6: Recap - Lessons, Surprises, and What's Next
In this solo episode, host Kate Saba opens up about the personal journey behind The Soviet Life podcast. She shares what inspired her to begin, what she’s learned along the way, and how this project h...
7 Aug 202515min
5: From Soviet Strings to American Dreams: Monika's Armenian Journey
In this heartfelt episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba sits down with Monika Dorosheff-Chamasyan, a classically trained violinist and educator who grew up in Soviet Armenia. Together, they explo...
23 Jul 202548min
4: Anna Viktorovna Biroukova - Two Weeks Before the Fall: A Soviet Farewell
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba speaks with Anna Viktorovna Biroukova, who offers a heartfelt and insightful look at her life growing up in Moscow during the Soviet era—and the unex...
3 Jul 202548min
3: Dr. Joshua - Reflections from Pushchino: Science, Tea, and Soviet Echoes
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba welcomes Dr. Joshua, a U.S. scientist who traveled to Russia during his high school years shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. Through his tim...
26 Jun 202542min
2: Aisha Alladinov - the Soviet Muslim
In this deeply personal and moving episode of The Soviet Life, we sit down with Aisha Aladinov to explore her powerful story of growing up in the Soviet Union. From her family's forced deportation and...
19 Jun 202543min
1: Dr. Olga Terekhina and President Bush Handshake
In this special episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate sits down with Dr. Olga Terekhina for a powerful and personal conversation about growing up and coming of age in the Soviet Union. From her childh...
10 Jun 202542min
Trailer - Introducing The Soviet Life Podcast
Step behind the Iron Curtain and into the everyday lives of those who lived in the Soviet Union during its final decades. In The Soviet Life, host Kate — who grew up in Belarus in the 1970s and '80s —...
10 Jun 20252min
