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New Books in Ukrainian Studies

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Holocaust
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World War II
Soviet Union
Stepan Bandera
Organization Of Ukrainian Nationalists
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Russia-Ukraine War
NATO
Fascism
Babyn Yar
Ukraine War
East Central Europe
Resilient Fighting Power
Krivyi Rih, Ukraine
Józef Piłsudski
Sholem Aleichem
Human Security
Cold War

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Recent Guests

Alex Averbuch
Author of Furious Harvests; interdisciplinary scholar, poet, and translator
University of Michigan
Episode: Alex Averbuch, "Furious Harvests" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Jeremy Dauber
Professor of Yiddish Literature at Columbia University; Director of its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
Columbia University
Episode: The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem
Elliot Dolan-Evans
Author, academic from Melbourne; law and political economy expert
University/academic position mentioned in interview
Episode: Elliot Dolan-Evans, "Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Bristol UP, 2025)
Denys Gorbach
Postdoctoral fellow at Lund University; ethnographer and author
Lund University
Episode: Denys Gorbach, "The Making and Unmaking of the Ukrainian Working Class: Everyday Politics and Moral Economy in a Post-Soviet City" (Berghahn Books, 2024)
Joshua Zimmerman
Author of Major Biography of Jozef Piłsudski, Eli and Diana Zborowski Chair in Holocaust Studies and East European Jewish History
Yeshiva University; Harvard University Press (publisher)
Episode: Joshua D. Zimmerman, "Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland" (Harvard UP, 2022)
Dr. Julia Meszaros
Associate Professor, East Texas A&M (part of Texas A&M University System)
East Texas A&M University System
Episode: Julia H. Meszaros, "Economies of Gender: Masculinity, "Mail Order Brides," and Women’s Labor" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Martyn Whittock
Author of Vikings in the East, Deep storyteller and historian
BiteBack Publishing
Episode: Martyn Whittock, "Vikings in the East: From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin – The Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine" (Biteback, 2025)
Dani Bello
Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security, Director of the Global Policy Horizons Research Lab
Webster University, St. Louis, United States
Episode: Dani Belo, "Russian Warfare in the 21st Century" (Routledge, 2025)
Huseyn Aliyev
Lecturer of Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
Episode: Huseyn Aliyev, "Who Fights for Governments? Paramilitary Mobilization in Ukraine and Beyond" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025)

Hosts

Megan Buskey
Host of The New Books Network with a focus on Ukrainian studies and related histories.
Jonathan Brent
Executive Director of the YIVO Institute; engages in Jewish history and Eastern European studies.
Adam Kirsch
Moderator; Senior Editor at The New Republic; interviewer in expert-led discussions.
Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed
Host of New Books in East European Studies; guides cross-disciplinary Ukrainian/East European conversations.
Piotr Kosicki
Professor of History; contributes historical context and scholarly framing.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 14 ratings
  • You are loosing your credibility

    Sometimes I wonder where have you turned wrong with your editors policy. Calling russian emigrants for talks, highlighting old and widely criticised books (you promised new books, remember?) instead of giving voices to actual Ukrainians, uplifting the studies of Ukrainian history from decolonisation perspective. It’s a shame, really

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    localshouts
    Ukrainea year ago
  • Good

    Super nice show and channel, i was on rumble platform but that thing evolved into an anti west propaganda tool so quick that barely no one noticed, i think there’s a lot of Chinese and Russian plus Marxists from third countries engaging in destroying real geopolitical discussion, i was bullied to the point of mental distress, better to play it safe in podcast, your assessment is right ruskis and shyna have engaged in unrestricted warfare against the west for generations in all fronts and we are ... more

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    ur i el
    United States3 years ago

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Elliot Dolan-Evans, "Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Bristol UP, 2025)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a casual academic from Melbourne, focused on law and political economy; my fieldwork in Ukraine, especially with women's participation in peace processes, led me to examine how IMF/World Bank reforms intersect with war, prompting a broader inquiry into their post‑conflict and active‑conflict interventions.
The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem
Q: How did Aleichem's multilingualism influence his work and its reception across cultures?
Dauber notes that Aleichem wrote in Russian, Hebrew, and Yiddish, choosing languages based on audience and purpose, while insisting on the vitality of Yiddish and its potential for serious literature, which affected translations and the way readers encountered his stories abroad.
The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem
Q: Jeremy, could you talk a little about Sholem Aleichem's literary ambition and how it balanced popularity with high literary aims?
Dauber explains that Aleichem sought to be a great writer in the tradition of Gogol and Chekhov, while also popularizing Yiddish and making it a vessel for universal human concerns, often balancing different identities and linguistic choices to reach broad audiences.
Joshua D. Zimmerman, "Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland" (Harvard UP, 2022)
Q: So given that obviously this is a major work in English, I'm curious, what made you decide to take it on?
Zimmerman explains that he wanted to restore Piłsudski's memory in the English-speaking world and argue for why he is a central figure, drawing on a long career, complex ideology, and the need to connect his legacy to modern European security concerns.
Alex Averbuch, "Furious Harvests" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Q: You've lived a lot of places in your life since you left Ukraine. How do you maintain a relationship to Ukraine amid all of those travels and changes in residence?
The guest explains that ongoing visits to Ukraine, maintaining an apartment in Novidar, and keeping a physical and emotional connection through objects and memories are central to sustaining ties to the homeland even while dispersed.

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What is New Books in Ukrainian Studies about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Explores Ukrainian history, literature, and geopolitics through scholarly interviews with researchers, authors, and experts. Episodes often center on Ukraine's memory politics, post-Soviet transformations, war impacts, and the broader Eastern European historical discourse, with deep dives into books, archival material, and methodological approaches. Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on interdisciplinary analysis—combining history, literature, security studies, and cultural memory—delivered by prominent academics and writers. This mix makes it a strong fit for listeners seeking rigorous, academically grounded perspectives on Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and their global contexts, often with attention to how historiography and policy intersec... more

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