How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 5 - Scrambled Beans
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 5 - Scrambled Beans
The signatories of the Belavezha agreement believe it should serve as a consensus model for the world—an example of dipl... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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20mins
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 4 - The Hero of Tetris
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 4 - The Hero of Tetris
Boris Yeltsin’s trip to a supermarket in Clear Lake, Texas, planted a seed of the USSR’s destruction. The United States ... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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20mins
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 3 - Liquid Courage
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 3 - Liquid Courage
Dr. Yelena Biberman and Zachary Troyanovsky explore the role of spontaneity at Belavezha, narrowing in on the exact mome... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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20mins
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 2 - History Made Them, and They Made History
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 2 - History Made Them, and They Made History
How much agency did the signatories of the Belavezha Accords have? Factors outside of their control shaped their behavio... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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30mins
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How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 1 - Do You Believe in Miracles
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 1 - Do You Believe in Miracles
The Soviet Union drew its last breath on Sunday, December 8, 1991, in a hunting lodge inside the primeval Belavezha fore... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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26mins
Episode 20: The Collapse of the USSR
Episode 20: The Collapse of the USSR
Episode 20: The Collapse of the USSR by The Davis Center
24 May 2018
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21mins
Episode 19: Russian News Media and Elections with Anna Veduta
Episode 19: Russian News Media and Elections with Anna Veduta
Anna Veduta of the independent media outlet Meduza discusses the challenges of journalism in Russia and the media landsc... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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26mins
Episode 18: "Red Famine" with Anne Applebaum
Episode 18: "Red Famine" with Anne Applebaum
In this episode, we talk with Anne Applebaum about her new book, Red Famine. Applebaum argues that the 1932–1933 famine ... Read more
6 Dec 2017
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19mins
Episode 17: The Life and Legacy of Gorbachev with William Taubman
Episode 17: The Life and Legacy of Gorbachev with William Taubman
Mikhail Gorbachev, revered by many in the West for his commitment to “openness” and democratizing reforms, has a more mi... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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24mins
Episode 16: Eurovision: Music, Kitsch, and Politics with James Evans and Yuval Weber
Episode 16: Eurovision: Music, Kitsch, and Politics with James Evans and Yuval Weber
Politics increasingly pervades our everyday lives, including our entertainment and pop culture. The Eurovision Song Cont... Read more
15 Sep 2017
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21mins
