Los mejores podcasts de The Eurasian Knot (2025)

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Saving Seeds During the Siege of Leningrad 49:59

17h ago49:59

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In 1941, as Nazi forces laid siege to Leningrad, a group of Soviet botanists faced an unthinkable choice: eat their life’s work, a rare seed bank, or starve to death. This is the dilemma at the heart of Simon Parkin’s story about the world's first seed bank and its dedicated botanists. At the heart of this tale is Nikolai Vavilov, a brilliant botan…

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Russian Antifa vs Neo-Nazis 48:15

8d ago48:15

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Vladimir Kozlov’s new book Shramy (Scars) explores street battles between anti-fascists and neo-Nazi skinheads in Moscow during the late 2000s. Kozlov is no stranger to these subcultures. He’s long been involved in Russian punk. And though he never participated in these street battles himself, his failed attempt to make a documentary about Antifa f…

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Romani Music and NGOs 1:02:59

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Who speaks for whom within the Romani rights movement today? This is the question that drives Adriana Helbig’s investigation into the relationship between development aid and Romani musicians in her book, Resounding Poverty. Her findings are crucial as are provocative: NGOs unintentionally perpetuate narratives of Romani life that continue to margi…

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Introducing: The Eurasian Climate Brief 48:06

25d ago48:06

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The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) ended in late November in Baku. Two weeks of intense climate negotiations unveiled deep divides—particularly between the Global North and South over climate finance and contentious debates on the right wording of transitioning away from fossil fuels. In this episode Angelina Davydova and Boris Schneider…

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The Russia and China Brain Trusts 1:05:56

1M ago1:05:56

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Who are those “experts” who sit in Washington DC and come up with policy toward China and Russia? You know, those academics, journalists, and think-tankers who generate the knowledge US officials rely on? David McCourt’s new book, The End of Engagement, takes a stab by examining American foreign policy expertise on China and Russia since 1989. His …

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A Tale of Two Nationalisms 1:00:40

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Nationalists are not born. They are made. But how? That journey is far trickier. Fabian Baumann’s award-winning book, Dynasty Divided: A Family History of Russian and Ukrainian Nationalism, traces how one family in 19th-century Ukraine split into opposing branches–one embracing Ukrainian nationalism and the other Russian imperial nationalism. Shulg…

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Adapting Master and Margarita 51:05

2M ago51:05

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In 2020, Russian-American filmmaker Michael Lockshin and his co-writer, Roman Kantor, were offered an impossible task: to adapt Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita for the big screen. It was a daunting task to rewrite such a beloved novel, with its complicated and overlapping narratives. Lockshin and Kantor hoped to succeed where others failed.…

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Georgia in Crisis 1:00:47

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Guest: Bryan Gigantino, co-host of the podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia, on the context and causes for the current political crisis in Georgia. The post Georgia in Crisis appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Por The Eurasian Knot

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The World of Soviet Dissidents 1:09:43

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Soviet dissidents have long been objects of fascination. Who were they? What made them dissent? What did they believe? And what did they endure at the hands of a repressive Soviet state? We now have a clearer picture thanks to Benjamin Nathans’ new book, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement. Soviet d…

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A Deep Dive into Kabardino-Balkaria 1:00:58

3M ago1:00:58

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Guest: Ian Lanzillotti guides through the history of Kabardino-Balkaria in his book Land, Community, and the State in the Caucasus published by Bloomsbury. The post A Deep Dive into Kabardino-Balkaria appeared first on The Eurasian Knot. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Saving Seeds During the Siege of Leningrad 49:59

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Russian Antifa vs Neo-Nazis 48:15

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Romani Music and NGOs 1:02:59

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Introducing: The Eurasian Climate Brief 48:06

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The Russia and China Brain Trusts 1:05:56

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A Tale of Two Nationalisms 1:00:40

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Adapting Master and Margarita 51:05

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Georgia in Crisis 1:00:47

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The World of Soviet Dissidents 1:09:43

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A Deep Dive into Kabardino-Balkaria 1:00:58

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