A podcast series dedicated to Russia and the former USSR, hosted by Pietro A. Shakarian, PhD candidate in Russian History at The Ohio State University. Only four episodes are available on SoundCloud.  For full series see: https://www.mixcloud.com/reconsidering-russia/

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 stories 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 podcast app, grab your headphones, hit play, and tune in. Eurasia will never appear the same.

Understanding Russia with native Russian speaker

aka ГНОЙНЫЙ, ВАЛЕНТИН ДЯДЬКА, СОНЯ МАРМЕЛАДОВА, ВОРОВСКАЯ ЛАПА

Oligarkh's crashing collages of sound, images and words draw from disparate musical and visual sources to create surreal juxtapositions of contemporary urban culture, deep folk memory and decades of popular expressions of the national character. The young hip-hop producer from Saint Petersberg made his debut in 2013 with his album Zemlya i Volya (Land and Liberty), described as 'an abstract-orthodox mix of spiritual, folk, chanson and lyrical music framed by solid bass bells, 8-bit balalaika and broken rhythms'. Oligarkh's live gigs are augmented with a drummer and arresting video collages taken from historical films, documentaries, fairytales and old TV clips. It's a journey through the Russian collective conciousness, from grand cathedrals to remote villages, from suburban ghettos to the enclaves of the rich. Oligarkh's music erases the borders between high and popular culture, ancient and modern.
Their second album "Anatoliy" came out in February 2016.

Booking: natasha@morezvukov.nl
General inquiries: oligarkhofficial@gmail.com

Going behind the iron curtain of cinema to explore the Cold War and the former Communist Bloc through movies ☭

IG: https://www.instagram.com/cinemapolitburo/
Spotify playlist: https://goo.gl/FBzFzf

Между Сциллой и Харибдой − проект о русской культуре, истории и политике. Мы считаем, необходимо разрубить Гордиев узел, связанный из ложных парадигм: либералы и государственники, рыночники и коммунисты, западники и евразийцы, социал-демократы и имперцы, православные и атеисты, и т.д. Вас ожидает экспромт и анализ, стёб и деконструкция. Будет весело и страшно! Подписывайтесь на нас и расскажите друзьям. Поехали!

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