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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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.
May 6, 2024 • 44min
Sugarland
Guest: Artan Hoxha on his new book, Sugarland: The Transformation of the Countryside in Communist Albania published by Central European University Press.The post Sugarland appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2024 • 1h 2min
Citizen Poet
Guest: Russian poet Dmitrii Bykov on the War in Ukraine, the role of art in politics, satire, his poisoning in 2019, protest, love and family.The post Citizen Poet appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2024 • 59min
Baku Oil and the Soviet State
Guest: Sara Brinegar on her book The Power and Politics of Oil in the Soviet South Caucasus: Periphery Unbound, 1920-29 published by Bloomsbury.The post Baku Oil and the Soviet State appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2024 • 43min
Gleaning for Communism
Guest: Xenia Cherkaev on her book Gleaning for Communism: The Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice published by Cornell University Press.The post Gleaning for Communism appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
