- 409
- Episodes
- 75
- Transcribed
- 194
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About The Eurasian Knot
To many, Russia, and the wider Eurasia, is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But it doesn’t have to be. The Eurasian Knot dispels the stereotypes and myths about the region with lively and informative interviews on Eurasia’s complex past, present, and future. New episodes drop weekly with an eclectic mix of topics from punk rock to Putin, and everything in-between. Subscribe on your favorite podcasts app, grab your headphones, hit play, and tune in. Eurasia will never appear the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Eurasian Knot
- Category
- history · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Nov 2016
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
75 of 409 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Novel of Modern Russia
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Latvian Soldiers in WWII
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Los Rusos
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A Novel of Modern Russia
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And Maya, my character, thinks that she's found a reasonable strategy for doing that. She doesn't protest. She doesn't criticize Putin publicly. She just wants to make movies. And like many people in Russia, she believes that in exchange for leaving the state alone, the state will leave her alone. And my novel asks if that's actually possible. And my answer is no, because under a regime like Putin's, no one can be safe. And that's the reason why I left. You can be targeted because, you know, just somebody denounces you. You can be targeted because an official needs a successful prosecution. You can become useful, as an example, to frighten other people. […]
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- Svetlana Satchkova
- Harry Merritt
- Andrew Jenks
- Michael Kimmage
- Yana Skorobogatov
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 194 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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