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The Stiliagi
A new youth subculture emerged in the Soviet Union in the late 1940s and early 1950s–the Stiliagi.
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39:36
Fraternization and Survival During WWII
Soviet ideology called for the emancipation of women.
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39:57
The Art of War
About two years ago, I was brought on to a podcast project started by the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
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50:17
How Peat Electrified the USSR
What is peat?
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1:03:41
Murder Mystery in Moscow
I’ve grown to admire historians like Catherine Merridale.
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1:05:49
How Konigsberg Became Kaliningrad
The Prussian city of Konigsberg is well-known as the birthplace of Immanuel Kant.
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46:23
The Judeo-Bolshevik Myth
I’ve been thinking about the use of “they” in our political rhetoric.
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53:29
Romani, Waste, and Race in Bulgaria
There’s a paradox at the center of Elana Resnick’s book, Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe. EU policies of…
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53:35
Rebel Russia
There are many stereotypes about Russia.
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