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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy continue their series of ranking every World Chess Championship match ever in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast. Part 2 focuses on the time after World War II, the Soviet Era of chess between 1951 and 1990, with matches involving Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, David Bronstein, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, and Garry Kasparov. Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips #chess #chesstraining
In this fascinating episode Alexander Herbert joins to discuss his book “What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot”. As always on this show, we're covering something new by talking about both counterculture music and the late Soviet Era. I myself have virtually no understanding of the punk genre, so don't think you need to be a Punk Rock enthusiast to enjoy this episode as the topics we broach include: soviet regulation of media, how all of this ties into the end of the soviet union and more! Alexander Herbert, who holds a Masters in Russian history from Indiana University, and a PHD in Modern Russia from Brendeis University, is an expert in the history of the Soviet Union and Global Environmental History. His research examines the interrelations of science, technology, and environmental change in the late USSR. Alexander is additionally interested in the intersection of popular culture and education and has published two books: the first on the history of punk rock in the Soviet Union and Russia, and another that uses horror films in the late USSR to examine the anxieties and fears of late Soviet society. He has also taught classes on the history of capitalism, radical politics in Europe, film history, and underground culture. Support the podcast at patreon.com/aesthepodcast Alex's Substack "Nothing lasts forever: Russian Punks in Georgia" (Alex's documentary mentioned in the episode) Lenin in 45 Volumes Intro Music Outro Music
On this episode HBO's Chernobyl and 1980s Soviet-Era Computers (AZ-5) Here is the translation: «Чернобыль» от HBO и советские компьютеры 1980-х годов (АЗ-5), клоны Apple и IBM и многое другое.
Ukraine is at a crossroads. It's been more than two years of brutal, deadly conflict. Despite some shifts to the front lines, neither side has a clear path to military victory, and support for the war effort is flagging amongst Ukrainians. Is it time for President Zelensky to think about negotiating an end to the war? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and author of "Our Enemies Will Vanish," about the challenges Ukraine faces, including waning morale and difficulties in military recruitment. Although recent polls indicate that Ukrainians are more receptive to peace talks, Trofimov warns that Russia's endgame remains unchanged—total erasure of Ukrainian national identity. With the painful history of Soviet-Era aggression still fresh in the national memory, most Ukrainians are resolute that they won't accept compromise unless it means the return of all internationally recognized land. Trofimov cautions that the absence of security guarantees by NATO and Western allies means Russia's assault on Ukraine is far from over.Though Bremmer and Trofimov spoke in July before Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, the larger picture remains bleak: no clear path to ending the war, hundreds of thousands of lives lost, and nearly 20% of Ukraine still under occupation. And if Donald Trump wins a second term, continued US military support is uncertain. So, is it time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia for a swift end to the war? If not, what will be the cost of all this suffering?Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Yaroslav Trofimov Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.
Ukraine is at a crossroads. It's been more than two years of brutal, deadly conflict. Despite some shifts to the front lines, neither side has a clear path to military victory, and support for the war effort is flagging amongst Ukrainians. Is it time for President Zelensky to think about negotiating an end to the war? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and author of "Our Enemies Will Vanish," about the challenges Ukraine faces, including waning morale and difficulties in military recruitment. Although recent polls indicate that Ukrainians are more receptive to peace talks, Trofimov warns that Russia's endgame remains unchanged—total erasure of Ukrainian national identity. With the painful history of Soviet-Era aggression still fresh in the national memory, most Ukrainians are resolute that they won't accept compromise unless it means the return of all internationally recognized land. Trofimov cautions that the absence of security guarantees by NATO and Western allies means Russia's assault on Ukraine is far from over.Though Bremmer and Trofimov spoke in July before Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, the larger picture remains bleak: no clear path to ending the war, hundreds of thousands of lives lost, and nearly 20% of Ukraine still under occupation. And if Donald Trump wins a second term, continued US military support is uncertain. So, is it time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia for a swift end to the war? If not, what will be the cost of all this suffering?Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Yaroslav Trofimov Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.
Thought all Soviet era architecture was brutal and soulless? Enter the world of Soviet Bus Stops and think again .....
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why Soviet-Era Nuclear Plants Are Being Dismantled". Step inside the complex world of nuclear decommissioning.This episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble's Tekla software and the 2024 Tekla UK award entries: https://bit.ly/3zby8mTLater in the episode, we cover:New York's new football stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7pGIFJMO_b/?img_index=1London's 60 Gracechurch Street skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7xGcbpOE7v/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from John.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former Minister of the Environment for Estonia. From Rain Epler: I am currently a Member of the Parliament of Estonia, representing Estonian Conservative Party, biggest opposition party. And personally my field of interest is energy and green politics. 00:00 Introduction to Rain Eppler and Estonia 01:04 Personal Background and Political Journey 01:44 Inspirations and Motivations in Politics 07:15 Reflections on the Soviet Era and Its Impacts 30:02 The Transition from Soviet Union to Independence 41:47 Current Political Climate and Future Outlook 52:24 Engaging with the Youth on Climate Narratives 57:06 Final Thoughts and Acknowledgements https://twitter.com/rainepler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Epler ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: The AFL refutes claims its illicit drug policy is similar to soviet-era regimes Tottenham's top four hopes in the English Premier League take a hit Americans Cole Houshmand and Caitlin Simmers win Rip Curl Pro titles The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: The AFL refutes claims its illicit drug policy is similar to soviet-era regimes Tottenham's top four hopes in the English Premier League take a hit Americans Cole Houshmand and Caitlin Simmers win Rip Curl Pro titles The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/2: #Russia: #Migration: The migrants of the Post-Soviet era come to Moscow. Ekaterina Zolotova, @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/russia-walks-a-demographic-tightrope/ 1917 TASHKENT
1/2: #Russia: #Migration: The migrants of the Post-Soviet era come to Moscow. Ekaterina Zolotova, @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/russia-walks-a-demographic-tightrope/ UNDATED EURASIA NOMADS
The Soviet era in Ukraine left an indelible mark on the nation, shaping its socio-political landscape over the course of seven decades. From the forced collectivisation of agriculture to the devastating Holodomor famine, Ukrainians endured significant hardships under Soviet rule. The era witnessed cultural suppression and attempts to foster a distinct Soviet Ukrainian identity. Despite the challenges, the Soviet period also saw moments of industrialisation and urbanisation, transforming Ukraine into an important economic hub within the Soviet Union.Find out how you can support Ukraine in its struggle for peace and freedom here.You can find bonus content such as videos and extended versions of episodes over at The History Buff Patreon (it's free - for now!). You can also follow The History Buff on Instagram, TikTok and Youtube.Artwork by Leila Mead. Check out her website and follow her on Instagram.Music: As History Unfolds by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I used to think that the production of dystopian movies like The Matrix would help people understand that they are being manipulated just like the characters in this movie. Somehow people can watch these movies and not realize that they are looking into a mirror and that the very movie they are watching is a metaphor for their own lives. This 1984 interview with ex-KGB operative Yuri Bezmenov really puts you in touch with the existence of a real process that the USSR used on its own citizens and foreign adversaries like the United States. You can see eerie parallels between what he describes and what we are living through in 2023. Yuri Bezmenov Interview https://twitter.com/raymondzino/status/1712606947558441117?s=43 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seth-martin0/message
A potential disaster is said to be brewing in the icy waters north of Russia as sunken nuclear submarines slowly decay beneath the surface. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In Episode 6 of The Kershner Files, Dave discusses some more preparedness adjacent topics. He starts the show with an “On the Road with Steve” segment that dovetails into a further discussion of the EPA standards that will wreck our trucking industry and the supply chain along with it. But that's not enough for the left as Dave ties together a number of current events to further prove his most recent salient point regarding the left and their agenda to destroy this nation from within. He closes the show by playing some preparedness videos regarding chem trails, sweet potatoes, water filtration using cat tails, and runner ducks. Articles discussed: Trucker warns Biden's EPA regulations would be 'catastrophic' for the American food supply by Kendall Dietz from Fox News Chicago mayor proposes city-owned grocery stores as Walmart, Whole Foods exits leave ‘food deserts' by Shannon Thaler from the New York Post ‘Pay Their Fair Share': Socialist Lawmakers Push for ‘Migrant Taxes' on New Yorkers During Immigration Crisis by Amy Burr from Breitbart US National Debt Surpasses $33,000,000,000,000 by Leah Barkoukis from Townhall Biden admin unleashes 50-year mining, oil drilling ban across thousands of acres in New Mexico by Thomas Catenacci from Fox News California passes call for US constitutional convention to limit gun access by The Center Square Staff from Just The News SO-CALLED "UNIVERSAL" BACKGROUND CHECKS by NSSF House schedules first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing by Madeleine Hubbard from Just The News Instagram videos I couldn't download for some reason: Immunity Concoction Flu Bomb Companies to consider supporting: Boss Shotshells, BBK Leather Designs, C&E Gun Shows Sponsor Link: Augusta Precious Metals Available for Purchase - Fiction: When Rome Stumbles | Hannibal is at the Gates | By the Dawn's Early Light | Colder Weather | A Time for Reckoning (paperback versions) | Fiction Series (paperback) | Fiction Series (audio) Available for Purchase - Non-Fiction: Preparing to Prepare (electronic/paperback) | Home Remedies (electronic/paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (electronic) Copyright Contra Radio Network 2023 All rights reserved. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contra-radio-network/support
In Episode 6 of The Kershner Files, Dave discusses some more preparedness adjacent topics. He starts the show with an “On the Road with Steve” segment that dovetails into a further discussion of the EPA standards that will wreck our trucking industry and the supply chain along with it. But that's not enough for the left as Dave ties together a number of current events to further prove his most recent salient point regarding the left and their agenda to destroy this nation from within. He closes the show by playing some preparedness videos regarding chem trails, sweet potatoes, water filtration using cat tails, and runner ducks. Articles discussed: Trucker warns Biden's EPA regulations would be 'catastrophic' for the American food supply by Kendall Dietz from Fox News Chicago mayor proposes city-owned grocery stores as Walmart, Whole Foods exits leave ‘food deserts' by Shannon Thaler from the New York Post ‘Pay Their Fair Share': Socialist Lawmakers Push for ‘Migrant Taxes' on New Yorkers During Immigration Crisis by Amy Burr from Breitbart US National Debt Surpasses $33,000,000,000,000 by Leah Barkoukis from Townhall Biden admin unleashes 50-year mining, oil drilling ban across thousands of acres in New Mexico by Thomas Catenacci from Fox News California passes call for US constitutional convention to limit gun access by The Center Square Staff from Just The News SO-CALLED "UNIVERSAL" BACKGROUND CHECKS by NSSF House schedules first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing by Madeleine Hubbard from Just The News Instagram videos I couldn't download for some reason: Immunity Concoction Flu Bomb Companies to consider supporting: Boss Shotshells, BBK Leather Designs, C&E Gun Shows Sponsor Link: Augusta Precious Metals Available for Purchase - Fiction: When Rome Stumbles | Hannibal is at the Gates | By the Dawn's Early Light | Colder Weather | A Time for Reckoning (paperback versions) | Fiction Series (paperback) | Fiction Series (audio) Available for Purchase - Non-Fiction: Preparing to Prepare (electronic/paperback) | Home Remedies (electronic/paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (electronic)
In this episode, we dive into the remarkable career of John Carrillo, who boasts over 40 years of experience in facility management and corporate real estate within the technology sector. Having recently retired as the Director, Planning, Design, and Construction, West Region for AT&T, John's responsibilities encompassed overseeing project management for a staggering 40 million square feet of space across 13 western U.S. states and Guam.Throughout his journey, John has achieved impressive feats, including managing as many as 1,500 FM employees, developing strategic programs, building a missile factory, and decommissioning a nuclear reactor. He has also been actively involved in the global FM community, presenting at various association events and offering coursework on FM, real estate, and ISO 9001 quality processes.Currently, John is sharing his expertise through global virtual presentations on digitization technology in the workplace, post-pandemic FM trends, and sustainability and resilience in the built environment. Notably, he was elected as Chair of Global FM by the Global FM Board of Directors, a prestigious role he assumed in February 2021.In this episode, we explore John's inspiring journey, from his childhood and the influence of his father in shaping his architectural aspirations to his education during challenging times like the Soviet Era and the Vietnam War. We'll learn how he unexpectedly entered the FM industry due to economic pressures, the challenges he faced while managing organizations and fields through different roles and companies, and his experiences with the evolving FM industry and digitization.John also shares insights into the power and impact of global FM organizations in enhancing skills, sharing best practices, and improving the industry. We'll gain valuable perspectives on his experiences during the pandemic and how it transformed into a hybrid workplace setting. Throughout the discussion, John acknowledges the influential people in his career and offers valuable advice to aspiring FM leaders.Tune in to this insightful episode as we unpack John Carrillo's rich and diverse career, exploring the transformation of the FM industry and the lessons he has gathered along the way.Support the show
Since fleeing Communist Poland and arriving in the USA in 1984, Drago Dzieren has daily pledged to become a better American in gratitude for his life here. He describes growing up in post-war Soviet-controlled Poland, where he and his family knew fear, hunger, and oppression. Jailed for being part of the Soviet-toppling Solidarity movement, he relates what it is like to speak out against censorship and totalitarian rule. He then jumped at the chance to emigrate to the U.S. and live in our free and open society, and in 1991 he both proudly became a citizen and joined the U.S. Navy. During his distinguished career as a SEAL on Teams 2 and 4, he was part of over 100 direct combat missions as a lead breacher in Iraq. This is his amazing story.Heroes Behind HeadlinesExecutive Producer: Ralph PezzulloProduced & Engineered by Mike DawsonOrchestra & Score provided by www.ExtremeMusic.com
In her new book “Countdown to Socialism”, Anthea Jeffery removes scales from the eyes of those who have ignored the ANC's pursuit of a blueprint for SA economic disaster - the National Democratic Revolution plan devised by Soviet Union bureaucrats in the 1950s. Jeffrey, head of policy research at the Institute of Race Relations, explains how the NDR originated from Soviet ideologies aimed at shifting newly independent African and Asian, primarily capitalist countries, to socialism. Despite the Soviet Union's dissolution three decades after the economic collapse, Jeffery asserts that the ANC and its supporters remain in an obsessive pursuit of the NDR, despite its now well-exposed pitfalls and record of economic destruction and creating misery. She also warns those in the private sector rallying to the government's call to support the failing SA economy that they are being misled and will be dispensed with as soon as it suits Pretoria's socialist agenda. She spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Irina Filatova is a Russian history and political science professor who moved to SA in 1992 to take up a post at the University of KZN - but remains closely in touch with her homeland and fellow Moscow University faculty and students. Author of half a dozen books, including acclaimed The Hidden Thread: Russia and SA in the Soviet Era (with Apollon Davidson), she is our go-to expert on all things Russian. Once again she delivers a rivetting interview here, providing superb context on the ructions in Russia and what impact the weakening of Putin will have on his South African acolytes in the ANC, EFF and SACP. After the interview, the Prof noted that had she said any of this in her former motherland, she'd have broken many laws and probably been jailed. She spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vladimir Putin was recently dubbed “Little Stalin” after the Russian leader allegedly destroyed a dam in Ukraine using Soviet-era tactics last week, RadarOnline.com has learned.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Every one has his WHY? Some want to provide healthcare services to poor; some want to provide medical services in underserved and rural areas, some want to earn the respect that comes with the “doctor” label while others simply see it as an excellent economic opportunity and a symbol of success.In 2023 around 20.87Lakh candidates appeared for NEET exam. There are around 1,05,933 seats in all the colleges. So does that mean all those who couldn't clear the exam don't deserve to be a doctor. So many students try to explore their options in studying abroad. Please join our Facebook Community ‘Career Advisor Hub' for more information by clicking on the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/studyabroadacademyYouTube ChannelInstagram ChannelTwitterLinkedInWhat you will learn in this podcast?What are the challenges faced by MBBS aspirants while going abroad?What countries to choose to study medicine?Why one must be careful to choose post Soviet Era countries?Support the show
The Malcontent News Russia-Ukraine War Report is a truth-based, fact-checked update on events happening on and off the battlefield in Ukraine. Our team reviews hundreds of sources of information a day to help you stay informed. Our Chief Content Officer, David Obelcz, sits down with Tiryn Fisher to discuss Germany's evolving position on providing military aid to Ukraine and how the Soviet and Post-Soviet Era shaped modern German politics. Support the showThank you for listening and making Malcontent News your trusted source for information about the Russia-Ukraine War. We deeply appreciate our community.Did you know we have a Russia-Ukraine War Map? It is a great companion to the podcast.Russia-Ukraine War MapThe Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast is hosted byLinnea HubbardDavid ObelczWriting StaffDavid ObelczJeff DavisRobert GuardetteAna Ras - en EspanolIntro/OutroNatasha AranciniSound EngineerLinnea HubbardTell us what you think about our podcast!Twitter @MalcontentmentTE-mail social@malcontentment.comBecome a Patreon for more content and to provide financial support at patreon.com/TheMalcontentMalcontent News and the Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast is produced by Badon Hill Group, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule and, after spending time in a Communist prison for his activism against the socialist oppression, immigrated to the United States in 1984. He became a US citizen in 1991 and enlisted in the Navy that same year.During his Navy career, he was a member of SEAL Team 2, SEAL Team 4, and a BUD/S instructor at Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, California. He performed over one hundred combat direct action missions as an NSW Lead Breacher while deployed to Iraq in 2003, 2004, and 2005, where he developed new breaching methods and a specialized breaching charge that minimized fragmentation and reduced potential injuries to non-combatants on target. This breaching charge allowed SEAL assault elements a smaller stand-off distance from the explosive breach and became widely used by SEALs throughout Iraq, saving many non-combatants' lives. Dzieran was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device for Valor, the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” Device for Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal, along with other awards and decorations. The Pledge to America Book linkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this week's episode, Ricky and Jon interview New Flesh regular Emina Melonic, Emina is an adjunct fellow of the Center for American Greatness. She is an unabashed cinephile and holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and three Master's degrees: in Humanities, and in Theology. Her work as a writer and critic has appeared in American Greatness, The Spectator, Law and Liberty, The New Criterion, The American Mind, National Review and many more. Topics covered include the censorship of children's author Roald Dahl, eroticism in the Soviet Era, the lethal eroticism of Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat" [1981], beauty in art AND more. ---ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSEDFollow Emina on Twitter:@EminaMelonic---The Soviet Erotic and Today's Misbegotten Effort to Kill Eros - American Greatness:https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/07/the-soviet-erotic-and-todays-misbegotten-effort-to-kill-eros/---Descent into Erotic Madness – Splice Today:https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/descent-into-erotic-madness---Burn, Baby, Burn, Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat (1981) and the lethal eroticism of Kathleen Turner:https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/burn-baby-burn---Masked Eroticism in Eyes Wide Shut – Splice Today:https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/masked-eroticism-in-eyes-wide-shut---Into great beauty - The New Criterion:https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/into-great-beauty---FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION ON reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/thenewfleshpodcast/---SUPPORT THE NEW FLESHBuy Me A Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thenewflesh---Instagram: @thenewfleshpodcast---Twitter: @TheNewFleshpod---Follow Ricky: @ricky_allpike on InstagramFollow Jon: @thejonastro on Instagram---Logo Design by Made To Move: @made.tomove on InstagramTheme Song: Dreamdrive "Chase Dreams"
Vladimir Lenin is one name that is known across the world. Rising to power during the Russian Revolution and Civil War, he was the first Communist dictator in history and the architect of the Red Terror - a deadly campaign of political oppression and execution carried out in the earliest years of Soviet Russia. But contrary to his self-avowed image as champion of the proletariat, Lenin was actually raised in an upper-middle-class family of Russian monarchists, with little to mark him out as a future revolutionary.In this episode James is joined by Victor Sebestyen, a renowned historian of Communism and Russian History. Together they examine the life of Lenin, from his privileged upbringing to his exile in the UK & Europe, and finally to his triumphant return to the motherland during the October Revolution that heralded a the Soviet Era. Looking at the events that shaped Lenin's political mind, it raises the question - was Lenin always destined to usher in a new age of Russian history?Victor's book is available here.For more Warfare content, subscribe to our Warfare newsletter here. If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian Zane Lamprey is constantly being told that he has the world's greatest job. For over a decade, Zane has hosted drinking travels shows, like Three Sheets and Drinking Made Easy, where his job is to belly up to the bar to learn local drinking customs and traditions. In his Tender Looks Stand Up Special, Zane shares stories of his misadventures while traveling the world and throwing them back. He has had many memorable experiences while drinking. These are the ones he remembers. YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ymp1to Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ComedyDynamics Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ComedyDynamics TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J1wucyQ/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ComedyDynamics http://www.comedydynamics.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The B-Movie Cast leaves our holiday decorations up way too long as we take a stab at Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday with a Soviet Era flick “The Night Before Christmas”, also known as “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka” from 1961. Joining Nic and Mary for some very Nikolai Gogol Christmas fun is our resident
Artist and filmmaker Mariam Ghani joined AR in 2021 to talk about her movie "What We Left Unfinished," which explores Afghanistan's film industry during the Soviet Era. She also discusses "Index of the Disappeared," a long-running project focusing on people who went missing during the U.S.'s War on Terror, and a pre-COVID movie she made about pandemics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: Soviet-era drones TU-141 attacks Russia. Patrick Tucker @DefTechPat. Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2022/12/explosions-russian-air-bases-may-change-several-nations-calculations/380521/
The Polish government has steadily been demolishing dozens of Soviet-era monuments ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But many Polish citizens believe preserving their country's complicated history is important.
What do you get when you cross a human and an ape? This is what Soviet Era scientist Ilya Ivanov tried to find out, and it. gets. weird; like inseminating a woman with ape sperm weird. So, let's talk about it! Digressions include Transhumanism and the Hunger Games! Sources A. E. Samaan, From a "Race of Masters" to a "Master Race": 1948 to 1848(2013) Eric Michael Johnson, Scientific Ethics and Stalin's Ape-Man Superwarriors (2011) Ivan Cenzi, The Strange History of Men Going Nuts for Monkey Testicle Transplants (2021) Julian Huxley, Transhumanism, 1957 Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, Global Gag Rule Threatens Reproductive Health in Kenya: Study, (2020) Matthew Gault, The Soviet Union's Crazy ‘Planet of the Apes', (2014) Paul Weindling, Julian Huxley and the Continuity of Eugenics in Twentieth-century Britain, (2015)) Pawel Wargan, A Dream of Soviet Ape‑Men (2013) Sam Kean, The Soviet Era's Deadliest Scientist Is Regaining Popularity in Russia (2017) Stephanie Pain, Blasts from the past: The Soviet ape-man scandal (2008) The Open Society Foundation, What Is the Global Gag Rule? (2019) Wulf D. Hund, Racist King Kong Fantasies. From Shakespeare's Monster to Stalin's Ape-Man (2011)
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Short on time but long on ambition? What you need to do is STOP looking for all the "cutting edge" advice and go back to the old-school methods that worked like a charm in MUCH harsher conditions than what you're dealing with. This episode will show you how.
As broadcast May 25, 2022 with plenty of extra Kartupeļu Pankūkas for your podcast travel feast. Tonight we go up in the sky and far away once again with our weekly travel mate Dunia Aljawad as we fly off to Riga for a taste of Latvia and the surrounding Baltic Nations in Estonia and Lithuania as well. A bit of a focus on Eurovision Song Contest history this week going through some of the notable aritsts who've gained exposure via that famed European tournament, but also a flash back to some funkier stuff from the Soviet Era as well so you can get a bit of the big picture.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00)KALUSH – StefaniaMonika LIU - SentimentaiWalters & Kazha – The War Is Not OverJuri Pootsman – PlayCollage – Mets Neidude VahelTarmo feat Toomas Urb & Vanemode – Valgud Piglis Part II (30:03)Velly Joonas – Kaes On AegBig Band Katowice – Ballada dla Alicjiansis feat JeeKaa – Sis Rindas DzivosHoax – OhjadPrata Vetro feat MUSIQQ – Debesis iekrita teviUgis Praulins – Easter Comes Part III (57:50)Samanta Tīna - MĒS VAIRS NĒ (WE ARE NO MORE) Alise Joste – Atslegas (Keys)Igo - Uz Krustcelēm (At the Crossroads) Gaujarts – Romana varonis (Hero of Romana)MUSIQQ - DARI KĀ ES (DO LIKE ME) Triana Park – Stars Part IV (90:25)Prāta Vētra - Starp Divām Saulēm (Between the Two Suns ) Imants Daksis - IdiotsBERMUDU DIVSTŪRIS - BALLĒJAM NEGUĻAM (FOR A PALLET) Instrumenti – Visa Visuma Visumis ir vissAilee(에일리) _ I will show you(보여줄게)Gain feat Bumkey – Fxxk U
Il governo cinese e Big Tech. Zuckerberg in Italia. Lego, Minecraft e il Metaverso. Null Island. Queste e molte altre le notizie tech commentate nella puntata di questa settimana. Dallo studio distribuito di digitalia: Franco Solerio, Giulio Cupini, Francesco Facconi Produttori esecutivi: Massimo Mauriello, Claudio Schifanella, Matteo Masconale, Lorenzo Nasetti, Massimiliano Saggia, Christian Fabiani, Mario Cervai, Alex Ordiner, Antonio Turdo (Thingyy), Davide Fogliarini, Danilo Sia, Federico Bruno, Simone Pignatti, Roberto Barison, Matteo Arrighi, Nicola Pedonese, Federico Travaini, Massimo Dalla Motta, Stefano Orso, Arnoud Van Der Giessen, Alessio Conforto, Alessandro Lazzarini, Marcello Piliego, Massimiliano Casamento, Stefano Toldo, Paolo Lucciola, Pasquale Maffei, Matteo Carpentieri, Fiorenzo Pilla, Andrea Torelli, Andrea Magnoli, Mirko Fornai, Alessio Pappini, Manuel Zavatta, Davide Tinti, Nicola Gabriele D., Gabriele F., Nicola Fort, Testun, Nicola Gabriele D., Marco Iannaccone, Alessandro Varesi, Daxda Sponsor: VetrinaLive - utilizzate il codice coupon "DIGITALIA30" per avere il 30% di sconto sul costo dell'abbonamento. Links: Play Fortnite on iOS with Xbox Cloud Gaming for Free Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia's Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings Elon Musk e le minacce del fedelissimo di Putin FDA awards clearance to VideaHealth's cavity-spotting AI Immuni per ora rimane: c'è una data per la dismissione Immuni non raccoglie Arm China's renegade chief makes his last stand Lego to expand online ambitions by tripling total of software engineers L'isola dell'Atlantico creata dai dati sbagliati New China policies to support Big Tech platforms in innovation, globalisation I servizi spagnoli hanno ammesso di aver intercettato politici catalani Wordle brought tens of millions of users to The New York Times China's capital city loosens robotaxi restrictions Democracy Can Still End Big Tech's Dominance Over Our Lives Gucci to Start Accepting Crypto Payments in Some U.S. Stores Draghi incontra Zuckerberg, focus su metaverso e investimenti Le vendite su Zalando sono in calo ed è la prima volta che succede Incontro a Milano tra Zuckerberg e Del Vecchio: si lavora ai nuovi smart glass Caos sale gioco: come vengono omologate le macchine arcade La Russia ruba mezzi agricoli in Ucraina, peccato per il GPS Free2Move (Stellantis) acquisisce Share Now Gingilli del giorno: Maps.me — not just an app but a friend in all your adventures Learning Synths Mechanical Watch – Bartosz Ciechanowski Gingillopedia Supporta Digitalia, diventa produttore esecutivo.
During its time as a Soviet republic within the USSR, Kazakhstan was the site of massive nuclear tests, both above and below ground. The cost to the environment and health of the Kazakh people and livestock was likewise massive, though the full scale of the effects was under-studied and suppressed for decades. Through massive public protests in the 1980s, nuclear-weapons testing in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan was brought to a halt. But when the Soviet Union dissolved and Kazakhstan became a sovereign state, it now had a conundrum: Should the country—which had no military of its own—retain the nuclear weapons and become the world's fourth largest nuclear power, or relinquish them in return for international commitments? This is the story that Togzhan Kassenova was born to write. The nuclear policy and nonproliferation expert grew up in the capital city, Almaty, in a family with deep ties to the Semipalatinsk region. Her father, Oumirserik Kassenov, was the head of the country's first think tank, now known as the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, and he was charged with helping the fledgling Kazakh government make nuclear policy decisions in the 1990s. Kassenova—who now lives in a different capital city, Washington, D.C.—was also able to access and interpret archival documents from the United States, Kazakhstan and Russia. The result is Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Kassenova and the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles discuss the challenges of writing about top-secret nuclear test programs; the brave Soviet-era medical professionals who sought to record the sicknesses and birth defects caused by nuclear radiation; and the connections between the communities in Kazakhstan and the United States impacted by nuclear testing. She also sheds light on the real international diplomacy that took place that led to Kazakhstan giving up its nuclear arsenal, which was not a foregone conclusion. Atomic Steppe was released only nine days before Russia invaded Ukraine. Kassenova also discusses the parallels between Ukrainian and Kazakh experiences, the Russian attitudes towards the former Soviet republics, and what the international community can do about the threat nuclear weapons still pose today. Special thanks to our sponsor, Posh Virtual Receptionists.
During its time as a Soviet republic within the USSR, Kazakhstan was the site of massive nuclear tests, both above and below ground. The cost to the environment and health of the Kazakh people and livestock was likewise massive, though the full scale of the effects was under-studied and suppressed for decades. Through massive public protests in the 1980s, nuclear-weapons testing in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan was brought to a halt. But when the Soviet Union dissolved and Kazakhstan became a sovereign state, it now had a conundrum: Should the country—which had no military of its own—retain the nuclear weapons and become the world's fourth largest nuclear power, or relinquish them in return for international commitments? This is the story that Togzhan Kassenova was born to write. The nuclear policy and nonproliferation expert grew up in the capital city, Almaty, in a family with deep ties to the Semipalatinsk region. Her father, Oumirserik Kassenov, was the head of the country's first think tank, now known as the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, and he was charged with helping the fledgling Kazakh government make nuclear policy decisions in the 1990s. Kassenova—who now lives in a different capital city, Washington, D.C.—was also able to access and interpret archival documents from the United States, Kazakhstan and Russia. The result is Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Kassenova and the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles discuss the challenges of writing about top-secret nuclear test programs; the brave Soviet-era medical professionals who sought to record the sicknesses and birth defects caused by nuclear radiation; and the connections between the communities in Kazakhstan and the United States impacted by nuclear testing. She also sheds light on the real international diplomacy that took place that led to Kazakhstan giving up its nuclear arsenal, which was not a foregone conclusion. Atomic Steppe was released only nine days before Russia invaded Ukraine. Kassenova also discusses the parallels between Ukrainian and Kazakh experiences, the Russian attitudes towards the former Soviet republics, and what the international community can do about the threat nuclear weapons still pose today. Special thanks to our sponsor, Posh Virtual Receptionists.
During its time as a Soviet republic within the USSR, Kazakhstan was the site of massive nuclear tests, both above and below ground. The cost to the environment and health of the Kazakh people and livestock was likewise massive, though the full scale of the effects was under-studied and suppressed for decades. Through massive public protests in the 1980s, nuclear-weapons testing in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan was brought to a halt. But when the Soviet Union dissolved and Kazakhstan became a sovereign state, it now had a conundrum: Should the country—which had no military of its own—retain the nuclear weapons and become the world's fourth largest nuclear power, or relinquish them in return for international commitments? This is the story that Togzhan Kassenova was born to write. The nuclear policy and nonproliferation expert grew up in the capital city, Almaty, in a family with deep ties to the Semipalatinsk region. Her father, Oumirserik Kassenov, was the head of the country's first think tank, now known as the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, and he was charged with helping the fledgling Kazakh government make nuclear policy decisions in the 1990s. Kassenova—who now lives in a different capital city, Washington, D.C.—was also able to access and interpret archival documents from the United States, Kazakhstan and Russia. The result is Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Kassenova and the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles discuss the challenges of writing about top-secret nuclear test programs; the brave Soviet-era medical professionals who sought to record the sicknesses and birth defects caused by nuclear radiation; and the connections between the communities in Kazakhstan and the United States impacted by nuclear testing. She also sheds light on the real international diplomacy that took place that led to Kazakhstan giving up its nuclear arsenal, which was not a foregone conclusion. Atomic Steppe was released only nine days before Russia invaded Ukraine. Kassenova also discusses the parallels between Ukrainian and Kazakh experiences, the Russian attitudes towards the former Soviet republics, and what the international community can do about the threat nuclear weapons still pose today. Special thanks to our sponsor, Posh Virtual Receptionists.
This week, production of Lada cars, the icons of Russia's auto industry, ground to a halt as Western sanctions cut off auto parts and supplies. WSJ's Nick Kostov tells the story of the famous car maker and explains why it offers a glimpse into the evolution of the Russian economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On this International Women's Day, we're discussing influential women not in the U.S. First, Renee walks us through Pussy Riot's activism and how they have been a delicious thorn in Putin's side for many years. Then, Mariquita reviews Andrea Yaryura Clark's debut novel, On a Night of a Thousand Stars, and talks about how it was framed by Argentina's Dirty War of the 70s and early 80s. Books Mentioned: Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism by Nadya Tolokonnikova What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot by Alexander Herbert Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark Cantoras by Carolina de Robertiis Also mentioned: Yasi's TikTok about the history of Ukraine and Russia Steph's blog post: My Riot and Riot Grrrl Nostalgia RollingStone article: “Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova: ‘Fuck Putin. I Hope He Dies Soon'” Andrea Yaryura Clark's Instagram: @andreaclarkbooks Follow and support our hosts: Follow Renee: Instagram Follow Mariquita: Instagram Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
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The Kyoto Protocol as a group of 37 ration industrialized countries to collectively achieve a modest 5% reduction and their emissions from 1990 levels during the first commitment period of 2008 to 2012 except the European Union and some of its individual member countries such as Germany and United Kingdom which was then in the most of the countries did not achieve the target Russia and the east European companies have I ever saw a dramatic drop in their emissions after the collapse of the Soviet Era it had a great deal and ensuring that the collective emissions of this group of countries fell by 22% well above the 5% target --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nirmit-verma/support
The Defense Department recently declassified a briefing Dr. David Crist prepared in 2020 on US war planning in the Middle East against the Soviet Union from 1979 to 1987. On this episode of Overwatch, Dr. Crist talks to ISW Research Director Matthew McInnis about this assessment and what it may reveal about a possible future conflict with Iran and strategic competition with Russia and China in the region. Dr. David Crist is the Executive Director of the Joint Staff History and Research Office and an advisor to US Central Command Commander General Frank McKenzie. He is also the author of “The Twilight War” which is still considered a must-read for students of the US-Iran conflict since the 1979 revolution. You can see the entire declassified briefing on the ISW website.
It's a rare psychological phenomenon; when you stand at the curb, buses think you're a bus stop and it's not just in your mind. Absurd? It happened to one man in South Mimms whose lost love just happened to be an expert on weird Soviet Era bus stops. We're not making this up!
“I will always be proud that we did our part on that tragic day to reconvene the Congress and fulfilled our duty under the Constitution and the laws of the United States” he said. Our guests are: Terry Schilling, Thomas Farnan Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 06/25/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews
“I will always be proud that we did our part on that tragic day to reconvene the Congress and fulfilled our duty under the Constitution and the laws of the United States” he said. Our guests are: Terry Schilling, Thomas Farnan Stay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 06/25/2021 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews
Christina Antonyan joins me to offer her perspective on erotic touch and its significance in a relationship. We talk about the primal character of attuned touch and how to access it to enhance your sex life without any pressure of reaching a goal. What got Christina interested in Erotic Touch? In a one-week seminar on Tantric and Taoist teachings, Christina connected with the world of erotic touch. The seminar involved the activity of women giving pleasure to men and then switching the next day by receiving. It eliminated the pressure to give back at the moment and lead to open up her sense of pleasure. She points out the importance of touch by hands and fingertips as the most sensitive areas of the body. “Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with,” Christina says quoting Carl Jung. Erotic touch enables the energy to flow through the body and reach the genitals while opening up our senses. This process of Erotic touch emphasizes the concept of receiving and relaxing into pleasure without an obligation to give back immediately. Christina suggests erotic touch as a way to reconnect with your partner during disagreements and when you don't feel like having sex. Why is touch so important to us as humans and its significance in a relationship? Touch is the first form of communication that we experience as babies. It's how we connect with people, objects, and textures around us. Parents express their love, care, and nurturing through gentle touch, and we lock our memories of that moment in touch because that's how we received it. And when we lack that touch, we feel disconnected and our energy blocked. Christina gives an instance where she gets a massage to open up her senses and unblock her energy. What are some common mistakes people make when touching? Christina points out not being aware as the most common mistakes people make while touching. This constitutes not being present in the moment, making mindless and mechanical movements, and disconnecting with your partner's body. Christina compares a bad touch with a bad massage that feels unintentional and alien. A partner can sense when you're occupied by your thoughts during touching or having sex. How Do You Define What Makes Touch Erotic? While slow and sensual is one form of erotic touch, many other forms like caressing, stroking, tickling, squeezing, tapping, soft touch, and frim touch come under the erotic touch. Christina says that erotic touch is defined by its intent and awareness rather than the part of the body it's performed on. Moving further she points out how we as unique individuals experience differently than one another. Most of the time, for instance, during a massage our genitals are skipped. According to Christina, for most women, a lot of sexual energy is held in our thighs and buttocks and when we experience erotic touch in these areas, our energy flows through the body. Christina talks about “Lingam massage” (penis massage) where men are blindfolded to avoid the person giving the massage becoming their main source of pleasure. The goal is for them to go in their body and experience sensation and pleasure like never before and it applies to women as well. It's about experiencing non-visual pleasure. Ways That People Can Practice This Touch With Their Partners To practice erotic touch with your partners, Christina offers a three-part video series of breast massage, yoni massage, and penis massage. It reaches various hand movements to give different types of touch and experiencing sensations that go along with it ranging from high to low arousal. Christina advises following your intuition and getting creative once you become comfortable with the movements. It can be done by being present and attuned with your partner's body and observing their reactions to your touch. Is there any verbal communication that accompanies Erotic Touch? When it comes to communication during the touch, people have different preferences. While some may like instruction, others might prefer an ongoing dialogue or some may just prefer no talking. She talks about clear communication and saying it right away when something doesn't feel good. But she also warns us about over-communication and how that would interrupt the flow and make the experience feel “too mechanical”. To make the partner and yourself feel at ease, she suggests several oils that could be used and setting the space with candles and scents and being mindful of the temperature. Benefits of Erotic Touch and the Difference it Makes in a Couple's Sex-life. Erotic touch teaches you how to relax into pleasure and open up to various sensations happening in your body and around you. You connect with your body and your partner's body on a deeper level where you're in tune with their desires and your own. People use that sexual arousal to circulate the sexual energy through their bodies. There's no pressure or an obligation to reach the goal of orgasm and Christina explains it through men's “in-ejaculation process”. It's the process to teach men to separate orgasm and ejaculation through erotic touch. It helps you release all the pent-up energy and trauma and sometimes turns into an emotional release, says Christina. Biography Curiosity is Christina's driving force, being born during the Soviet Era in a conservative household gave her an insatiable appetite to be curious about the world. She's multi-passionate, and one of her favorite passions is sexuality. She has a burning desire to change how we talk about sex since culture, media, religion, environment, and tech shape our sexual beliefs and behaviors Christina specialized in figuring out how Ancient sexual teachings, Tech and Science applies to the human of today, who has endless stimulation options. She's traveled to over 60 countries, speaking, giving workshops, and learning from her masters. She's been studying sexuality for more than 14 years. She's on a mission to bring sexuality out of the Dark Ages where our sexuality becomes the source of our peace and happiness instead of the source of our shame, guilt, trauma, pain, and anxiety. Resources and Links: Website: https://www.confidentlovers.com/ Video Course: https://www.confidentlovers.com/erotic-touch-video-course/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_lovers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConfidentLovers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxzVQtPzpoGENUMs_d2REw More info: Training video – https://jessazimmerman.mykajabi.com/video-choice Sex Health Quiz – https://www.sexhealthquiz.com The Course – https://www.intimacywitheasemethod.com The Book – https://www.sexwithoutstress.com Podcast Website – https://www.intimacywithease.com Access the Free webinar: How to help your partner want more sex without making them feel pressured or obligated: https://intimacywithease.com/free-webinar Better Sex with Jessa Zimmerman https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/better-sex/ Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/175-erotic-touch-christina-antonyanMore info and resources: How Big a Problem is Your Sex Life? Quiz – https://www.sexlifequiz.com The Course – https://www.intimacywithease.com The Book – https://www.sexwithoutstress.com Podcast Website – https://www.intimacywithease.com Access the Free webinar: How to make sex easy and fun for both of you: https://intimacywithease.com/masterclass Secret Podcast for the Higher Desire Partner: https://www.intimacywithease.com/hdppodcast Secret Podcast for the Lower Desire Partner: https://www.intimacywithease.com/ldppodcast
Christina Antonyan joins me to offer her perspective on erotic touch and its significance in a relationship. We talk about the primal character of attuned touch and how to access it to enhance your sex life without any pressure of reaching a goal. What got Christina interested in Erotic Touch? In a one-week seminar on Tantric and Taoist teachings, Christina connected with the world of erotic touch. The seminar involved the activity of women giving pleasure to men and then switching the next day by receiving. It eliminated the pressure to give back at the moment and lead to open up her sense of pleasure. She points out the importance of touch by hands and fingertips as the most sensitive areas of the body. “Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with,” Christina says quoting Carl Jung. Erotic touch enables the energy to flow through the body and reach the genitals while opening up our senses. This process of Erotic touch emphasizes the concept of receiving and relaxing into pleasure without an obligation to give back immediately. Christina suggests erotic touch as a way to reconnect with your partner during disagreements and when you don’t feel like having sex. Why is touch so important to us as humans and its significance in a relationship? Touch is the first form of communication that we experience as babies. It’s how we connect with people, objects, and textures around us. Parents express their love, care, and nurturing through gentle touch, and we lock our memories of that moment in touch because that’s how we received it. And when we lack that touch, we feel disconnected and our energy blocked. Christina gives an instance where she gets a massage to open up her senses and unblock her energy. What are some common mistakes people make when touching? Christina points out not being aware as the most common mistakes people make while touching. This constitutes not being present in the moment, making mindless and mechanical movements, and disconnecting with your partner’s body. Christina compares a bad touch with a bad massage that feels unintentional and alien. A partner can sense when you’re occupied by your thoughts during touching or having sex. How Do You Define What Makes Touch Erotic? While slow and sensual is one form of erotic touch, many other forms like caressing, stroking, tickling, squeezing, tapping, soft touch, and frim touch come under the erotic touch. Christina says that erotic touch is defined by its intent and awareness rather than the part of the body it’s performed on. Moving further she points out how we as unique individuals experience differently than one another. Most of the time, for instance, during a massage our genitals are skipped. According to Christina, for most women, a lot of sexual energy is held in our thighs and buttocks and when we experience erotic touch in these areas, our energy flows through the body. Christina talks about “Lingam massage” (penis massage) where men are blindfolded to avoid the person giving the massage becoming their main source of pleasure. The goal is for them to go in their body and experience sensation and pleasure like never before and it applies to women as well. It’s about experiencing non-visual pleasure. Ways That People Can Practice This Touch With Their Partners To practice erotic touch with your partners, Christina offers a three-part video series of breast massage, yoni massage, and penis massage. It reaches various hand movements to give different types of touch and experiencing sensations that go along with it ranging from high to low arousal. Christina advises following your intuition and getting creative once you become comfortable with the movements. It can be done by being present and attuned with your partner’s body and observing their reactions to your touch. Is there any verbal communication that accompanies Erotic Touch? When it comes to communication during the touch, people have different preferences. While some may like instruction, others might prefer an ongoing dialogue or some may just prefer no talking. She talks about clear communication and saying it right away when something doesn’t feel good. But she also warns us about over-communication and how that would interrupt the flow and make the experience feel “too mechanical”. To make the partner and yourself feel at ease, she suggests several oils that could be used and setting the space with candles and scents and being mindful of the temperature. Benefits of Erotic Touch and the Difference it Makes in a Couple’s Sex-life. Erotic touch teaches you how to relax into pleasure and open up to various sensations happening in your body and around you. You connect with your body and your partner’s body on a deeper level where you’re in tune with their desires and your own. People use that sexual arousal to circulate the sexual energy through their bodies. There’s no pressure or an obligation to reach the goal of orgasm and Christina explains it through men’s “in-ejaculation process”. It’s the process to teach men to separate orgasm and ejaculation through erotic touch. It helps you release all the pent-up energy and trauma and sometimes turns into an emotional release, says Christina. Biography Curiosity is Christina’s driving force, being born during the Soviet Era in a conservative household gave her an insatiable appetite to be curious about the world. She’s multi-passionate, and one of her favorite passions is sexuality. She has a burning desire to change how we talk about sex since culture, media, religion, environment, and tech shape our sexual beliefs and behaviors Christina specialized in figuring out how Ancient sexual teachings, Tech and Science applies to the human of today, who has endless stimulation options. She’s traveled to over 60 countries, speaking, giving workshops, and learning from her masters. She’s been studying sexuality for more than 14 years. She’s on a mission to bring sexuality out of the Dark Ages where our sexuality becomes the source of our peace and happiness instead of the source of our shame, guilt, trauma, pain, and anxiety. Resources and Links: Website: https://www.confidentlovers.com/ Video Course: https://www.confidentlovers.com/erotic-touch-video-course/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_lovers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConfidentLovers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxzVQtPzpoGENUMs_d2REw More info: Training video – https://jessazimmerman.mykajabi.com/video-choice Sex Health Quiz – https://www.sexhealthquiz.com The Course – https://www.intimacywitheasemethod.com The Book – https://www.sexwithoutstress.com Podcast Website – https://www.intimacywithease.com Access the Free webinar: How to help your partner want more sex without making them feel pressured or obligated: https://intimacywithease.com/free-webinar Better Sex with Jessa Zimmermanhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/better-sex/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/175-erotic-touch-christina-antonyan
Christina Antonyan joins me to offer her perspective on erotic touch and its significance in a relationship. We talk about the primal character of attuned touch and how to access it to enhance your sex life without any pressure of reaching a goal. What got Christina interested in Erotic Touch? In a one-week seminar on Tantric and Taoist teachings, Christina connected with the world of erotic touch. The seminar involved the activity of women giving pleasure to men and then switching the next day by receiving. It eliminated the pressure to give back at the moment and lead to open up her sense of pleasure. She points out the importance of touch by hands and fingertips as the most sensitive areas of the body. “Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with,” Christina says quoting Carl Jung. Erotic touch enables the energy to flow through the body and reach the genitals while opening up our senses. This process of Erotic touch emphasizes the concept of receiving and relaxing into pleasure without an obligation to give back immediately. Christina suggests erotic touch as a way to reconnect with your partner during disagreements and when you don’t feel like having sex. Why is touch so important to us as humans and its significance in a relationship? Touch is the first form of communication that we experience as babies. It’s how we connect with people, objects, and textures around us. Parents express their love, care, and nurturing through gentle touch, and we lock our memories of that moment in touch because that’s how we received it. And when we lack that touch, we feel disconnected and our energy blocked. Christina gives an instance where she gets a massage to open up her senses and unblock her energy. What are some common mistakes people make when touching? Christina points out not being aware as the most common mistakes people make while touching. This constitutes not being present in the moment, making mindless and mechanical movements, and disconnecting with your partner’s body. Christina compares a bad touch with a bad massage that feels unintentional and alien. A partner can sense when you’re occupied by your thoughts during touching or having sex. How Do You Define What Makes Touch Erotic? While slow and sensual is one form of erotic touch, many other forms like caressing, stroking, tickling, squeezing, tapping, soft touch, and frim touch come under the erotic touch. Christina says that erotic touch is defined by its intent and awareness rather than the part of the body it’s performed on. Moving further she points out how we as unique individuals experience differently than one another. Most of the time, for instance, during a massage our genitals are skipped. According to Christina, for most women, a lot of sexual energy is held in our thighs and buttocks and when we experience erotic touch in these areas, our energy flows through the body. Christina talks about “Lingam massage” (penis massage) where men are blindfolded to avoid the person giving the massage becoming their main source of pleasure. The goal is for them to go in their body and experience sensation and pleasure like never before and it applies to women as well. It’s about experiencing non-visual pleasure. Ways That People Can Practice This Touch With Their Partners To practice erotic touch with your partners, Christina offers a three-part video series of breast massage, yoni massage, and penis massage. It reaches various hand movements to give different types of touch and experiencing sensations that go along with it ranging from high to low arousal. Christina advises following your intuition and getting creative once you become comfortable with the movements. It can be done by being present and attuned with your partner’s body and observing their reactions to your touch. Is there any verbal communication that accompanies Erotic Touch? When it comes to communication during the touch, people have different preferences. While some may like instruction, others might prefer an ongoing dialogue or some may just prefer no talking. She talks about clear communication and saying it right away when something doesn’t feel good. But she also warns us about over-communication and how that would interrupt the flow and make the experience feel “too mechanical”. To make the partner and yourself feel at ease, she suggests several oils that could be used and setting the space with candles and scents and being mindful of the temperature. Benefits of Erotic Touch and the Difference it Makes in a Couple’s Sex-life. Erotic touch teaches you how to relax into pleasure and open up to various sensations happening in your body and around you. You connect with your body and your partner’s body on a deeper level where you’re in tune with their desires and your own. People use that sexual arousal to circulate the sexual energy through their bodies. There’s no pressure or an obligation to reach the goal of orgasm and Christina explains it through men’s “in-ejaculation process”. It’s the process to teach men to separate orgasm and ejaculation through erotic touch. It helps you release all the pent-up energy and trauma and sometimes turns into an emotional release, says Christina. Biography Curiosity is Christina’s driving force, being born during the Soviet Era in a conservative household gave her an insatiable appetite to be curious about the world. She’s multi-passionate, and one of her favorite passions is sexuality. She has a burning desire to change how we talk about sex since culture, media, religion, environment, and tech shape our sexual beliefs and behaviors Christina specialized in figuring out how Ancient sexual teachings, Tech and Science applies to the human of today, who has endless stimulation options. She’s traveled to over 60 countries, speaking, giving workshops, and learning from her masters. She’s been studying sexuality for more than 14 years. She’s on a mission to bring sexuality out of the Dark Ages where our sexuality becomes the source of our peace and happiness instead of the source of our shame, guilt, trauma, pain, and anxiety. Resources and Links: Website: https://www.confidentlovers.com/ Video Course: https://www.confidentlovers.com/erotic-touch-video-course/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confident_lovers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConfidentLovers/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxzVQtPzpoGENUMs_d2REw More info: Training video – https://jessazimmerman.mykajabi.com/video-choice Sex Health Quiz – https://www.sexhealthquiz.com The Course – https://www.intimacywitheasemethod.com The Book – https://www.sexwithoutstress.com Podcast Website – https://www.intimacywithease.com Access the Free webinar: How to help your partner want more sex without making them feel pressured or obligated: https://intimacywithease.com/free-webinar Better Sex with Jessa Zimmermanhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/better-sex/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/175-erotic-touch-christina-antonyan
We share our top 5 reasons why you must visit Saint Petersburg, Russia. This goes down as one of our favorite trips.Today on On Arrival: Culture: Saint Petersburg offers a unique look into Russian culture from Imperial to Soviet to Post-Soviet Art: The Hermitage Museum is the second largest museum in the world and you have to see it for yourself Food: Tasting everything from traditional Russian cuisine to New Era restaurants and bars Architecture: The bridges, the buildings, the sculptures...we can't even with these architectural masterpieces Shopping: When shopping in Saint Petersburg did Jordan buy too much? or did KT buy too little? You be the judge If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. If you know someone who you think would enjoy this episode, please share it with them! Follow @onarrivaltravel on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter Visit us at www.onarrival.com for more episodes and to learn more about upcoming travel opportunities.Do you have really interesting travel stories? We would love to hear them and so would our listeners. Email us kt@onarrival.com to be considered as a guest on the show!
On this episode of Through the Lens Alex and Davis tackle the five films with best actor nominations at this year's Oscars. First they talk about the latest in movie news including the Black Widow and Loki trailers as well as the Soviet-Era version of Lord of the Rings. They break down the best actor category by going performance by performance in this order: Gary Oldman in Mank, Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Steven Yeun in Minari, Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal, and Anthony Hopkins in The Father.
A Polish salt mine provides relief for post-Covid patients - The Dutch go techno to learn more about easing coronavirus restrictions - Is the EU about to reset ties with Turkey? - What kind of impact will the pandemic have on Rome’s historic centre? - Greenland’s rare-earth election - A spat between Latvia and Russia over a war memorial - Protests in France over veggie school lunches - And more…
Opera, like all art, is frequently a reflection of the current political and social climate, and operas composed during the Soviet Era were no exception. Despite the oppressive environment, composers like Prokofiev managed to be extremely prolific during those times.
In the 1930s there was a push to make Moscow the center of art and music, which started a cultural struggle between modern European innovation and the folk traditions of the past. On today's episode of the Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, guild lecturer Dr. Naomi Perley takes a closer look at the music of the Soviet era.
Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used to poison Russia’s Navalny. Stop or suspend West Bank annexation: Questions for Israel-UAE deal. Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing US and UK voters. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news Five Minute News is an independent production, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering unbiased, verified, and truthful world news, daily. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews)
The German government says that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Novichok — a Soviet-era nerve agent. Plus, a textile company in Ghana produces vibrant patterns with pandemic motifs. And, it's the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II today. We hear a story about service dogs who worked with Allied forces during the war.
On this show I talk to Robert Puchalla the managing director consulting and brand expert at Arsmedium in Nürnberg. We talk about growing up in Poland in the Soviet Era, moving to Germany as a teenager and being overwhelmed by products and advertisement. Immediately Robert fell in love with brands and purpose driven companies. We talk about marketing and what makes a brand great, We also talk about his philosophy on economics, taking care of resources in stead of ‘Managing Resources' and to never treat people as Human Resources. ‘Smuggling' an illegal drink (Red Bull) into Germany… Staring and running a successful agency and going through a massive burn-out; How it starts, what it does to you and how to recover Obviously we also talk at length about leadership and how to create a safe space for people.
From her home inside the "closed city" of Sarov, Russia — the high-security center for Russian nuclear research — collector Katya Zykova runs an online shop that sells a wide range of vintage Soviet postcards, pins, children's books, and even a large wooden portrait of Vladimir Lenin. Katya's website, soviet-postcards.com • Katya's Etsy shop • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Additional music by Myuu, Biz Baz Studios, Blue Dot Sessions, and Cooper Cannell • www.forkeepspodcast.com
In this episode we learn all about erotic touch techniques and how to be a phenomenal hands-on lover. Christina also shares about the mysterious A-Spot, a powerhouse for pleasure! Want to skip to the interview? Fast forward to minute 20 to dive right in. About our guest: Curiosity is Christina’s driving force. Being born during the Soviet Era in a conservative household that never spoke about sex unless it was telling adult jokes gave her an insatiable appetite to dive deep in the world of sexuality. She’s been studying sexuality for more than 14 years and she believes that the secret to the universe is between our legs. She’s traveled to over 60 countries speaking, giving workshops and learning from other great teachers. She’s on a mission to bring sexuality out of the dark ages where our sexuality becomes the source of our peace and happiness instead of the source of our shame, guilt, trauma, pain, and anxiety. To learn more visit confidentlovers.com For Christina's article on how to find a good erotic massage practitioner: https://www.confidentlovers.com/tantra-massage/ For more info on the A-Spot: https://www.confidentlovers.com/what-is-the-a-spot/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th4Y9J3iK5Y Other links: Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESSSEX on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at uberlube.com Get $5 off while mastering the art of pleasure at OMGyes.com/shameless Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at purepleasureshop.com Get turned on with 30 days free of super hot audio erotica at dipseastories.com/shameless Want clinically proven science-backed multi-vitamins made from the best ingredients? Go to ritual.com/SHAMELESSSEX and get 10% off during your first 3 months Schedule your own erotic storytelling photoshoot with our favorite photographer couple/duo at https://tadamphoto.com/ Take Amy's workshop in Dallas by visiting www.sarassecret.com Want to try one of our favorite boutique wines? Get 10% off of 3 bottles or more with code SHAMELESSSEX10 or 15% off of 6 bottles or more with come SHAMELESSSEX15 at marginswine.com
In this episode of the Highlights Podcast, Alexander Herbert, a PhD candidate in the history department, discusses his book, "What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot."
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor's, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their introduction to Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life (Indiana University Press, 2019), Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, and Irina Glushchenko invite the reader to “imagine a society where food is managed by officialdom like a controlled substance and everyone is addicted to it.” Food plays a pivotal role throughout Russian history, but perhaps no more so than during the Soviet era, when the perennial Russian cycle of feast and famine took on a highly political aspect. Access to food was a powerful tool wielded by the State, from the Kholodomor to the ration cards of the eighties, Soviet citizens were forced to make daily choices about food, which often brought with them unwelcome moral dilemmas. For a topic that is such a fulcrum of political, economic, sociological, and historical, studies, far too little scholarship on the topic has been produced either in Russia or the West. We can posit the reasons why: probably too feminine a topic, definitely too domestic, not serious, too private, but the fact is indisputable and the lack of relevant scholarship of Russian culinary studies makes Seasoned Socialism all the more timely and welcome. This collection of essays by noted scholars from a range of fields, including literary studies, film studies, food studies, history, and sociology examines the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s era. In them, we discover oral history, personal cookbooks, memorable scenes from the Golden Age of Soviet Cinema, poetry, and even stories of survival in the Gulags. We are transported inside steamy communal apartment kitchens and out to the welcome fresh air of a dacha. We discover the lore of the cabbage and the magic of tea, and we come to know the people whose lives revolved around sourcing, preparing, and enjoying food in the late Soviet Era. Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life joins the canon of “must-reads” for serious students of Russian and Soviet history, culture, and, of course, cuisine. Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, food, lifestyle, and Russian history and culture with bylines in Reuters, Fodor’s, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. She is the in-house travel blogger for Alexander & Roberts, and the award-winning author of Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or visit jennifereremeeva.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode we speak with Jeff Sahadeo, author of the new book Voices from the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow. Jeff is Associate Professor at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University. He is author of Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865–1923 and co-editor of Everyday Life in Central Asia. We spoke to Jeff about his research on the Soviet Era migration of people from the Caucasus and Central Asia into Leningrad and Moscow, how the Soviet concept of the “friendship of peoples” worked and didn’t work, and the rewards and challenges Jeff faced basing his book on oral histories. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.
We know that Russia has been honing its tools of disinformation since the Cold War, but how did Soviet Era sabotage make the jump into the digital age? How have imposters on social media caused real-world tumult? In Part II of our miniseries on Russian interference, we get into the mechanics of it all, by taking a look at two specific instances when Russia tested out its disinformation strategy inside the United States. Renee DiResta and Kate Starbird, leading experts in the burgeoning field of digital misinformation, bring us up to speed on how Russia honed their misinformation campaign in the lead up to the 2016 election. Find out more at rawdatapodcast.com
Cameron guides the crew as they inhabit a world of mice and rats, set during a Soviet Era-style Space Race. During an attempted shuttle launch to harvest moon cheese, disaster strikes and the team is forced to take shelter. Will the team survive a deadly invasion, overcome love, and discover the reason for their delayed mission?
What happened in St Petersburg after the 1917 Revolution and where can you find traces of the Soviet era in the city today? After a little history, we visit three sites with much to tell: the terrifying Trubetskoy Bastion Prison, the State Museum of Political History and the former home of the dissident poet Anna Akhmatova. After a look at metro stations designed in the 1950s as ‘Palaces of the People’, find out where you can experience Soviet culture today, whether you wish to play 1970s arcade games like Morskoi Boi (battleships!), dine in a Soviet-style restaurant on, say, borscht or draniki (beetroot soup or potato pancakes) or seek out the Donut Café where the atmosphere today still feels like ‘Stalin-era Russia.’ http://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
Irina Filatova is a Russian professor who moved to South Africa in 1992 when she joined the University of Durban-Westville, now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In this fascinating interview with Alec Hogg, the two explore the communist movement in South Africa and how it ties in with the Soviet Union. Filatova says the ideological influence of the Communist Party on the ANC leadership cannot be disputed and is evident if one goes through the ANC documents. Filatova is an accomplished author with seven books and many other publications to her name. Her last book The Hidden Thread: Russia and South Africa in the Soviet Era explored relationships between South Africa and Soviet Russia and won the Recht Malan Prize for Best Non-Fiction book of 2014 at the Media 24 Literary Awards.
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ "The World State: Cold, Ruthless Algorithms Dissect Conversation, Punishing, Applauding, Methodically Persuading, In Leer of Our Overseer Hints a Smile Sardonic, No Other Gods Before Him, Whiffs of the Demonic." © Alan Watt }-- Time is Flying - Persinger's Field Theory - Techniques of Control - Bertrand Russell - Trained to Believe We Live in Best Country in the World - Life is Full of Deceptions - Kept Distracted with Data - Adam Curtis, Propaganda, Decency Laws in 1950s Britain - Deviancy Promoted in the Culture - Vulnerable Children - Neuroscientists, Behaviourists - BIT, Behavioural Insights Teams - Movie, The Third Man - Communism - Documentary on The Katyn Massacre of Polish Officers by the Communists; The Soviets Altered Film to Make it Appear the Germans had Slaughtered the Officers - The World is Silent about Communist Atrocities - George Orwell Connected Dots between Communism and Germany's National Socialism - Marxism is a Religion - Forced Migration, Economic Warfare - Not Allowed to Speak Out, Threats, Imprisonment and Then Finally Extermination - Viciousness of Human Nature - Dropping the Atom Bomb - All Through the Soviet Era, Canada and the U.S. Supplied Soviets with Grain - World Bank Loans to Developing Countries Funded by the Taxpayers of First World Countries - Power Group that Runs the World Owns the World Bank, IMF, BIS, United Nations, the Central Banks - Eustace Mullins Wrote a Book about the Creation of the Federal Reserve - Jekyll Island - Special Drawing Rights - Socialism is a Cover for a Very Powerful Group - Carroll Quigley - Elastic Money Backed by Nothing; a Fiction - Gaddafi - Tony Blair; Divvying Up Iraqi Oil Fields Far in Advance of Invasion - Science and Socialism Strip You of Any Kind of Sacredness of Humanity - Polio Vaccines with Simian 40 Virus - Brain Chips - Religious Debates - Belief is Different than Knowing - Tangible Evil - Abortion - Deliberate Destruction of the Family - Total War - Genocide in Rwanda; What was in These People? - Persuasive Design - Psychologists and Behaviourists Hired to Create Products We Want to Use More and More - B.J. Fogg - Book, The Hidden Persuaders - Silicon Valley Technologists very Wary of Letting Their Children have Screen Time - DARPA - Thousands of Swedes getting Microchipped - Technological Fascism - Totalitarianism - Global Compact on Migration - United Nations Parliamentary Assembly - WiFi Field is Not Just for Communication - Technotronics - 3,000 Norwegians Convert to Islam - Movie, Minority Report - Predicting When and Where Crime Will Happen - Peter Hitchens - International Union of Socialist Youth - Please Remember to Order My Books and Discs and Donate. *Title and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Nov. 4, 2018 (Exempting Music and Literary Quotes)
This is part one of our Dyatlov Pass episode. It gets better. Episode 2: USSR You Afraid Of The Dark? If there is ever a searing indictment on the dangers of hiking, Dyatlov Pass is it. One guy fucking quit before it even started. The whole ordeal starts when 9 people enter the woods and it ends when no one survives. I don’t want to spoil the episode but that is a fucking understatement, you guys. In all seriousness, these poor victims succumbed to a horrible death and there is nothing funny about that. Believe me, we really tried to find some humor but I mean, this is just what happened to their fucking tent: Looks guys, as your friendly neighborhood War Vet, I feel compelled to impart some knowledge gleaned from my own personal experience because I’ve seen some pretty hairy situations. The first lesson you learn in those situations is to avoid things that are obviously trying to kill you, whenever possible. You don’t have to be a soldier to know that few things want you dead more than a Russian mountain in January. Along the way, multiple people told the leader of this group, Igor Dyatlov, “don’t go up that fucking mountain, dude” (not a literal translation). In spite of these dire warnings, Igor chose to lead his team to their untimely deaths. You’ll find that while we know how this group died, we will never know what killed them and that is why, nearly 60 years later, this story is so compelling. Add to it, some good old fashion USSR Iron Curtain cover-ups and hot damn, our imaginations running wild. In Episode 3, we’ll explore some reasonable theories and naturally, Maynerd will go off the rails. Hopefully, this time, it’s not Nazis. As a final note, in researching this story, I was reminded of all those who chose to do things that are dangerous for no better reason than, to quote Sir Edmund Hillary (first white guy to Climb Everest), “Because it’s there”. We often romanticize those willing to risk life and limb when they survive. Just as frequently, we speak of the dead in hushed tones. We revere them as heroes struck down in their prime. Seldom do we ask ourselves, “was it really necessary?” While Magellan was beheaded, because of him, someone still circumnavigated the globe (or flat disk, depending on whether you’re a moron or not). In this story, however, no major scientific breakthroughs would have been made. No rare species of animal were likely to be discovered. In all likelihood, nothing of consequence would have come from the completion of this bullshit vanity project, other than everyone at the Soviet Era mining factory rolling their eyes as Igor regaled them with stories about the time he wrote “War and Peace”, in the snow, with his rapidly freezing urine. So the next time, a guy like Felix Baumgartner does his level best to avoid turning into the world’s fastest, people-shaped crater or some dipshit tries to prove the earth is flat with a steam-powered-moron-missile, ask yourself, “was it really necessary”. Enjoy the show. Respectfully, Sarge P.S. Special thanks to the tireless research from James @freetheproles.
Tabletop gaming loses a giant. We learn a bunch of new details about Fallout 76. D&D is getting updated rulebooks this fall. Todd is punchy when he's hungry. Show notes: http://hammergaming.com/hammercast/56
Tabletop gaming loses a giant. We learn a bunch of new details about Fallout 76. D&D is getting updated rulebooks this fall. Todd is punchy when he's hungry.WRUPDestiny 2: ForsakenFestival of the LostFactorioBeat SaberHobKerbal Space ProgramKSP 1.5: "Dressed for Success"OverwatchOverwatch Halloween Terror 2018Jinawee's Twitch ChannelNEWSGreg Stafford, creator of Chaosium, passes away at 70The Grey Crane - John Wick PresentsGreg Stafford Condolence Thread - Basic Role PlayingPaul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder, dead at 65BlizzCon pop-up digital store hints at Diablo: Reign of TerrorDiscord Store now in beta, ~60 free games for Nitro subscribersA List of Every "Free with Nitro" Game - RedditFallout 76The map, revealedIGN reports on things learned from their hands-on with Fallout 76No NPCs in Fallout 76: It's weird, but still workable - PolygonFallout 76 Platinum Edition costs US$115, doesn't include Fallout 76Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition errata coming soon; will be integrated into core book gift setPathfinder ErrataVersion ControlGitGitHubAndroid: Shadow of the BeanstalkCyberpunk 2077 Gameplay RevealCyberpunk 2020 - WikipediaNetrunnerAndroid: NetrunnerThe Problem with Netdecking - Jank JunctionNintendo patented a playable Game Boy phone caseSony CEO Confirms Next Generation of PlayStation ConsoleInfernaLAN, November 9th - 11thDestiny 2 Forsaken now includes all previous expansionsMUSIC CREDITSOur intro song is Pure Adrenaline by eddy, used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. Our closing track is Twisted by Kevin MacLeod, used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
Guest: Christine Evans on Between Truth and Time: A History of Soviet Central Television published by Yale University Press. The post The Soviet Era of Television appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.
Guest: Christine Evans on Between Truth and Time: A History of Soviet Central Television published by Yale University Press. The post The Soviet Era of Television appeared first on SRB Podcast.
SRHE (Society for Research into Higher Education) Conference And Network Podcasts
SRHE (Society for Research into Higher Education) Conference And Network Podcasts
In this the Fund Raising Edition of Isotopica, we feature some delicious Soviet Era advertising from the creative association "Reklamfilm Estonian / Eesti reklaamfilm". Along With an extended loop of BBC RadioPhonic Workshop Pioneer Delhia Derbyshire Yes I have Crush on a dead Woman
Research Approaches to Former Soviet States: A Practical Introduction
Sixth presentation of the Research Approaches to Former Soviet States: A Practical Introduction conference. Introduction by Jon Waterlow.
Lecture by Alan Barenberg, University of Chicago The University of Chicago. Alan Barenberg is a scholar who has written and spoken about life within and outside of the Soviet era gulag camps. This event is sponsored by the Moraine Valley Global Education Program and is a part of the One Book, One College program on Orwell's 1984.
Lecture by Alan Barenberg, University of Chicago The University of Chicago. Alan Barenberg is a scholar who has written and spoken about life within and outside of the Soviet era gulag camps. This event is sponsored by the Moraine Valley Global Education Program and is a part of the One Book, One College program on Orwell's 1984.
Lecture by Alan Barenberg, University of Chicago The University of Chicago. Alan Barenberg is a scholar who has written and spoken about life within and outside of the Soviet era gulag camps. This event is sponsored by the Moraine Valley Global Education Program and is a part of the One Book, One College program on Orwell's 1984.
Lecture by Alan Barenberg, University of Chicago The University of Chicago. Alan Barenberg is a scholar who has written and spoken about life within and outside of the Soviet era gulag camps. This event is sponsored by the Moraine Valley Global Education Program and is a part of the One Book, One College program on Orwell's 1984.
The title of this episode is Coping.It's time once again to lay down our focus on the Western Church to see what's happening in the East.With the arrival of Modernity, the Church in Europe and the New World was faced with the challenge of coping in what we'll call the post-Constantine era. The social environment was no longer favorable toward Christianity. The institutional Church could no longer count on the political support it enjoyed since the 4th C. The 18th C saw Western Christianity faced with the challenge of secular states that may not be outright hostile but tended to ignore it.In the East, Christianity faced far more than benign neglect for a long time. When Constantinople fell in 1453 to the Turks, The Faith came under a repressive regime that alternately neglected and persecuted it.While during the Middle Ages in Europe, Popes were often more powerful than Kings, the Byzantine Emperor ruled the Church. Greek patriarchs were functionaries under his lead. If they failed to comply with his dictates, they were deposed and replaced by those who would. When the Emperor decided reuniting with Rome was required to save the empire, the reunion was accomplished against the counsel of Church leaders. Then, just a year later, Constantinople fell to the Ottomans. Many Eastern Christians regarded this calamity as a blessing. They viewed it as liberation from a tyrannical emperor who'd forced them into a union with a heretical church in Rome.The new Ottoman regime initially granted the Church limited freedom. Since the patriarch fled to Rome, the conqueror of Constantinople, Mohammed II, allowed the bishops to elect a new patriarch. He was given both civil and ecclesiastical authority over Christians in the East. In the capital, half the churches were converted to mosques. The other half were allowed to continue worship without much change.In 1516, the Ottomans conquered the ancient seat of Middle Eastern Christianity in Syria and Palestine. The church there was put under the oversight of the Patriarch of Constantinople. Then, when Egypt fell a year later, the Patriarch of Alexandria was given authority over all Christians in Egypt. Under the Ottomans, Eastern Church Patriarchs had vast power over Christians in their realm, but they only served at the Sultan's pleasure and were often deposed for resisting his policies.In 1629, the Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril Lucaris, wrote what was considered by many, a Protestant treatise titled Confession of Faith. He was then deposed and executed. Fifty years later, a synod condemned him as a “Calvinist heretic.” But by the 18th C, the Reformation wasn't a concern of the Eastern Church. What was, was the arrival of Western philosophy and science. In the 19th C, when Greece gained independence from Turkey, the debate became political. Greek nationalism advocated Western methods of academics and scholarship. The Greeks also demanded that the Greek Church ought to be independent of the Patriarch of Constantinople. Conservatives wanted to subsume scholarship under tradition and retain allegiance to Constantinople.During the 19th and early 20th Cs, the Ottoman Empire broke up, allowing national Orthodox churches to form in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania. The tension between nationalist and conservative Orthodoxy dominated the scene. In the period between the two world wars, the Patriarch of Constantinople acknowledged the autonomy of Orthodox churches in the Balkans, Estonia, Latvia, and Czechoslovakia.Early in the 20th C, the ancient patriarchates of Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch were ruled by Arabs. But the newly formed states existed under the shadow of Western powers. This was a time when out of a desire to identify with larger groups who could back them up politically and militarily, a large number of Middle Eastern Christians became either Catholic or Protestant. But an emergent Arab nationalism reacted against Western influence. The growth of both Protestantism and Catholicism was curbed. By the second half of the 20th C, the only nations where Eastern Orthodox Christianity retained its identity as a state church were Greece and Cyprus.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 was viewed by Russian Christians as God's punishment for its reunion with the heretical Rome. They regarded Moscow as the “3rd Rome” and the new capital whose task was to uphold Orthodoxy. In 1547, Ivan IV took the title “czar,” drawn from the ancient “Caesar” a proper name that had come to mean “emperor.” The Russian rulers deemed themselves the spiritual heirs to the Roman Empire. Fifty years later, the Metropolitan of Moscow took the title of Patriarch. The Russian Church then churned out a barrage of polemics against the Greek Orthodox Church, Roman Catholics, and Protestants. By the 17th C, the Russian Orthodox Church was so independent when attempts were made by some to re-integrate the Church with its Orthodox brothers, it led to a schism in the Russian church and a bloody rebellion.Now—I just used the term “metropolitan.” We mentioned this in an earlier episode, but now would be a good time for a recap on terms.The Roman Catholic Church is presided over by a Pope whose authority is total, complete. The Eastern Orthodox Church is led by a Patriarch, but his authority isn't as far-reaching as the Pope. Technically, his authority extends just to his church. But realistically, because his church is located in an important center, his influence extends to all the churches within the sphere of his city. While there is only one pope, there might be several Patriarchs who lead various branches of the Eastern Orthodox Church.A Metropolitan equates loosely to an arch-bishop; someone who leads a church that influences the churches around it.Peter the Great's desire to westernize a recalcitrant Russia led to an interest on the part of Russian clergy in both Catholic and Protestant theology. Orthodoxy wasn't abandoned; it was simply embellished with new methods. The Kievan school adopted a Catholic flavor while the followers of Theophanes Prokopovick leaned toward Protestantism. In the late 19th C, a Slavophile movement under the leadership of Alexis Khomiakov applied some of Hegel's analytics to make a synthesis called sobornost; a merging of the Catholic idea of authority with the Protestant view of freedom.Obviously, the Russian Revolution at the beginning of the 20th C put an end to all this with the arrival of a different Western Philosophy - Marxism. In 1918, the Church was officially separated from the State. The Russian Constitution of 1936 guaranteed “freedom for religious worship” but also “freedom for anti-religious propaganda.” In the 1920s, religious instruction in schools was outlawed. Seminaries were closed. After the death of the Russian Patriarch in 1925, the Church was forbidden to name a successor until 1943. The State needed all the help it could get rallying the population in the war with Germany. The seminaries were re-opened and permission was given to print a limited number of religious books.In the late 20th C, after 70 years of Communist rule, the Russian Orthodox Church still had 60 million members.In a recent conversation I had with a woman who grew up in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet Era, she remarked that under the Communists the Church survived, though few attended services. Freedom of religion was the official policy under the Soviets. But in reality, those who professed faith in God were marked down and passed over for education, housing, and other amenities, thin as they were under the harsh Soviet heel. You could be a Christian under Communism; but if you were, you were pretty lonely.Several years ago, when Russia opened to the rest of the world, I had a chance to go in with a team to teach the Inductive Study method as part of Russia's attempt to teach its youth morality and ethics.A senior citizen attended the class who between sessions regaled us with tales of being a believer under Communism. He looked like something straight out of an old, grimy black and white photo of a wizened old man with thinning white hair whose wrinkled face speaks volumes in the suffering he'd endured. He told us that he'd spent several stints in Russian prisons for refusing to kowtow to the Party line and steadfastly cleaving to his faith in God.It's remarkable the Church survived under Communism in the Soviet Bloc. Stories of the fall of the Soviets in the early '80s are often the tale of a resurgent Church.There are other Orthodox churches in various parts of the world. There's the Orthodox Church of Japan, China, and Korea. These communions, begun by Russian missionaries, are today, indigenous and autonomous, with a national clergy and membership, as well as a liturgy conducted in their native tongue.Due to social strife, political upheavals, persecution, and the general longing for a better life, large numbers of Orthodox believers have moved to distant lands. But as they located in their new home, they often transported the old tensions. Orthodoxy believes there can only be a single Orthodox congregation in a city. So, what to do when there are Greek, Russian or some other flavor of Eastern Orthodox believers all sharing the same community?Keep in mind not all churches in the East are part of Eastern Orthodoxy. Since the Christological controversies in the 5th C, a number of churches that disagreed with established creeds maintained their independence. In Persia, most Christians refused to refer to Mary as Theotokos = the Mother of God. They were labeled as Nestorians and declared heretical; though as we saw way back when we were looking at all this, Nestorius himself was not a heretic. Nestorians are more frequently referred to as Assyrian Christians, with a long history. During the Middle Ages, the Assyrian church had many members with missions extending as far as China. In modern times, the Assyrian Church has suffered severe persecution from Muslims. Early in the 20th C and again more recently, persecution decimated its members. Recent predations by ISIS were aimed at these brethren.Those churches that refused to accept the findings of the Council of Chalcedon were called Monophysites because they elevated the deity of Christ over His humanity to such a degree it seemed to make that humanity irrelevant. The largest of these groups were the Copts of Egypt and Ethiopia. The Ethiopian church was the last Eastern church to receive State support. That support ended with the overthrow of Haile Selassie in 1974. The ancient Syrian Monophysite Church, known more popularly as Jacobite, continued in Syria and Iraq. Its head was the Patriarch of Antioch who lived in Damascus. Technically under this patriarchate, but in reality autonomous, the Syrian Church in India has half a million members.As we saw in a previous episode, the Armenian Church also refused to accept the Chalcedonian Creed, because it resented the lack of support from Rome when the Persians invaded. When the Turks conquered Armenia, the fierce loyalty of the Armenians to their faith became one more spark that lit the fuse of ethnic hostility. In 1895, 96, and again in 1914 when the world was distracted elsewhere by The Great War, thousands of Armenians living under Turkish rule were massacred. A million escaped to Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Greece, France, and other Western nations where the memory of the Armenian Holocaust lives on and continues to play an important role in international relations and the development of foreign policy.
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