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
Mentioned books
May 1, 2020 • 1h 4min
Ideologies of Race in Russia
Guest: David Rainbow on Ideologies of Race: Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union in Global Context published by McGill-Queen’s University Press.The post Ideologies of Race in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2020 • 1h 8min
Underground Entrepreneurs in the Soviet Union
Guest: James Heinzen on "underground entrepreneurs" and black markets in the Soviet 1950s to the 1980s.The post Underground Entrepreneurs in the Soviet Union appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2020 • 59min
Russian Conservatism
Guest: Paul Robinson on Russian Conservatism published by Northern Illinois University Press.The post Russian Conservatism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2020 • 44min
Cholera in Russia
John Davis on Russia in the Time of Cholera: Disease under Romanovs and Soviets published by Bloomsbury.The post Cholera in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 12min
Postcolonial Socialisms in Africa
Guest: Priya Lal on African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania: Between the Village and the World published by Cambridge University Press.The post Postcolonial Socialisms in Africa appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2020 • 58min
Immortalism and Transhumanism in Russia
Guest: Anya Bernstein on The Future of Immortality: Remaking Life and Death in Contemporary Russia published by Princeton University Press.The post Immortalism and Transhumanism in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2020 • 1h 16min
Objects and Values of Labor in Socialist Hungary
Guest: Martha Lampland on the commodification of labor in Socialist Hungary.The post Objects and Values of Labor in Socialist Hungary appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2020 • 1h 6min
Political Diary from Russia
Friends of the show Ilya Budraitskis and Ilya Matveev on the latest news from Russia.The post Political Diary from Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2020 • 57min
Structurally Adjusting Socialism
Guest: Johanna Bockman on neoliberalism, socialist globalization, and the Non-Aligned Movement.The post Structurally Adjusting Socialism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2020 • 58min
The Nobility and the Russian Novel
Bella Grigoryan on Noble Subjects: The Russian Novel and the Gentry, 1762-1861 published by Northern Illinois University Press.The post The Nobility and the Russian Novel appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
