The Day of the Baptism of Rus
Guest: Sean Griffin on his prize winning article āRevolution, Raskol, and Rock ānā Roll: The 1,020th Anniversary of the Day of the Baptism of Rusā published in the Russian Review.
November 18, 2022
Society
The Soviet Rock Scene
Guest: Artemy Troitsky reflecting on his life in the Soviet and Russian rock scenes.
November 4, 2022
Mixed Marriages in the USSR
Guest: Adrienne Edgar onĀ Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples:Ā Ethnic Mixing in Soviet Central Asia published by Cornell University Press.
September 20, 2022
Remembering Anne Garrels
Rebroadcast of my 2016 interview with the recently departed Anne Garrels, author of Putinās Country: A Journey into the Real Russia.
September 13, 2022
Russian Orthodox Converts in Appalachia
Guest: Sarah Riccardi-Swartz on Between Heaven and Russia: Religious Conversion and Political Apostasy in Appalachia published by Fordham University Press.
July 6, 2022
Russia’s Labor Dilemma
Stephen Crowley on Putinās Labor Dilemma: Russian Politics between Stability and Stagnation published by Cornell University Press.
February 18, 2022
The Things of Late Soviet Life
Guest: Alexey Golubev onĀ The Things of Life: Materiality in Late Soviet Russia published by Cornell University Press.
November 15, 2021
African Students in the USSR
Guest: Constantin Katsakioris on the experience of African students in the USSR during the Cold War.
September 24, 2021
Russian Conquest of Central Asia
Guest: Alexander Morrison on The Russian Conquest of Central Asia published by Cambridge University Press.
September 3, 2021
Wine and Cheese: Komsomol Etiquette and Emily Post
SRB interns Amelia Parlier and Felix Helbing dive into the weird world of advice columns. Two unlikely parings on the blockāKomsomol decorum and the diva of dish, Emily Post. Itās wine and cheese!
July 16, 2021
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