The Eurasian Knot

Guest: Erik Scott on defection, the Cold War, and the regulation of borders and movement in a globalizing world.The post Defection and the Cold War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roma Shatrov is the founder of the Silent Cape Nature Park in Sakhalin. Irina Grudova is Ainu, the indigenous inhabitants of Sakhalin. Roma is obsessed with Ainu history and culture and has dedicated the Silent Cape to revitalizing their tradition. Irina is a local Ainu activist and is skeptical of such outsiders looking to exploit her heritage. Yet Roma and Irina instantly hit it off and formed a strong bond over their mutual love of the Ainu. Rusana Novikova brings us a story about the romanticism and self-discovery at the heart of Irina and Roma’s complicated friendship, and its potential promise for Ainu and Russian relations.The post Ainu Fever appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Ilya Vinitsky on the persistence of fakes, forgeries, and frauds in Russian literary culture.The post Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests: Rafael Khachaturian and Richard Antaramian on Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh.The post The Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests: Elmira Muratova and Michael Kemper on Islam in the Soviet and Post-Soviet contexts.The post Islam, Repression, and Memory appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer on the evolution of indigeneity and religion across the Soviet and post-Soviet divide.The post Useable Pasts? Shamans, Spirituality and Resistance appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Katya Tolstaya on theology, belief, and the remaning spiritual scars after Gulag.The post Theology after Gulag appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests: Fenggang Yang and Kung Lap Yan on Christianity, worship, and religious persecution in China.The post Christianity in China appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Anna Kovalova, Pitt's new Visiting Assistant Professor in Slavic Languages and Literatures, on her work on early Russian cinema.The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Anna Kovalova appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests: Geneviève Zubrzycki and Jose Casanova on the place of the Catholic Church in Polish politics and national identity.The post Catholicism in Poland appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.