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The Soviet Car and Stalin’s Role in History

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:48:09 -0400

Interview with Lewis H. Siegelbaum, Ph.D, Professor of History at Michigan State University, who is also the author of numerous books about the Soviet history. In one of his last books, “Cars for Comrades: The life of the Soviet automobile” , Professor Siegelbaum comments: “…I was searching for a way of approaching Soviet history that would be different; not so much as it has been traditionally the case, from above, or as social historians including myself had written about Soviet history previously, from below, but, one could say, from the side. It seemed to me that cars were really quite fundamental to the tussle over what a modern Soviet society really should be..."

US and Russia: Cultural Connection

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:12:00 -0400

Gregory Guroff, president of the “Foundation for International Arts & Education”: "There has been long debate about what is American culture. It is all of these trends of all the immigrants who came here, and I think people don’t understand how much Russian artists contributed to it".

Resurrecting the Second World

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:22:19 -0400

Parag Khanna discusses his new book, “The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order.”

The World’s Uncertain Future

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:39:24 -0400

An interview with Harvard historian Niall Ferguson, author of “Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power”.

A Chance at Zero

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:21:41 -0400

A conversation with Bruce Blair, President of the World Security Institute, on the potential elimination of nuclear weapons globally.

Adjusting to a Different Russia

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:31:29 -0400

Richard Rose, director of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for the Study of Public Policy, discusses trends in Russian public opinion.

Russian Scenarios

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:24:31 -0400

An interview with Andrew Kuchins, director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS: "Russia, while its economic recovery has been impressive, and unexpectedly so in the past 10 years since the financial crash of 1998, is really in the relatively early phases of its longer term recovery."

The World, the United States and Russia

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:42:03 -0400

An interview with Richard Pipes, a historian of Russia and Communism at Harvard University: "Today’s Russia is a nation-state that is aggressive, but it is not out to dominate the world, so I don’t think a cold war is in the making."

Two Paths to Democracy

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:34:47 -0400

Jerry F. Hough, political scientist at Duke University, offers a comparative perspective on the democratic development of Russia and the United States.

The Power of Innovation

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:26:42 -0400

Dr. John Kao, author of best-selling Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity and Innovation Nation talks about the 'silent Sputnik' facing the United States and the potential of post-Soviet countries to compete in the global innovation race.

'Russian Messianism' Yesterday and Today

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:06:28 -0400

An interview with Peter Duncan of University College London, author of Russian Messianism: Third Rome, Revolution, Communism and After.

An Historic Mission: Remaking Russia in America's Image

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:38:44 -0400

An interview with David S. Foglesong, Associate Professor at Rutgers University and author of The American Mission and the 'Evil Empire': The Crusade for a 'Free Russia' since 1881.

Lesser Known Histories of the Soviet Merchant Fleet

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:43:16 -0400

An interview with Martin Bollinger, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and author of Stalin’s Slave Ships: Kolyma, the Gulag Fleet and the Role of the West.

Russia: Electing a Successor

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:04:35 -0400

Nikolai Petrov, scholar-in-residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, discusses the transition from Putin to Medvedev and its implications for the governing of Russia.

The Roots of Russia's New Nationalism

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:22:41 -0500

Andreas Umland, lecturer at the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev, discusses nationalism and politics in Putin's Russia.