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Making an audio documentary about Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the only known Black American victim of Stalin's Terror.
"Nothing of them is left over except the same ghostly objecthood—a bare gelatinous blob of undifferentiated human labor."--Marx, Capital.
"Nothing of them is left over except the same ghostly objecthood—a bare gelatinous blob of undifferentiated human labor."--Marx, Capital.
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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.
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Over the last century, tens of millions of people quit Eastern Europe. The push-pull factors were many: war, poverty, instability, persecution at home and opportunity, refuge, and liberty abroad. Listen to episode 1 of Thresholds for more on the topic: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Over the last century, tens of millions of people quit Eastern Europe. The push-pull factors were many: war, poverty, instability, persecution at home and opportunity, refuge, and liberty abroad. Listen to episode 1 of Thresholds for more on the topic: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
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In case you missed it, my interview last week with the Eurasian Knot about my book, Latvian Soldiers of World War II 👇
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Brothers fighting brothers on the Eastern Front. Soldiers swapping SS uniforms for Red Army uniforms on the spot. How did Latvia end up on both sides of WWII at the same time?
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In case you missed it, my interview last week with the Eurasian Knot about my book, Latvian Soldiers of World War II 👇
bsky.app/profile/eura...
bsky.app/profile/eura...
Taking a look back at an earlier episode this summer with Marc Bennets, we learned about Reporting Russia's Descent, and how things changed when Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Taking a look back at an earlier episode this summer with Marc Bennets, we learned about Reporting Russia's Descent, and how things changed when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Take a listen to our episode from last week with Andrew Jenks discussing the Russians in Mexico and in this clip, whitening the west.
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Listen to the full episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Take a listen to our episode from last week with Andrew Jenks discussing the Russians in Mexico and in this clip, whitening the west.
Listen to the full episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to the full episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Brothers fighting brothers on the Eastern Front. Soldiers swapping SS uniforms for Red Army uniforms on the spot. How did Latvia end up on both sides of WWII at the same time?
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Brothers fighting brothers on the Eastern Front. Soldiers swapping SS uniforms for Red Army uniforms on the spot. How did Latvia end up on both sides of WWII at the same time?
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum has Russian roots. Her grandparents were Eastern European Jewish immigrants who fled to Mexico City in the 1920s, and her great uncle was shot as a Trotskyite.
Listen to the rest of last week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to the rest of last week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum has Russian roots. Her grandparents were Eastern European Jewish immigrants who fled to Mexico City in the 1920s, and her great uncle was shot as a Trotskyite.
Listen to the rest of last week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to the rest of last week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
"Evil Nazis" or "heroic freedom fighters"? Neither narrative tells the real story. The truth about Latvian soldiers in WWII is far more complex and human than led to believe.
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Listen to our latest episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
October 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"Evil Nazis" or "heroic freedom fighters"? Neither narrative tells the real story. The truth about Latvian soldiers in WWII is far more complex and human than led to believe.
Listen to our latest episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to our latest episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Reposted by The Eurasian Knot🎙️
I spoke with Sean Guillory on the Eurasian Knot about my book, Latvian Soldiers of World War II: Fighting for the Homeland in Nazi and Soviet Service. I really appreciated getting to share my thoughts in such a wide-ranging interview.
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The veterans wanted reconciliation. The politicians gave them competing monuments instead.
New episode out today! Listen here:
New episode out today! Listen here:
September 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I spoke with Sean Guillory on the Eurasian Knot about my book, Latvian Soldiers of World War II: Fighting for the Homeland in Nazi and Soviet Service. I really appreciated getting to share my thoughts in such a wide-ranging interview.
bsky.app/profile/eura...
bsky.app/profile/eura...
The veterans wanted reconciliation. The politicians gave them competing monuments instead.
New episode out today! Listen here:
New episode out today! Listen here:
September 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The veterans wanted reconciliation. The politicians gave them competing monuments instead.
New episode out today! Listen here:
New episode out today! Listen here:
Have you ever considered that the US-Mexico border isn't just about Mexicans and Central Americans? It's the Ellis Island of the South.
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Listen to the rest of the episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Have you ever considered that the US-Mexico border isn't just about Mexicans and Central Americans? It's the Ellis Island of the South.
Listen to the rest of the episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to the rest of the episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Ten years ago, we delved into Autocracy, Marriage, and Power in Early Modern Russia
with Russell Martin. Revisit it today before our latest episode releases this Wednesday!
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with Russell Martin. Revisit it today before our latest episode releases this Wednesday!
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ten years ago, we delved into Autocracy, Marriage, and Power in Early Modern Russia
with Russell Martin. Revisit it today before our latest episode releases this Wednesday!
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
with Russell Martin. Revisit it today before our latest episode releases this Wednesday!
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
We may never know when Putin decided to invade Ukraine. No documents, no Kremlin insiders, no smoking gun. Historian Michael Kimmage on why that uncertainty matters and why we can't afford to ignore it.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We may never know when Putin decided to invade Ukraine. No documents, no Kremlin insiders, no smoking gun. Historian Michael Kimmage on why that uncertainty matters and why we can't afford to ignore it.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
What do Russians really think? The question is old and elusive. It is also somewhat of a tell–to pose it is to suggest there’s coherent answer, and more so, that Russians’ collective opinions matter.
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Listen here about Everyday Politics in Russia: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
What do Russians really think? The question is old and elusive. It is also somewhat of a tell–to pose it is to suggest there’s coherent answer, and more so, that Russians’ collective opinions matter.
Listen here about Everyday Politics in Russia: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here about Everyday Politics in Russia: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
In this week's episode listen to Michael Kimmage discuss the soft power gap of which Russia cannot close.
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Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
In this week's episode listen to Michael Kimmage discuss the soft power gap of which Russia cannot close.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Reposted by The Eurasian Knot🎙️
Found this an interesting listen.
If Putin decided 10 years ago, the whole war reads differently. If he decided a week before, it's another story entirely. Historian Michael Kimmage on why we may never know the truth.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Found this an interesting listen.
If Putin decided 10 years ago, the whole war reads differently. If he decided a week before, it's another story entirely. Historian Michael Kimmage on why we may never know the truth.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
If Putin decided 10 years ago, the whole war reads differently. If he decided a week before, it's another story entirely. Historian Michael Kimmage on why we may never know the truth.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Would you expect Soviet citizens to support the death penalty? An abolitionist's research took her by surprise.
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Listen to last week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Would you expect Soviet citizens to support the death penalty? An abolitionist's research took her by surprise.
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Listen to last week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
The soviet death penalty was more bureaucratic than you think. Listen to this week's episode on the Soviet Death Penalty: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The soviet death penalty was more bureaucratic than you think. Listen to this week's episode on the Soviet Death Penalty: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Not every life is shaped by revolutions and regimes. Sometimes the turning point is just the year someone you loved is gone.
This is a clip of our episode of the Eurasian knot. New episode tomorrow.
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This is a clip of our episode of the Eurasian knot. New episode tomorrow.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Not every life is shaped by revolutions and regimes. Sometimes the turning point is just the year someone you loved is gone.
This is a clip of our episode of the Eurasian knot. New episode tomorrow.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
This is a clip of our episode of the Eurasian knot. New episode tomorrow.
Listen here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
How did a republic and an autocracy approach its indigenous subjects? How did Sioux and Kazakhs resist and accommodate colonization? And what does it all say about the American and Russian imperialism at the heart of each’s historical DNA?
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www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
How did a republic and an autocracy approach its indigenous subjects? How did Sioux and Kazakhs resist and accommodate colonization? And what does it all say about the American and Russian imperialism at the heart of each’s historical DNA?
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
On April 12, 2026, Hungarians overwhelmingly voted, ending the sixteen-year rule of Viktor Orban. Now, observers are looking to see whether Magyar will roll back Orban’s illiberal system and even prosecute Orban and his clients for corruption.
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
On April 12, 2026, Hungarians overwhelmingly voted, ending the sixteen-year rule of Viktor Orban. Now, observers are looking to see whether Magyar will roll back Orban’s illiberal system and even prosecute Orban and his clients for corruption.
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
The Eurasian Knot hasn’t featured many philosophers, when Ukrainian political philosopher, Mikhail Minakov, came to the University of Pittsburgh to give a talk, I eagerly pulled him into a studio, creating our episode on "The Post-Soviet Human Condition".
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The Eurasian Knot hasn’t featured many philosophers, when Ukrainian political philosopher, Mikhail Minakov, came to the University of Pittsburgh to give a talk, I eagerly pulled him into a studio, creating our episode on "The Post-Soviet Human Condition".
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
How did a set of children's books about persecuted Russian kids turned a British historian's life into a quest to uncover the hidden history of Soviet Protestants?
Find out and learn more on this week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Find out and learn more on this week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
How did a set of children's books about persecuted Russian kids turned a British historian's life into a quest to uncover the hidden history of Soviet Protestants?
Find out and learn more on this week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Find out and learn more on this week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
The paradox of Soviet atheism: the regime couldn't destroy religion without losing the enemy that made it look modern.
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Listen to this week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
September 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The paradox of Soviet atheism: the regime couldn't destroy religion without losing the enemy that made it look modern.
Listen to this week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
Listen to this week's episode here: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...
One woman, one underground newspaper, and a prisoner swap that ended at Jimmy Carter's church.
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September 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
One woman, one underground newspaper, and a prisoner swap that ended at Jimmy Carter's church.
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Listen to this week's episode: www.patreon.com/euraknot/pos...