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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Aug 12, 2024 • 57min
The Sound of Socialism, Part 1
Guest: Gabrielle Cornish on the sound of Lenin's voice and other sounds of socialism.The post The Sound of Socialism, Part 1 appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 5, 2024 • 57min
The Eastern International
Guest: Masha Kirasirova on The Eastern International: Arabs, Central Asians, and Jews in the Soviet Union's Anticolonial Empire published by Oxford University Press.The post The Eastern International appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2024 • 52min
The Soviet Bid to Run the World
Guest: Sergey Radchenko on To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power published by Cambridge University Press.The post The Soviet Bid to Run the World appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 10min
The Rise and Fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin
Guests: Anna Arutunyan and Mark Galeotti on their new book Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the New Fight for the Future of Russia published by Penguin.The post The Rise and Fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2024 • 51min
Russians in Latvia
Guest: Kevin Platt on Border Conditions: Russian-Speaking Latvians Between World Orders published by Cornell University Press.The post Russians in Latvia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2024 • 52min
Ilf and Petrov’s American Road Trip
Guest: Lisa Kirschenbaum on Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip published by Cambridge University Press.The post Ilf and Petrov’s American Road Trip appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2024 • 60min
Soviet Afghan War and Islam
Guest: Vassily Klimentov on A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam published by Cornell University Press.The post Soviet Afghan War and Islam appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Populist Elitism in Russia and the US
Guest: Alexandar Mikhailovic on the unlikely convergence of the American and Russian far-right.The post Populist Elitism in Russia and the US appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2024 • 55min
Soviet Industrial Ecology
Guest: Elena Kochetkova on wood, forests and industrial ecology in the Soviet Union.The post Soviet Industrial Ecology appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2024 • 1h 1min
Everyday War in Donbas
Guest: Greta Uehling on the ethics of care in Everyday War: The Conflict over Donbas, Ukraine published by Cornell University Press.The post Everyday War in Donbas appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
