Atoms and Aliens in Eurasian Science Fiction
Guest: Anindita Banerjee on the nuclear in Soviet and Post-Soviet Science Fiction.
November 9, 2019
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Russians Under Nazi Occupation
Guest: Johannes Due Enstad on Soviet Russians under Nazi Occupation: Fragile Loyalties in World War II published by Cambridge University Press.
November 3, 2019
The Radioactive Mutants of Semipalatinsk
Magdalena Stawkowski on the rural Kazakh communities in the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.
October 27, 2019
The Jewish Revolution in Belarus
Guest: Andrew Sloin on The Jewish Revolution in Belorussia: Economy, Race, and Bolshevik Power published by Indiana University Press.
October 21, 2019
The Soviet Nuclear Industry
Guest: Sonja Schmid on Producing Power: The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry published by MIT Press.
October 13, 2019
Duma Elections
Russia’s Mass Protests Five Years On
Guest: Marc Bennetts on I’m Going to Ruin Their Lives: Inside Putin’s War on Russia’s Opposition.
January 16, 2017
A Letter to the Russian Elite
I was on Brian Whitmore’s Power Vertical podcast this week. In thinking over some of my comments, I realized that I was basically giving the
April 23, 2016
Stephen Cohen on Democracy Now!
I’m not sure how I missed this, but Amy Goodman did a segment on Democracy Now! with Stephen Cohen. Topics include the Russian protests, the
January 4, 2012
Navalny the Unifier
It’s a few days old, but I wanted to draw readers’ attention to an article I wrote for the Exiled on Alexei Navalny as a
December 30, 2011
Why are Russians Protesting Now?
As a day of protests against Sunday’s Duma election begins in Russia’s Far East, the big question is why are people protesting now? After all,
December 9, 2011
The New Decembrists
Some of you may know that I’ve started writing op-eds on Russia for Al-Jazeera English. Here’s an snippet of my latest on the Russian elections:
December 8, 2011
Against Liars and Thieves
The Russian non-party opposition is trying to figure out what to do about the Duma elections in December. Boycott? Lampoon? Participate? Vote for anyone except
September 14, 2011
Sponge Bob Goes to War
Over the past few years, I’ve argued that Nashi has been in a state of confusion in a post-Colored Revolution world. The Putin youth
September 13, 2011
Electoral Rerun
Last Sunday’s municipal elections in 75 of Russia’s 83 regions were like a bad rerun. Everyone played their role well in the latest stage production
October 16, 2009