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New Books in Eastern European Studies

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In this episode, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke with Haris Tagari about his recent journey to Sarajevo in a 20 year old Toyota Yaris. Along the way he documented lost Islamic history throughout Europe, before arriving in Bosnia where he discuss... more

In this episode of the CEU Review of Books Podcast, I sat down with Szabolcs László to talk about his new book, Cold War Brokers: Hungarian-American Cultural Exchanges and Transnational Mobility, 1956-1989 (Bloomsbury, 2026). We discussed how during ... more

How can lives and things that are rendered invisible be crucial to identity, politics, and the future? Drawing on experimental ethnographic research in northeastern Estonia, this book offers vivid answers.

The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructu... more

In this episode, Alisa interviews Dr. Gennady Estraikh. His book titled, The History of Birobidzhan: Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023) was published as a part of the "Russian Shorts" series. Gennady Estraikh's b... more

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Recent Guests

Haris Tagari
Guest discussing journey and research on Muslim history in Europe
Independent researcher/author
Episode: Radio ReOrient S14:6: The Road to Sarajevo, with Haris Tagari, hosted by Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan
Francisco Martínez
Anthropologist and author of The Future of Hiding
University of Murcia; Cornell University Press (publisher)
Episode: Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Gennady Estraikh
Author of The History of Birobidzhan, Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia
Bloomsbury Academic
Episode: Gennady Estraikh, "The History of Birobidzhan: Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia" (Bloombury, 2023)
Stephen Jones
Professor and author of The First Social Democracy, The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918-1921
Harvard University Press (author of the book)
Episode: Stephen F. Jones, "The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Sasha Senderovitch
Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and International Studies at the University of Washington
University of Washington
Episode: Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Harriet Murav
Center for Advanced Study Professor Emerita
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Episode: Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet
Author of Polanim, From Poland to Israel
Academic Studies Press (Polanim)
Episode: Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet, "Polanim: From Poland to Israel" (Academic Studies Press, 2026)
Justin Cammy
Translator and professor of Jewish Studies and World Literatures
Smith College
Episode: From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg: Memoir and Testimony
Kristan Stoddart
Associate professor at Swansea University; director of the Geopolitical Challenges Research Institute
Swansea University
Episode: Kristan Stoddart, "Russia's Hybrid Warfare Offensive Against the West" (de Gruyter, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
One of your hosts, also affiliated with the New Books Network, has a focus on bringing scholarly insights into engaging conversations about topics in Eastern European Studies.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 67 ratings
  • Great content, terrible audio

    Needs a pro mix and EQ

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    fourweeks
    United States10 months ago
  • today’s show

    worthwhile content today with john connelly...he is easily understood but the host is barely intelligible...please fix this...hard to spend an hour listening to such poor audio...

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    4
    Knihovnik527
    United States6 years ago
  • Great content, but bad quality

    Great, interesting content, excellent books. Just wish that the audio quality would be on the level. A lot odd noise, fade outs, tough to hear parts make it not easy to enjoy.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Caliwinter
    United States7 years ago
  • 5 stars content. 1 start production.

    This work is too important to have such poor production values. Echoes, fade out, stuttered audio.

    Some fantastic books. Articulate authors who are able to discuss their work so that the educated layman may follow it.

    The audio should be the easy part. The guests (and listeners) deserve better.

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    3
    NemoX1970
    United States8 years ago
  • Deserves 5 stars except for one thing--sound quality

    Dear God these people at the New Books Network must have a tin-ear. Far too many of the podcasts are poorly recorded enough to realize that they seem to not care or made their interviewers try to maintain quality recording . I listen to several other podcasts, NONE have the quality control problems the "New Books Network" seems to have on some of theirs.

    C'mon guys get your act together, podcasts have come a long way.

    Apple Podcasts
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    t78tt.r
    United States11 years ago

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The scholarly approach and engaging discussions resonate well with those interested in Eastern European topics, making it a valuable resource for academic and casual listeners alike.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: What is the significance of mining infrastructure for the present and future of the region?
Mining infrastructure embodies ecological memory, affecting environmental, social, and epistemic conditions that continue to shape the region's sense of belonging and possible futures long after extraction stops.
Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: Why focus on shadow spaces like basements and garages in Ida-Virumaa?
Because these spaces allow residents to manage privacy and authority, acting as social technologies that enable autonomy and nuanced forms of political engagement outside overt public spaces.
Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: How did you approach studying secrecy in practice beyond traditional ethnography?
I expanded ethnography by collaborating with local artists, officials, and designers, organizing workshops and exhibitions to surface meanings that participants could express through material and aesthetic means, not just words.
From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg: Memoir and Testimony
Q: Why did Sutzkever include extensive acknowledgments of non-Jewish Lithuanians and Poles in the memoir?
He balances a specificity of Jewish experience with a universal history of courage and humanity, highlighting individuals who risked themselves to save Jews, thereby presenting a nuanced portrait of neighborly aid and betrayal while situating Jewish resistance within a broader civic context.
From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg: Memoir and Testimony
Q: Can you explain the Green Bridge motif and its significance in Sutzkever's memoir?
The Green Bridge functions as a spatial and symbolic hinge, marking the divide between prewar Jewish life in Vilna and its destruction, while also illustrating the continuity of memory and the impassable rupture created by the war; it anchors both physical geography and the narrative of resistance and loss that runs through the memoir.

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