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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 16h

#ThisDayinHistory - The forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Duchy of Moscow, stand off on the Ugra River in 1480.
Curious about modern relations between Central Asia and Russia? Give one of our 2021 episodes another listen.
patreon.com/posts/russian-conquest-55726989

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 19h

We see you and we hear you!
The Eurasian Knot would be nothing without its fans- thank you to all our loyal listeners out there for your kind comments and consistent support of the pod. This shoutout goes to The Perfect Pancake!
If you want to leave us a comment, head over to euraknot.org/rate.

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for more from this week's guest, Paul Hanebrink?
Make sure to check out his first publication, which details the role of religion in shaping Hungary's national identity.
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801475306/in-defense-of-christian-hungary/#bookTabs=1

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Hanebrink is a Professor of History at Rutgers University specializing in modern East Central Europe, with a particular focus on Hungary, nationalism and antisemitism as modern political ideologies, and the place of religion in the modern nation-state.
hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674244764

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 2d

The use of the term “they” in politics often refers innocently to parties, but can sometimes be more insidious. Revisit our 2019 interview with Paul Hanebrink on his book "A Specter Haunting Europe," for insight on the history of the Judeo-Bolshevik myth.
patreon.com/posts/judeo-bolshevik-140577356

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 3d

How do you define the rebel?
Take a look back with Anna Arutunyan as she counters the 'politically passive' preconception of Russian society in last week's episode, "Rebel Russia."
patreon.com/posts/rebel-russia-139480825

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 4d

Хевсур у військовому одязі
Тифліська губернія, Російська імперія
1907
t.me/phistory

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 4d

#ThisDayinHistory - the USSR launches Sputnik I, Earth's first artificial satellite, into orbit.
To commemorate the occasion, take a look back at the 6th episode of our series "Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies," which covers the 'Space Race' and more.
patreon.com/posts/wired-cold-war-44671136

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 5d

Loving this week's episode? Revisit our April episode, "Kicking the Hydrocarbon Habit," to learn more about Eurasian climate challenges, now with a focus on Hydrocarbon energy reliance in Russia and China.
patreon.com/posts/kicking-habit-126136347

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 5d

To learn more about the role of marginalized people in our environment, check out her book here:
www.sup.org/books/anthro...
And make sure to give our episode another listen!
www.patreon.com/posts/romani...

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 5d

Through 20 years of fieldwork and months of firsthand experience, @elanaresnick.bsky.social crafts an alternate narrative, one that perfectly interweaves the experiences of Romani waste workers within a larger framework of European sustainability.

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 5d

Common narratives surrounding sustainability often neglect the perspective of a country's racialized labor force, often prioritizing an easy narrative set in place by international organizations focused on environmental reform.

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 6d

В метро, 1979
t.me/old_Moscow

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 6d

@elanaresnick.bsky.social is a Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and leads the Infrastructural Inequalities Research Group. She’s also the author of "Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe."
sup.org/books/anthropology/refusing-sustainability

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to our friend and EKP guest, Benjamin Nathans! His book, "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement," which we covered in the episode linked below, has won the 2025 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize.
patreon.com/posts/world-of-soviet-115800053

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 8d

This week, explore the paradox at the center of @elanaresnick.bsky.social's book, "Refusing Sustainability," which details EU policies of environmental sustainability in Bulgaria, and how they effect the treatment of Romani people.
patreon.com/posts/romani-waste-and-140017745

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 14d

Trump's recent UN General Assembly comments on the reclamation of Ukrainian territory reflect a change in the American president's stance on the conflict. But what do Russians think of the man? Revisit our exploration of the subject with Laurence Bogoslaw.
patreon.com/posts/russians-on-19079936

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 15d

This weeks guest is Anna Arutunyan, a Russian-American journalist who has also served as senior Russia analyst for the International Crisis Group, and authored five books on the country.
politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=rebel-russia-dissent-and-protest-from-the-tsars-to-navalny--9781509552290

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 16d

There are many stereotypes about Russia, but perhaps the most false is that rebellion isn’t in their DNA. This week, we invite Anna Arutunyan on the pod to discuss the integral nature of the rebel within Russian society in her new book.
patreon.com/posts/rebel-russia-139480825

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 17d

soviet history never not timely

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 17d

So, why jokes?
Before tomorrow's release, take a look back at Jon Waterlow's exploration into the world of comedy under the Soviet regime- how it functioned, who it affected, and why it matters in the first place.
patreon.com/posts/soviet-jokes-138424149

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 17d

So, why jokes?
Before tomorrow's release, take a look back at Jon Waterlow's exploration into the world of comedy under the Soviet regime- how it functioned, who it affected, and why it matters in the first place.
patreon.com/posts/soviet-jokes-138424149

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 18d

Welcome back, Rusana!
To honor our amazing co-host's return after the birth of her son, make sure to revisit her incredible audio project, "Ainu Fever," which takes an insightful dive into Ainu-Russian relations on the remote Sakhalin Island.
patreon.com/posts/ainu-fever-83202695

The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 19d

5 years ago, Belarusians took to the streets to protest Lukashenko's alleged electoral fraud. But emigration, unrest, and unjust detainments still continue. Check out our coverage of early dissent:
patreon.com/posts/protests-in-41501654
patreon.com/posts/belarus-protests-45799435

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 20d

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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 20d

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