Domestic Service in the USSR
Alissa Klots on domestic service and aging in the USSR.
August 24, 2019
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A Russian Voyage of Empires
Guest: Edyta Bojanowska on A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada published by Harvard University Press.
August 17, 2019
Russian Socialists in the Struggle for Democracy
For the past few weeks, protests for fair elections in upcoming municipal polls have become weekly in Moscow and St. Petersburg as thousands have defied authorities to attend unsanctioned rallies. The police crackdown has been particularly harsh in Moscow. Protests on July 27 and August 3 resulted in over 2000 detentions. Images of police in riot gear wrestling citizens to the ground and beating peaceful protesters were reminiscent of the mass protests against election fraud in 2011-2012.
Members of the Russian Socialist Movement, a small Marxist, anti-Stalinist organization active in the Russian left, have been participants in local electoral campaigns and in the protests. Two RSM activists, Valeria Kovelishina and Ilya Budraitskis talk about the Russian Socialist Movement, their electoral work, the protests for democracy in Russia and what they might mean for the future.
August 10, 2019
Witnessing the Collapse of Communism
Roundtable discussion marking the 30th anniversary of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Participants include Timothy Garton Ash, Bridget Kendall, and Jens Reich.
August 2, 2019
Rasputin, the Man and the Myth (Rebroadcast)
Guest: Doug Smith on Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs.
July 27, 2019
War
Treating War Trauma in Ukraine
Guest: Roman Torgovitsky on treating Ukrainian war veterans.
January 23, 2016
Russia, Syria, and the Jihadist Threat
Guest: Gordon Hahn on Russia’s intervention in Syria.
October 18, 2015
Putin’s Middle East Maneuver
Guest: Talal Nezameddin on Russia, Syria, and the Middle East.
October 9, 2015
Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
Guest: Brian Milakovsky on the humanitarian crisis in the Donbas.
June 5, 2015
Questioning Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine
Guest: Michael Kofman on the myths of hybrid war.
May 14, 2015
Annexation of Crimea and the Destruction of the Russian Empire
Guests: Karl Qualls on the history of Crimea; Josh Sanborn on the destruction of the Russian empire.
March 13, 2015
Podcast: War in the Donbas and Mr. Putin
Guests: Christopher Miller on the Donbas and Fiona Hill on Putin.
February 12, 2015
Don’t Arm Ukraine
US Vice President Joe Biden is due to land in Kiev and one topic that the Ukrainians will surely bring up is whether the US
November 20, 2014
Is a Rebel Offensive Imminent?
War looms once again over eastern Ukraine as speculation floods the internet of a possible offensive by Russian backed separatists. There have been reports of
November 14, 2014
Ukraine’s Refugees
One of the hidden aspects of the crisis in Ukraine is the growing number of refugees internally displaced and fleeing to Russia. This is a
June 24, 2014