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New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

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Latest Episodes

Most people on the contemporary left see Stalin as an unfortunate stain on the history of the global left, a part of the historical process that we’d be better avoiding in our attempts to build towards socialism. He does still have some scattered def... more

Clare Griffin's book Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia (McGill-Queen's UP, 2022) introduces the reader to the dynamic and complex world of early modern Russian medical drugs, from the enthusiasm for newly imported Americ... more

An eye-opening account of how Russia's leaders have used sports as a political tool to solidify their global power

"Victories in sport do more to cement the nation than a hundred political slogans." This was the pep talk Russian athletes heard in 20... more

The city of St. Petersburg held great significance to the Russian Empire when Peter the Great first built the city in 1703. It was intended to be Russia's "window to the West" and usher in Russia's place as a modern European power. It also replaced M... more

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Recent Guests

Douglas Greene
Independent Marxist historian and author
Episode: Douglas Greene, "In Stalin's Shadow: Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials" (Resistance Books, 2025)
Clare Griffin
A historian and professor of history at Indiana University
Indiana University
Episode: Clare Griffin, "Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2022)
Bruce Berglund
Author and historian focusing on sports and politics
Episode: Bruce Berglund, "The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power" (Triumph Books, 2026)
Prit Buttar
Historian and author of books on WWII, focusing on the Eastern Front and the Siege of Leningrad.
Osprey Publishing
Episode: Prit Buttar, "To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941-42" (Osprey, 2023)
Filip Kovacevic
Professor with over 25 years of teaching experience in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the U.S.
University of San Francisco
Episode: Filip Kovacevic, "KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
Dr. Anna Zhelnina
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University.
Utrecht University
Episode: Anna Zhelnina, "Private Life, Public Action: How Housing Politics Mobilized Citizens in Moscow" (Temple UP, 2025)
Dr. Anna Shadrina
Lecturer in sociology at the University of Liverpool.
University of Liverpool
Episode: Anna Shadrina, "The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia" (UCL Press, 2025)
Jochen Hellbeck
German historian and author specializing in modern Russia and the Soviet Union
Rutgers University
Episode: Jochen Hellbeck, "World Enemy No. 1: Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews" (Penguin Group, 2025)
Susanna Rabow-Edling
Author of The First Russian Revolution: The Decembrist Revolt Of 1825
Reaktion Books
Episode: Susanna Rabow-Edling, "The First Russian Revolution: The Decembrist Revolt Of 1825" (Reaktion Books, 2025)

Hosts

Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host and academic specializing in Russian and Eurasian studies, contributing to scholarly discussions about contemporary research.
Marshall Powe
Founder and editor who plays a significant role in curating and facilitating discussions on new research in various fields.
Iva Galižić
A host with deep expertise in Russian and Eurasian studies, focusing on engaging scholarly dialogue.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 70 ratings
  • Superb

    Always engaging and insightful

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Seymourglass44
    United States9 months ago
  • Taken from a conference of sorts, the volume level is too low to hear. The content must be nice, but cannot hear anything.

    Audible
    3
    turgan@monomood.com
    United States4 years ago
  • Very poor sound

    Taken from a conference of sorts, the volume level is too low to hear. The content must be nice, but cannot hear anything.

    Audible
    3
    turgan@monomood.com
    United States4 years ago
  • Great treasure

    It is a treasure of immense riches. The breadth a scope of the collection is just so great. A novice or an expert there is something for everyone. An interview of max 60 minutes you get the essence a solid piece of scholarship. Strongly recommended.

    There are however some technical problems. The voice quality is somewhat uneven. Some of the interviews need effort to be audible. Podcast producers need to understand that often the users are listening to these on the go. Secondly, in terms of inte... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Alikhanov
    Poland6 years ago
  • Great content needs great equipment

    Really interesting and insightful conversations but the quality of people calling in is very poor. It is sometimes very hard to follow along because of that.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    dickmodel69
    United States7 years ago

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Clare Griffin, "Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2022)
Q: Why did you write this book?
She was intrigued by documents of the Apothecary Chancellery and sought to understand them.
Clare Griffin, "Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2022)
Q: How did you get interested? How did you become a historian?
Clare Griffin shares her haphazard journey into history, beginning with studying Russian at a state school and leading to her academic developments.
Douglas Greene, "In Stalin's Shadow: Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials" (Resistance Books, 2025)
Q: Could you speak to how you try and take the insights of the Marxist tradition and apply them to either historical or current events?
It's necessary to reject irrationalism and ground ourselves in a materialist analysis, especially in the era of significant conspiracy theories.
Douglas Greene, "In Stalin's Shadow: Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials" (Resistance Books, 2025)
Q: What kind of made you feel that this book on Stalin and the legacy of Stalin needed to be written?
Conversations with friend Harrison Fluss convinced me that someone needed to engage the neo-Stalinist dialogue at a theoretical level.
Douglas Greene, "In Stalin's Shadow: Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials" (Resistance Books, 2025)
Q: Could you maybe introduce yourself to listeners?
I'm Doug Greene, an independent Marxist historian living in the Greater Boston Area.

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