New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Hosts Jessica DiCarlo and Seth Schindler interview Mia Bennett, co-author of 'Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic'.

Historian Matthew Romaniello discusses his 2025 book 'Europe's Laboratory: Climate and Health in Eighteenth-Century Russia' with host Erika Monahan.

This episode features an interview with Professor Donald Sassoon about his 2025 book 'Revolutions: A New History', discussing its relevance to current geopolitical events and his expertise in comparative European history.

This episode features an interview with Katharina Wiedlack about her book 'Under Western Eyes: Vulnerable Minorities and the Russian State in New Cold War Cultures', discussing vulnerable minorities and Russian state dynamics in contemporary Cold War contexts.

This episode discusses geopolitical tensions and environmental issues in the Arctic, with references to China, Trump's policies, and global hotspots like Greenland and Venezuela.

This episode features an interview with historian Matthew Romaniello about his book 'Europe's Laboratory: Climate and Health in Eighteenth-Century Russia', exploring the intersection of climate and health in historical Russia.

This episode features an interview with Scott M.

This episode features an interview with Kristina Jonutytė about her book exploring urban religion and minority politics at Russia's Asian borderlands, examining the interplay between Buddhism and political authority.

["Elisa Prosperiti talks with Nana Osei-Opare about Socialist De-Colony, Black and Soviet Entanglements in Ghana's Cold War, and Osei-Opare says the project began with an undergraduate encounter with three busts in Accra.", "He argues that Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana tested Black freedom after March 6, 1957 by linking anti-racism, anti-capitalism, and state-building through roads, schools, hospitals, and other public projects.", "The conversation follows British bank memos, Soviet and Bulgarian racism, worker petitions, and embassy records that show how Ghanaian citizens and students pressed the state to protect them.", "Osei-Opare also explains 'racial citizenship moments,' 'Ghana-Soviet space,' and 'post-colonial African archival pessimism' as ways to write Ghana's Cold War history from African archives and ordinary people's claims."]

Jonathan Brent opens from Kiev.

Antony Polonsky discusses the one-volume condensed version of his major history of Jews in Poland and Russia from 1350 to the present day.

The episode considers Timothy Mannion's Why Barbarossa Failed and its account of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

The host welcomes Gudrun Persson to discuss her book, Russian Military Thought: The Evolution of Strategy Since the Crimean War.

Maria Lipman interviews Bradley Gorski about his book 'Cultural Capitalism: Literature and the Market After Socialism,' exploring how Russian literature and publishing have evolved in post-socialist markets.

This episode features an interview with author Dani Belo about his book 'Russian Warfare in the 21st Century', exploring modern Russian military strategies and geopolitical implications.

This episode features an interview with Vera Michlin-Shapir about her book 'Fluid Russia', which examines Russian national identity in the context of globalization and Putin's rise to power.

This episode features an interview with Dr.