation on Biculturalism” by Alexandra Diouk and “Remembering the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Mission: 45 years of US-Russian Space Cooperation” by Lisa Becker.The post Biculturalism and the Apollo-Soyuz Mission appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2020 • 24min
Trash Protests and Leninopad
Two short audio pieces from the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia. “The Great Russian Trash Crisis” by Seth Farkas and “An Empty Pedestal: Ukraine after Leninopad” by Sabrina Beaver.The post Trash Protests and Leninopad appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 23, 2020 • 49min
Soviet Military Masculinity
Guest: Erica Fraser on Military Masculinity and Postwar Recovery in the Soviet Union published by the University of Toronto Press.The post Soviet Military Masculinity appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2020 • 16min
REEES Faculty Spotlight: Olga Klimova
Faculty Spotlight on the University of Pittsburgh's Olga Klimova.The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Olga Klimova appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2020 • 14min
REEES Faculty Spotlight: Katie Manukyan
Faculty Spotlight on the University of Pittsburgh's Katie Manukyan.The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Katie Manukyan appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2020 • 56min
Stories Along the Trans-Siberian
Guests: Marina Dmukhovskaya and Georg Wallner about their podcast project Mesto47. The post Stories Along the Trans-Siberian appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 8, 2020 • 49min
Rebroadcast: Experiencing the Russian Revolution
Guest: Mark Steinberg on the experience of the Russian Revolution.The post Rebroadcast: Experiencing the Russian Revolution appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
