Everything Was Forever Until
Guest: Alexei Yurchak on perestroika, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the experiences of the last Soviet generation.
May 17, 2022
1980s Series
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Guest: Vladislav Zubok on Collapse: The End of the Soviet Union published by Yale University Press.
May 3, 2022
Stalinism, Memorial, and Perestroika
Guest: Nanci Adler on Memorial, Stalinist repression, and Russia’s incomplete transitional justice.
April 26, 2022
Perestroika in the Periphery: Tajikistan
Guest: Isaac Scarborough on perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet system in Tajikistan.
April 19, 2022
Letters to Perestroika
Guest: Courtney Doucette on letter writing, Nina Andreeva, and perestroika “from below.”
March 15, 2022
February 11, 2022
