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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.
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Defection and the Cold War
Nov 17, 202301:01:17Tap to summarizeGuest: 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.
Transcribe →Harbin
May 5, 202300:39:47Tap to summarizeGuest: Mark Gamsa on Harbin: A Cross-Cultural Biography The post Harbin appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →The Economic War
Sep 27, 202201:20:10Tap to summarizeGuests: Ben Aris and Ilya Matveev on the Russian economy during wartime. The post The Economic War appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Soviet Aid to West Africa
Sep 6, 202201:29:30Tap to summarizeGuests: Alessandro Iandolo and Natalia Telepneva on Soviet engagement with West Africa during the Cold War. The post Soviet Aid to West Africa appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Rebroadcast: The Life and Times of Mikhail Gorbachev
Sep 1, 202200:54:08Tap to summarizeGuest: William Taubman on Gorbachev: His Life and Times. The post Rebroadcast: The Life and Times of Mikhail Gorbachev appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Russian Orthodox Converts in Appalachia
Jul 6, 202201:13:29Tap to summarizeGuest: Sarah Riccardi-Swartz on Between Heaven and Russia: Religious Conversion and Political Apostasy in Appalachia published by Fordham University Press. The post Russian Orthodox Converts in Appalachia appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Russia, Ukraine, and the West
Feb 25, 202201:37:32Tap to summarizeThis discussion was recorded on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, the morning before Russia invaded Ukraine.   Guests: Michael Kimmage, Marlene Laruelle, and Fyodor Lukyanov on the ongoing geopolitical crisis between Russia, Ukraine and the West. The post Russia, Ukraine, and the West appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Russia Upside Down
Oct 29, 202101:24:53Tap to summarizeGuest: The Americans creator Joe Weisberg on Russia Upside Down: An Exit Strategy from the Second Cold War published by Public Affairs. The post Russia Upside Down appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Transcribe →Cuban-Soviet Scientific Exchanges
Oct 1, 202101:23:00Tap to summarizeGuest: 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.
Transcribe →Revisiting the Russian Military
Sep 12, 202101:07:00Tap to summarizeGuests: 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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