Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine
Guests: Valerie Kivelson and Christine Worobec on witches, magic, spells in their new sourcebook Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 published by Cornell University Press.
February 26, 2021
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Conquering Nature in Sakhalin and the Arctic
Guests: Paul Josephson and Sharyl Corrado on conquering nature, settlement, and Russian expansion in the Arctic and Sakhalin.
February 19, 2021
From Soso to Stalin
Guest: Ronald Suny on Stalin: Passage to Revolution published by Princeton University Press.
February 12, 2021
Watering the Soviet Lands
Guests: Maya Peterson and Christopher Ward on water and the environment in the Soviet Union.
February 5, 2021
The Texel Uprising
Guest: Eric Lee on Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s Revenge – April-May 1945 published by Greenhill Books.
January 29, 2021
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Russian Labor, Class, and Conflict
Guest: Steven Crowley on the Russian labor movement.
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November 21, 2016
Corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Guest: Johan Engvall on The State as Investment Market: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective.
November 7, 2016
October 3, 2016
The American Mission to Save Russia
Guest: David Foglesong on the American mission to save Russia.
September 19, 2016
A Journey into Putin’s Country
Guest: Anne Garrels on Putin’s Country: A Journey into the Real Russia.
June 8, 2016
Russian Debt Collectors’ Reign of Terror
I wrote an article for OpenDemocracy on microloans and debt collector violence. I’ve been mulling the article since January when I read a gruesome story about
April 14, 2016
The Gangs of Russia
Guest: Svetlana Stephenson on Gangs of Russia, From the Streets to the Corridors of Power published by Cornell University Press.
March 29, 2016
Lukoil, Power, and Culture in Perm
Guest: Doug Rogers on The Depths of Russia: Oil, Power, and Culture After Socialism.
March 21, 2016