Remembering Anne Garrels

Rebroadcast of my 2016 interview with the recently departed Anne Garrels, author of Putin’s Country: A Journey into the Real Russia.

Rasputin, the Man and the Myth (Rebroadcast)

Guest: Doug Smith on Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs.

Most Popular SRB Podcasts of 2016

The SRB Podcast had an amazing year. More amazing than I had anticipated. I managed to put out 43 interviews in 2016 on a wide variety of topics concerning Eurasian politics, culture and history. Feedback on the show’s content and quality has been overwhelmingly positive and criticisms and suggestions have been constructive and helpful. I’ve […]

The Perils of Donbas Fatigue

Guest: Brian Milakovsky on the life in the Donbas.

Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine

Guest: Sophie Pinkham on Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine.

Russian Labor, Class, and Conflict

Guest: Steven Crowley on the Russian labor movement.

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Stalin, Clans and Terror

Guest: Arch Getty on Practicing Stalinism: Bolsheviks, Boyars, and the Persistence of Tradition.

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Corruption in Kyrgyzstan

Guest: Johan Engvall on The State as Investment Market: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective.

The Soviet Era of Television

Guest: Christine Evans on Between Truth and Time: A History of Soviet Central Television published by Yale University Press.

The State of Russia

Guest: Masha Lipman on the current state of Russian politics.