Of Russia’s Political Economy, and Grad Students in Basements – Russian Roulette Episode 59
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Aaron Schwartzbaum, the founder and former editor-in-chief of BMB Russia (formerly the Bear Market Brief), a daily news brief and blog covering...
5 Jun 201843min
Of Russian Military Reforms from Georgia to Syria – Russian Roulette Episode 58
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Olya sits down with Anton Lavrov, a visiting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS and an independent defense analyst affiliated with the Moscow-based...
22 Mai 201828min
Of Armaments and Armenia: Russian Roulette Episode 57
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Olya sits down with Leonid Nersisyan, Military Analyst at the REGNUM Information Agency and Editor in Chief of the Moscow-based New Defense Order Strategy magazine...
8 Mai 201839min
Of Reading Russia—And Our Mail - Russian Roulette Episode 56
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Olya and Jeff answer the mail! (yes, it has been too long without a mailbag). Then, Olya sits down with Michael Kimmage, a professor of history at Catholic Univers...
24 Apr 201848min
Of U.S.-Russia Relations and What is to be Done – Russian Roulette Episode 55
In the spirit of history, Russian literature, and other things the CSIS Russia team holds dear, we bring you a Russian Roulette episode that is both deeply gloomy and highly entertaining. Olya and Jef...
10 Apr 201837min
Of Gorbachev, and of Writing About Gorbachev – Russian Roulette Episode 54
In a historically-minded episode of Russian Roulette, Olya and Jeff sit with William Taubman. Dr. Taubman is the Bertrand Snell Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Amherst College and the autho...
28 Mar 201851min
Of Campaigns, Democracy, and Campaigns for Democracy in Russia – Russian Roulette Episode 53
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Olya and Jeff sit down with Vitali Shkliarov. Vitali is a Senior Adviser for Ksenia Sobchak’s presidential campaign. Previously, he worked for the Bernie Sanders c...
14 Mar 201855min
Of Religion and the State, and Writing About It – Russian Roulette Episode #52
In a wide-ranging episode of Russian Roulette, Olya and Jeff sit down with Max Trudolyubov, a Senior Fellow at the Kennan Institute and writer for The Russia File blog, as well as an editor at Vedomos...
27 Feb 201851min
