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New Books in Eastern European Studies

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As the First World War came to a chaotic end, Europeans feared that a wave of crime and anarchy would sweep across their continent. The upheavals of the war and of the subsequent violent breakup of the Habsburg, German, and Ottoman empires magnified ... more

Sh. An-ski (Shloyme-Zanvl Rappoport, 1863-1920) was a writer in Russian and Yiddish, a revolutionary, a wartime relief worker, and an ethnographer who studied the Jews of the Russian Empire. During his 1911-1914 expeditions to shtetls in Ukraine—he w... more

In this unique “history from below,” Destination Elsewhere: Displaced Persons and Their Quest to Leave Postwar Europe (Cornell University Press, 2021) chronicles encounters between displaced persons in Europe and the Allied agencies who were tasked w... more

The question of origins is often difficult to study because originators do not always leave a paper trail. Therefore, uncovering origins can be challenging – and the story of the background of Yiddish-speaking Jews in Eastern Europe is no exception. ... more

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Recent Guests

Ruth Balint
Professor of History, University of New South Wales, Australia
University of New South Wales
Episode: Ruth Balint, "Destination Elsewhere: Displaced Persons and Their Quest to Leave Postwar Europe" (Cornell UP, 2021)
Shaul Stamffer
Professor Emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Episode: "My Heart is in the East": How Yiddish Speakers Moved to the East
Jeffrey Veidlinger
Professor of history and Judaic studies at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust
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)

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

    Needs a pro mix and EQ

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    fourweeks
    United Statesa year 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...

    Apple Podcasts
    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.

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    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.

    Apple Podcasts
    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.

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    t78tt.r
    United States11 years ago

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Ruth Balint, "Destination Elsewhere: Displaced Persons and Their Quest to Leave Postwar Europe" (Cornell UP, 2021)
Q: What surprised you most about how decisions were made at the IRO?
I was struck by how security screens could be bypassed through narrative strategies, the gendered nature of being labeled dependents, and how anti-communist rhetoric sometimes trumped the Nazi victim narrative in determining who could emigrate.
Ruth Balint, "Destination Elsewhere: Displaced Persons and Their Quest to Leave Postwar Europe" (Cornell UP, 2021)
Q: How did your approach to the archive shape your understanding of the postwar DP experience?
I started with the care and maintenance forms and focused on those refused DP status, then traced how petitioning the review board and telling detailed personal stories opened pathways to aid and resettlement, revealing a shift from archival chaos to patterns of storytelling as survival.
"My Heart is in the East": How Yiddish Speakers Moved to the East
Q: What years does this early modern period cover?
The growth of Polish grain export spans roughly from 1500 to around 1650, with collapse in the 1630s-1640s and continuing shifts afterward.
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.

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This channel spotlights scholars discussing recently published research in Eastern European studies, with a strong emphasis on Jewish history, migration, and the cultural memory of borderlands. Episodes frequently pair historians with guests who bring archival sources, translations, or fieldwork perspectives, exploring topics from postwar displacement and refugee policy to the linguistic and literary textures of Yiddish and Soviet-era diasporas. Notable strengths include a hands-on, scholarly approach to archival material, a clear penchant for cross-border and cross-disciplinary conversations, and a consistent focus on memory, identity, and periodization in Eastern Europe and the broader Jewish world. Potential listeners—researchers, studen... more

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