Alexei Navalny - Life, Hope, and Death
Send us Fan Mail Alexei Navalny's recent passing has placed focus on the corruption of the Russian government and its persecution of its enemies. Today, we recount the all too brief life and death of ...
5 Mar 202416min
An Interview with Maya Vinokour Author of Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture
Send us Fan Mail Today, we talk with Professor Maya Vinokour, author of the new book, Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture. You can find the book here - https://www.cornellpress.corn...
13 Feb 202430min
The Crimean War - A People's Perspective
Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue our three-part series on the people's perspective of three monumental events in Russian history, this time about the Crimean War. Support the show
4 Feb 202425min
The Russian Civil War - A People's Perspective
Send us Fan Mail Today, we look at the Russian Civil War from a people's perspective. We avoid talking about the battles and the political events, concentrating more on how the people survived, and so...
21 Jan 202424min
An Interview With Rolf Hellebust Author of How Russian Literature Became Great
Send us Fan Mail Today, we share an Interview with Rolf Hellebust, author of How Russian Literature Became Great, available from Cornell University Press. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978...
14 Jan 202418min
The Soviet - Afghan War
Send us Fan Mail Today, we will cover the 9 year war between the Soviet Union and Afghani rebels. The losses suffered by the Soviets would be a spark that would cause the collapse of the USSR in 1991....
8 Jan 202424min
Interview with Valeria Sobol author of Haunted Empire: Gothic and the Russian Imperial Uncanny
Send us Fan Mail Today, we have an interview with Valeria Sobol professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, author of the book, Haunted Empire: Gothi...
17 Des 202333min
Russian and Soviet Cuisine - Part Two
Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish our series about the foods and drinks from Russia. Support the show
11 Des 202325min
