22: Summer Behind the Iron Curtain: What We Actually Did
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba takes listeners back to the unforgettable summers of the Soviet Union, when summer wasn’t simply a vacation — it was an entire season of life. Throug...
9 Elo 34min
21: Celebrating Independence Day Across Two Worlds
SummaryIn this special Independence Day episode, Kate Saba reflects on celebrating two nations that have shaped her life: Belarus and the United States. Recorded on the Fourth of July during America's...
4 Heinä 30min
20: Summer Camps in the USSR
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba explores the fascinating world of Soviet summer camps and the lasting impact they had on generations of children across the Soviet Union. Drawing fro...
21 Kesä 35min
19: Alex Tokmin: Books, Freedom, and Life Beyond the USSR
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba interviews Alex Tokmin, who shares his unique experiences growing up in the Soviet Union and his journey to the United States. Alex reflects on his c...
7 Kesä 1h 4min
18: Victory Day: Not Just History, But Memory
What does it mean to remember a war that took 27 million lives?In this deeply personal episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba takes you into the heart of Victory Day (May 9th)—a day that is not ju...
9 Touko 25min
17: Money and Economy after the Fall of the USSR - From Rubles to Chaos
What did it really feel like to live through the collapse of the Soviet Union? In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba explores the dramatic fall of a superpower and the economic and cultur...
21 Huhti 28min
16: How Money Worked in the USSR - From Rubles to Survival
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba takes you inside a world where money didn’t work the way we expect - it existed and often couldn’t buy what people actually needed. With personal ins...
29 Maalis 46min
15: Growing up in Soviet Moldova - Anna’s Story
In this episode of The Soviet Life, Kate Saba speaks with Anna Kochug about growing up in Moldova during the final years of the Soviet Union. Anna shares memories of everyday life under the Soviet sys...
5 Maalis 45min
