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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Jan 26, 2024 • 42min
Genealogy in Russia
Guest: Maria Lotsmanova on her genealogical journey to find information about her repressed great-grandfather, Jacob Jansen.The post Genealogy in Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 6min
The Black Russian
Guest: Vladimir Alexandrov on The Black Russian published by Grove Press.The post The Black Russian appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 1min
Recording Russia
Guest: Gabriella Safran on Recording Russia: Trying to Listen in the Nineteenth Century published by Cornell University Press.The post Recording Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 10min
Making the Soviet Jew
Guest: Sasha Senderovich on How the Soviet Jew Was Made published by Harvard University Press.The post Making the Soviet Jew appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 1min
Defection and the Cold War
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.
Nov 10, 2023 • 57min
Ainu Fever
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.
Nov 3, 2023 • 52min
Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds
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.
Oct 27, 2023 • 59min
The Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh
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.
Oct 21, 2023 • 55min
Islam, Repression, and Memory
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.
Oct 13, 2023 • 1h
Useable Pasts? Shamans, Spirituality and Resistance
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.
