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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

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1:05:16

Cold War from the Margins

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/10/18

Guest: Theodora Dragostinova on The Cold War from the Margins: A Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene, was published by Cornell University Press. The post Cold War from the Margins appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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55:48

The Vampires of A. K. Tolstoy

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/10/08

Guest: Irina Erman on her article “Nation and Vampiric Narration in Aleksey Tolstoy’s “The Family of the Vourdalak” published in the January 2020 issue of The Russian Review. The post The Vampires of A. K. Tolstoy appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:23:00

Cuban-Soviet Scientific Exchanges

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/10/01

Guest: Clare Ibarra on scientific exchange between Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The post Cuban-Soviet Scientific Exchanges appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:02:00

African Students in the USSR

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/09/24

Guest: Constantin Katsakioris on the experience of African students in the USSR during the Cold War. The post African Students in the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:31:33

Unpacking Alexey Navalny

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/09/17

Guests: Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet, and Ben Noble on Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? published by Hurst Publishers. The post Unpacking Alexey Navalny appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:07:00

Revisiting the Russian Military

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/09/12

Guests: Michael Kofman and Dmitry Gorenburg give an update on the Russian military. The post Revisiting the Russian Military appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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54:37

Russian Conquest of Central Asia

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/09/03

Guest: Alexander Morrison on The Russian Conquest of Central Asia published by Cambridge University Press. The post Russian Conquest of Central Asia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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12:28

REEES Faculty Spotlight: Ana Sekulic

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/08/18

REEES faculty profile on Ana Sekulic and her work on Catholic-Muslim relations in Bosnia under the Ottoman empire. The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Ana Sekulic appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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13:18

REEES Faculty Spotlight: Attila Kenyeres

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/08/18

REEES faculty profile of Attila Kenyeres on his research into media manipulation and "fake news." The post REEES Faculty Spotlight: Attila Kenyeres appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:05:56

Russian Revolutionaries in Exile

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/08/06

Guest: Faith Hillis on Utopia’s Discontents: Russian Exiles and the Quest for Freedom, 1830–1930 published by Oxford University Press. The post Russian Revolutionaries in Exile appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:10:10

The Weak Strongman

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/07/30

Guest: Timothy Frye on Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia published by Princeton University Press. The post The Weak Strongman appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:10:32

Weddings and Power in Early Modern Russia

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/07/23

Russell Martin on The Tsar's Happy Occasion: Ritual and Dynasty in the Weddings of Russia's Rulers, 1495–1745 published by Cornell University Press. The post Weddings and Power in Early Modern Russia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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46:49

Wine and Cheese: Komsomol Etiquette and Emily Post

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/07/16

SRB interns Amelia Parlier and Felix Helbing dive into the weird world of advice columns. Two unlikely parings on the block—Komsomol decorum and the diva of dish, Emily Post. It’s wine and cheese! The post Wine and Cheese: Komsomol Etiquette and Emily Post appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:06:44

Rebroadcast: Smoking Under the Tsars

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/07/12

Guest: Tricia Starks on Smoking under the Tsars: A History of Tobacco in Imperial Russia published by Cornell University Press. The post Rebroadcast: Smoking Under the Tsars appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:00:58

Money and Prosperity in the USSR

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/07/02

Guest: Kristy Ironside on A Full-Value Ruble: The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union published by Harvard University Press. The post Money and Prosperity in the USSR appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:20:24

Cold War Correspondents

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/06/25

Dina Fainberg on Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines published by John Hopkins University Press. The post Cold War Correspondents appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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54:42

Tolyatti’s Avtograd District

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/06/19

Guest: Guido Sechi on Tolyatti: Exploring Post-Soviet Spaces, co-authored with Michele Cera is published by the Velvet Cell and VAC Foundation. The post Tolyatti’s Avtograd District appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:08:07

Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/06/13

Guest: Marko Dumančić on Men out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties published by the University of Toronto Press. The post Masculinity in the Long Soviet Sixties appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:06:56

The US-Russia Rivalry

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/06/04

Guest: Andrei Tsygankov on the ongoing US-Russia rivalry. The post The US-Russia Rivalry appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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1:17:05

The US-Russia-China Triangle

The Eurasian Knot ·

2021/05/28

Guest: Thomas Graham on the new "Cold War," the United States, Russia, and China. The post The US-Russia-China Triangle appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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