Everyone has an opinion about the late Russian historian Richard Pipes. Some loved him. Many hated him. He was a conservative and anti-communist. A hardliner on American policy toward the Soviet Union. Listen to this weeks podcast www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

Richard Pipes: an anti-communist conservative Here is a segment from today's episode with Jonathan Daly, where we discuss his new biography of Richard Pipes, The Man Who Knew Russia. Listen on Patreon: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

Cyril Briggs on white chauvinism. From "Our Negro Work," Communist, 9, 1929.

How did peat electrify the USSR? In an earlier podcast the Eurasian Knot spoke to Katja Bruisch about how this coal-like soil was an energy source in Russia and the Soviet Union. www.patreon.com/cw/euraknot/...

Revisit this excellent discussion about spirituality, the occult, and alt-history in the late USSR. www.euraknot.org/searching-fo... Preeminent Soviet historian Shelia Fitzpatrick reviews Joey Kellner's The Spirit of Socialism for LRB.

Marc Bennetts has been reporting from Russia for over two decades. When arrested, what did he say when asked his opinion on Putin? Listen on the Eurasian Knot podcast. www.patreon.com/cw/euraknot

Here is a segment from Marc Bennetts' episode on the eurasian knot podcast. Support the podcast on patreon: The Eurasian Knot www.patreon.com/cw/euraknot

They're only people. Today the Eurasian Knot podcast features Marc Bennetts. Marc Bennetts spent 25 years as a foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times in Russia. He left in May 2022, after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He has since made over a dozen reporting tr

Shit got crazy in some CPUSA meetings back in the day.

Cyrill Briggs, "Bolshevist!!!," Crusader, October 1919.

New podcast with Mikhail Fishman on the life and times of Boris Nemtsov. www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

New podcast! @Mikhail Fishman on the life and times of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian liberal politician, former vice-PM, and oppositionist. Who murdered Nemtsov? And why? www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

Victoria Lomasko on the "four corners of art" and the lessons she learned about political art in a geopolitical world. www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

New podcast! Graphic artist Victoria Lomasko on politics, art, and exile after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

Listen to Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav discuss Holocaust literature in the Soviet Union. www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...

Alexander Rabinowitch has died at 91 years old. He was arguably one of the most important historians of the Russian Revolution. It's hard to state how much Rabinowitch's work influence our understanding of 1917. And now that Alexander Rabinowitch has left us, I figured I’d dig out my old interview

Preeminent Soviet historian Shelia Fitzpatrick reviews Joey Kellner's The Spirit of Socialism for LRB. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... We interviewed him back in March. Revisit this excellent discussion about spirituality, the occult, and alt-history in the late USSR www.euraknot.org/searching-fo...

New episode with Pietro Shakarian on Anastas Mikoyan, de-Stalinization, and Soviet nationality policy during the Thaw. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How did the desire for a democratic, European Ukraine devolve into a mad spiral short of civil war? Longtime friend of the pod, William Risch, was in Kyiv in the initial days of the Maidan Uprising, or Euromaidan. This week, we spoke to Bill about its legacy. patreon.com/posts/ukraines-153739558

The Bolshevik system of rank was not only integral to party function, but also indicative of the system itself. How were these roughly 24,000 members organized, and how did this speak on party ideology?

Yiannis Kokosalakis is a historian of war, revolution, and its effects on social and political institutions. Come listen to his thoughts on the Bolshevik party system on this week's episode, and check out his book below ⬇️ cambridge.org/core/books/building-socialism/BA534FA75AF1586B27DA71837C3147A3

Bolshevik Party rank and file was vital to the establishment of the Soviet system, its day-to-day functioning, and the human material for campaigns. But who were these people? This week, we spoke to Yiannis Kokosalakis to learn more. patreon.com/posts/bolshevik-rank-152614433

73 years ago today, Joseph Stalin died. What did he focus on in the final years of his life? How did Soviet leadership and society react to his death? Let’s revisit what Joshua Rubenstein had to tell us from his book, The Last Days of Stalin. patreon.com/posts/stalins-last-152319761

We're so popular even medical professionals are weighing in. Did you know we have a review page? If you haven't already, make sure to pop on over to the link below and leave us some kind words, suggestions, or whatever else. Go crazy! www.euraknot.org/reviews/new/

What was the historical nature of American and Russian encounters? Join Victoria Zhuraleva, Ivan Kurilla, and David Foglesong for a look back into our February episode, "The Long History of American-Russian Relations." patreon.com/posts/long-history-of-150939663

Already missing the Olympics? Head over to our Patreon for a look back into the winter festivities! "Moscow's Hunt for Olympic Gold," featuring guest Bruce Berglund, covers the storied history of Russia's participation in the Olympic games. www.patreon.com/posts/moscow...

From postwar spiritualism to apocalypse cults, societies in crisis often lead to new beliefs. The Soviet Union was no different. This week, join Joseph Kellner as he explain the connection between astrology, gurus, and the collapse of the USSR. patreon.com/posts/searching-for-152063154

Vladimir Alexandrov's 2013 biography details an unknown figure- Fredrick Bruce Thomas- a Black Mississippian who moved to Imperial Russia and became a nightclub owner. This week, we discussed this historical enigma, and where can we expect him to go next. patreon.com/posts/further-of-black-149168289

Alexander II’s Great Reforms were sweeping- freeing over 22 million serfs, overhauling the judicial, university, and municipal systems, and loosening censorship laws. This week, we spoke to Tatiana Borisova about their historical consequences. patreon.com/posts/great-reforms-148686766

Intrigued by this week's theme of using art to combat oppression? Take a look back at our September episode starring guest Daniil Leiderman, which takes a critical look at the popular video games emerging out of post-Soviet countries. patreon.com/posts/video-games-of-137950125