Podcasts about soviet space

Sean and Andy are joined by Volodymyr Ishchenko, Ukrainian Marxist and sociologist, to discuss his upcoming collection of essays "Toward the Abyss" from Verso Books. (You can and should preorder here.)How does a 'civilizational' or 'cultural' or 'decolonial' understanding of the Russia-Ukraine conflict obscure the underlying class conflict at its heart? What is the political economy of 'corruption' and anti-corruption? How has the delegitimization of the post-Soviet political capitalist ruling class led to stagnation and civil war? Why have their been a series of Occupys, EuroMaidans and Arab Springs that seem to change nothing?This is part one of an extended discussion. In the bonus we pose the question, "What does the left look like in Ukraine at the moment and how can internationalists help build a working class movement adequate to social revolution in a global capitalist social order in steep decline?" For access to this content and much more, become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifadaArticles:https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii138/articles/volodymyr-ishchenko-ukrainian-voiceshttps://jacobin.com/2022/10/russia-ukraine-war-explanation-class-conflictSong: RotFront - Sovietoblaster

Geographically, Central Asia is located a comfortable distance away from the wars in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East, but these conflicts affect Central Asia's governments, as well as the region's people. For different reasons, the fighting in those three areas is causing rifts and bringing new challenges. How are the region's governments reacting to the conflicts? How do Central Asia's residents feel about the wars -- and their leaders' responses to them? Which combatants can Central Asians openly support, and how? Joining host Bruce Pannier to look at these questions are Joseph Epstein, a legislative fellow at the Endowment for Middle East Truth who focuses on the post-Soviet Space and the Middle East; Mukhtar Senggirbay, managing editor at RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, known locally as Azattyq; and Salimjon Aioubov, director of RFERL's Tajik Service, known locally as Ozodi. (Editor's Note: Some of the claims made by podcast participants about the fighting between Israel and Hamas have not been confirmed.)

Dark Windows Podcast ep. 253: This week we try and escape the gravitational pull of our blue planet, to watch Russian Cosmonauts have a bad time in space. We start off talking about the first man to EVER leave the planet and how successful that mission was and then get into some more, less successful missions from the Red Army Space Program... Наслаждайтесь! (That's "enjoy" in Russian) https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/AOR9002950687.mp3?updated=1694134390 If you want more you can go over to https://www.patreon.com/darkwindowspodcast and become a Patron for just $5 a month and get a bonus episode every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Monterey Conversation, two leading scholars of the Soviet and post-Soviet space programs, Michael Gordin and Asif Siddiqi, addressed the effects of the USSR's disintegration on the Soviet space program; the ways in which this program was handled by the Russian Federation in the 1990s; and the place of the Russian space program in cooperation and competition with the United States. The Monterey Conversation participants also discussed the current status of the Russian space program. This Monterey Conversation was moderated by Lisa Becker, an alumna of the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2020.

Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/crVJMH7z1z0Exploring the cosmic visions of the USSR through its space and retro futuristic artworkLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsSebringDognellBurham StreetSources/References:Aleksandra Sanʹkova, and Moskovskiĭ Muzeĭ Dizaĭna (Russia. Soviet Space Graphics : Cosmic Visions from the USSR. London, Phaidon Press Limited, 2020.https://comradekiev.com/blog/cosmonauts-and-communism-soviet-propaganda-posters-and-the-space-race/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210426-how-the-space-race-changed-soviet-arthttps://www.marxist.com/the-role-of-the-state-in-the-space-race.htmhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soviet-space-graphicshttps://comradekiev.com/blog/ten-must-read-books-on-soviet-art-design-and-culture/https://daily.jstor.org/the-birth-of-the-soviet-union-and-the-death-of-the-russian-revolutionhttps://hero-magazine.com/article/169502/soviet-space-graphicshttps://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/book_report/educate-encourage-dream-popular-science-in-the-soviet-space-age-56390https://www.thecollector.com/russian-revolution-in-5-great-paintings/https://www.rbth.com/arts/333753-soviet-artists-need-knowhttps://blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/art-in-the-land-of-soviets/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY-PfLRyvxIhttps://www.rbth.com/arts/332595-aesthetic-soviet-arthttps://www.dailyartmagazine.com/soviet-space-posters/https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/tekinkia-molodezhi-russian-sci-fi-barbican-into-the-unknown-160517https://neverwasmag.com/2020/02/the-art-of-andrei-sokolov/Support the show

In a wide ranging conversation that aims to provide a strategic overview of the former Soviet Union as its constituent countries reconfigure their relationships with each other, with the Russian government and with the rest of the world - Ivan Vejvoda and  Thomas de Waal reckon with the complex dynamics of power and shifting influences a year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. From the EU facing societies of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to the central Asian countries with strong links to China to the ebb and flow of the trade routes and border policies that shape the geopolitics of the world, de Waal and Vejvoda discuss the events, tensions and historical forces that are defining the twenty first century.A senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where he specializes in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region, Tom de Waal has written extensively about the area, including books on the Caucasus, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Chechnya and the Armenian Genocide. He has worked as a journalist for both print and BBC radio and worked as a senior associate for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.Find him on twitter @Tom_deWaalInformation on his published works can be found at the website of Carnegie EuropeIvan Vejvoda  is Head of the Europe's Futures program at IWM where, in cooperation with leading European organisations and think tanks IWM and ERSTE Foundation have joined forces to tackle some of the most crucial topics: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation in 1982, it has promoted intellectual exchange between East and West, between academia and society, and between a variety of disciplines and schools of thought. In this way, the IWM has become a vibrant center of intellectual life in Vienna.The IWM is a community of scholars pursuing advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. For nearly four decades, the Institute has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions of the world. It hosts more than a hundred fellows each year, organizes public exchanges, and publishes books, articles, and digital fora. you can find IWM's website at:https://www.iwm.at/  

The world's only space station goes dark. And now Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev has to lead one of the riskiest missions ever flown in space. He alone is tasked with saving the Soviet Space program from catastrophe. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.Support the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world's only space station goes dark. And now Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev has to lead one of the riskiest missions ever flown in space. He alone is tasked with saving the Soviet Space program from catastrophe. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traveling at five miles a second, 250 miles above the Earth's surface, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev wakes to a message from his handlers on the ground: the Soviet Union is collapsing. And so is the Soviet Space agency. You have a choice: come down as planned and abandon the world's only space station to an unknown fate. Or stay, protect the final outpost of a falling empire and risk your life?  Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. Support the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traveling at five miles a second, 250 miles above the Earth's surface, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev wakes to a message from his handlers on the ground: the Soviet Union is collapsing. And so is the Soviet Space agency. You have a choice: come down as planned and abandon the world's only space station to an unknown fate. Or stay, protect the final outpost of a falling empire and risk your life?  Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, The History Guy tells three stories of dogs and history - first, he tells the story of Barry, a St Bernard who rescued dozens of people in the Alps. Then he tells the story of Nick Carter, the world's best dog detective. Finally, he tells the stories of the Soviet Space dogs, from Laika to ZIB. MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Episode Notes You can find out more about Phoenix Data Art and Soviet Space Dogs Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

In Episode 8 of Apple TV's For All Mankind, we saw the trio of NASA, Helios and the Soviet Space program ban together after a sudden incident on Mars. Will this form a new alliance? Margo continues to lead NASA, but is she running on borrowed time? Jimmy confronts Karen about Danny while Danny and Ed continue their dispute during a crisis on Mars. Ellen visits Pam. What does this visit mean for Ellen and Larry? Also, that ending, what was up with that? All this will be discussed here on Brewstilled with an IPA as the beer pairing!

This episode, we take a look at the history of Sputnik 2 as well as the the Soviet answer to Project Albert: the Canine Cosmonaut program. Topics covered include: - How Korolev designed, built, and launched a satellite in less than a month. - Why the Soviets only picked stray female mutts to fly on their rockets. - Why there was no reason for Laika to die except Khrushchev's ego. Show Notes: Red Moon Rising by Matthew Brzezinski Animals in Space by Colin Burgess and Chris Dubbs

Ok, the Americans won the race to the moon - but do you know what the Soviets actually did land on the moon? It's something a little bit special. The Wholesome Show is Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant, proudly brought to you by The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!

On top of a building in Chernobyl, overlooking the destruction and devastation, Greg made a life-changing decision. From that moment on he would dedicate his life to exploring abandoned places, becoming 'Greg Abandoned'. He's been shot at in Bulgaria, risked his life to trek to a Soviet-era abandoned space shuttle in Kazakhstan, explored countless deserted amusement parks in China and as a result has some of the most jaw dropping Instagram and YouTube footage and an incredible new book called Abandoned China. www.linktr.ee/gregabandoned Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ladies discuss the USSR's use of dogs for spaceflight testing. Also – a harrowing story about laundry theft.

Political discourse in Russia and the post-Soviet space is rife with conspiracy theories, as well as politicians who utilize them to gain an upper hand. On this episode of KennanX, Scott Radnitz, author of Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region, joins Jill to discuss the politics driving conspiracies in the region.

Spies, intrigue, stolen plans...check out the newest episode of Three Questions Podcast to hear the history of the not-so-unique Soviet Space Shuttle. Show Notes: Two abandoned Soviet space shuttles left in the Kazakh steppe - https://www.cnn.com/style/article/baikonur-buran-soviet-space-shuttle/index.html Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle - https://www.space.com/29159-buran-soviet-shuttle.html Buran: A Soviet Space Plane - https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/space-race/online/sec500/sec548.htm How the Soviets stole a space shuttle - https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18686090 Buran shuttle graffiti highlights concern for space history, need for museum ownership & care - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/05/buran-space-history/ Cosmonaut: Soviet space shuttle was safer than NASA's - https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20664-cosmonaut-soviet-space-shuttle-was-safer-than-nasas/ Buran - NASA - https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1988-100A

The Soviet Space Program

Joe Biden's Child Tax Credit sends direct money to families, no strings attached. Is it cutting down on wasteful bureaucracy and reducing hurdles to financial aid, or enabling a culture of joblessness? The World's Smartest Podcast Network rejoins to discuss, as well as: Rich People Island, the future of remote work, and Soviet Space dogs.

In this episode, Lithuanian author, historian and activist Dalia Leinarte and Susanne Hamscha, EUR Diversity Coordinator, talk about feminism and women's rights in the Soviet Union and the Post-Soviet space. Dalia experienced the former Soviet Union as an insider and and met the restoration of the Independence of Lithuania as a young woman. Dalia interviewed a large number of women and wrote the oral history book, Adopting and Remembering Soviet Reality: Life Stories of Lithuanian Women, 1945–1970 (Rodopi, 2010), which is referenced in this episode. Dalia is a current member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She held a Fulbright scholar grant in 2002-03.Please note: Dalia uses both "LGBTIQ" and "LBTIQ" in the podcast as the acronym LBTIQ is officially used in the context of CEDAW.

After Sputnik, the United States centralized its space program under a single institution, NASA. The Soviet space program on the other hand became decentralized and less coherent. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-5-soviet-space-program

Was Neil Armstrong really standing on the moon when he said “one small step…”? We all wonder about the USA's space achievements – but the USSR gets a free pass. Journalist and think tanker extraordinaire Agnes Frimston joins Jol and James to talk all thing soviet space in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yuri Gagarin gained worldwide fame as the first man in space. But the unsung hero of the Soviet Union's triumph was a brilliant scientist called Sergei Korolev. Korolev remained in the shadows throughout his career and was only revealed to have masterminded the USSR's rocket wizardry after his death in 1966.  Guest: Stephen Walker, author of Beyond: The Astonishing Story of The First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space (published by Harper Collins)

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In this slopsack we talk about Russia's Failed Moon Landing, UFO Above Nuke Bases, and Movies We Love and Want to See. Stay golden as we cum back and get stinky, grandchildren

Olya Oliker and Paul Stronski join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend on the latest episode of Brussels Sprouts to discuss recent events across the former Soviet space and what they mean for Russia. Oliker is director of the Europe and Central Asia Program at the International Crisis Group. Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program and a former director for Russia and Central Asia on the National Security Council.

Some have called it the “ultimate” Cold War-era urban legend. It is a story of two space programs: but rather than those of Soviet Russia and the United States, this tale involves the theory that apart from Russia’s “public” program, there was much that it also kept hidden away in the world of black projects. During the early years of the Space Race, a pair of Italian brothers began to intercept strange transmissions from within a makeshift command center outside Turin, Italy, where they claimed to have recorded evidence of Soviet space missions that went horribly wrong. If true, such claims could shed new light on the hidden history of space exploration, and the grim lengths that some were willing to go to, which might have included Russian cosmonauts who went into space... and never came back. Were secret space missions carried out by the USSR that led to cosmonauts being lost in space? This week, we go in search of answers to the secrets of the Soviet space program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A Student Just Proved Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Possible 'Grand claims' of life on Venus lack evidence, skeptics say LOST IN SPACE: The Lost Soviet Cosmonauts The Story of “Italy’s Amazing Space Watchers” A Skeptical Take on Lost Cosmonaut Rumors Notes on the space tracking and sensational claims of the Judica-Cordiglia brothers Phantoms in Space: James Oberg Investigates X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

Originally live streamed on 08 September 2020This is the fourth and final online debate in the framework of the project titled “Ost/Wschód: German-Polish Debates on the East”. This time, we are discussing the topic of the growing convergences and divergences of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the post-Soviet Space.The debate features:- Germany: Helena Legarda from the Mercator Institute for China Studies.- Poland: Marcin Kaczmarski, University of GlasgowModerator: Adam Balcer, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern EuropeThe panelists address such issues as: How do Poland and Germany see China’s presence in the region? Where do Russia and China cooperate in the post-Soviet space and where do they compete? What are the geopolitical and economic consequences of this relations?The debate is co-organised by the Jan Nowak Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe and the Deutsch-Russischer Austausch e.V. (DRA) and sponsored by the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s Warsaw Office as well as the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.Additional music featured in the podcast:commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703

Kadyr Toktogulov was the former Kyrgyzstan ambassador to the US & Canada. Kadyr chats about his interesting life as an ambassador, how the Soviet Space program influenced his career, and what the top food choices are for Bishkek. www.anygivenrunway.com

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko welcomes Kostiantyn Kvurt, a well-known Ukrainian media expert and the head of board of Internews Ukraine, one of the leading Ukrainian media NGOs. They discuss whether Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is a part of Kremlin’s broader strategy in the post-Soviet space, and what are the key elements of Russian tactics in information warfare.

The Universe is calling, brave rangers of the Soviet Space! You are going to be the first to conquer the space, and to say for sure, this event responds with pride in your hearts! This most important task will require maximum dedication, conscientious work and an inquiring mind – we have high expectations on you, all of humanity is looking at you! Researchers, scientists and experimenters: you seek to know the boundless abode of the sky – honor and praise to you! Combine your aspirations, so that together and harmoniously – with one united team – to break into the boundless starry ocean! The whole world will be in front of you, and you can check all the most daring assumptions about how it looks from the side, and see how beautiful our planet is in reality! The results of all your observations and impressions of the flight will be documented in detail by the on–board computer, and on Earth processed and transformed into musical pieces that will allow all of humanity to touch this magnificent achievement! released April 12, 2020 USC-WR-2004.0444 Musical and visual concept, mastering, artwork – USC-Team Composition – Vortex Mechanic (1), Sergey Korzhenevskiy (2), Derek Nigell (3), Lost Radiance (4), Harmonic Vibes (5), Helicalin (6), Astrovia (7), Terniev (8), WMRI (9), Pavel Kingdom Graff (10) Synthesizers, programming, effects, writing, arrangement, recording, mixing – Alexey Markov (1), Sergey Korzhenevskiy (2), Derek Nigell (3), Roman Zorin (4), Andy Kloxx (5), Dmitriy Borisov (6), Alexander Girin (7), Roman Terniev (8), Mike Winchester (9), Pavel Kingdom Graff (10) This work is published under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ You are free to playback, copy, distribute, broadcast, adapt and use this work otherwise. Using this work or its derivative, you must provide the author, source and license of original work in any possible way. Publishing a derivative work, you must use the same license. You are not allowed to claim that author endorses your use prior to his approval. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms while you fulfill the license terms. Some rights reserved. Приобрести альбом в лосслесс-качестве: https://bc.unitedstudios.ru/album/united-soviet-space.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcast-cd8c8e8/message

Austin talks about the Soviet Space Program and insists no one saw aliens. Mattie tells the real story of the battle in Les Miserables, which was decidedly NOT the French Revolution. Somehow Ross Geller comes up again, and we provide some tried-and-true advice for how to successfully start a rebellion. Twitter: @onthetestpod Facebook: @onthetestpod Instagram: @onthetestpod Website: onthetestpod.com

This week sees waggly-hipped crooner Elvis Presley take on the might of the Soviet Space Programme.   Elvis Presley.  The King.  But what of? Rock and roll or trebuchet-obsessed unprofessionalism?   That's right folks.  That's what we're packing. He's up against those cheeky Cosmonauts.  Gagarin, Laika the dog and Sputnik.  Was it really as big as all that?   Can you guess the cunning links?   A clean, safe for work British comedy podcast - give it a go on your ears. Find the chaps on Twitter & Instagram - @Liehardshow

In episode twenty two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Dr Yannis Alexandrides, founder of 111SKIN and 111 Harley Street. Born in Athens and now based in London, Dr Yannis opened his skin clinic at 111 Harley Street in the year 2001 and, following demand from his clients, launched 111SKIN soon thereafter. Dr Yannis is truly ahead of the curve. He created his skin care brand in collaboration with scientists from the Soviet Space programme who aided in the development of a custom molecule, NAC Y², which sits at the core of the entire 111SKIN portfolio. Patented molecule aside 111SKIN also harnesses the power of pure gold, rose quartz AND black diamond particles to deliver topical skincare inspired by treatments performed in-clinic by the man responsible for the skin of Margot Robbie, Priyanka Chopra and the Victoria’s Secret Angels.In this conversation, Dr Yannis explains how he almost single handedly popularised cryotherapy, what astronauts have to do with skin health AND what gold and diamond particles REALLY do for the skin. You can read this interview now at: glowjournal.com/interview-111skinFollow 111SKIN on Instagram @111skin Stay up to date with Gemma on Instagram at @gemkwatts and @glow.journal, or get in touch at hello@gemkwatts.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alexei Trochev (Nazarbayev University) discusses his recently completed research project on judicial politics in Ukraine and his current research on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan.

Irina Busygina (Higher School of Economics) discusses how the Ukraine crisis affected Russia's role in the post-Soviet space and the future of the Eurasian Economic Union.

This Dark Secret week we take a look life in a post-Khashoggi era, what the head of the Russian space agency REALLY meant when he announced an investigation into America's historic lunar landings, and review just what in the heck America's role in NATO actually is.

In Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space (I. B. Tauris, 2018), Cynthia Ruder explores how the building of the Moscow canal reflected the values of Stalinism and how it was used to create distinctly Soviet space, both real and imagined.  She discusses the canal as a physical construct: an massive and important infrastructure project that would allow Moscow to have a steady supply of drinking water and create enough water pressure to allow for the construction of high rises, as well as a shipping channel that connected Moscow to the Volga and the Russian heartland and the rest of the world via the Baltic, White and Caspian seas, as well as the imagined spaces created, such as Moscow becoming “a port of five seas.” Ruder examines the Stalinist political system’s ability to tame and control water, bending it in service of socialism, and how these achievements were memorialized in art, song and literature. But she also explores the darker side of canal construction, the use of Gulag labor, the human cost it exacted and how this too was reflective of a Stalinist world-view. Building Stalinism provides an excellent look into the pervasive nature of Stalinism and its complex modern legacy. Samantha Lomb is an Assistant Professor at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. Her research focuses on daily life, local politics and political participation in the Stalinist 1930s. Her book, Stalin’s Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the Draft 1936 Constitution, is now available online. Her research can be viewed here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space (I. B. Tauris, 2018), Cynthia Ruder explores how the building of the Moscow canal reflected the values of Stalinism and how it was used to create distinctly Soviet space, both real and imagined.  She discusses the canal as a physical construct: an massive and important infrastructure project that would allow Moscow to have a steady supply of drinking water and create enough water pressure to allow for the construction of high rises, as well as a shipping channel that connected Moscow to the Volga and the Russian heartland and the rest of the world via the Baltic, White and Caspian seas, as well as the imagined spaces created, such as Moscow becoming “a port of five seas.” Ruder examines the Stalinist political system’s ability to tame and control water, bending it in service of socialism, and how these achievements were memorialized in art, song and literature. But she also explores the darker side of canal construction, the use of Gulag labor, the human cost it exacted and how this too was reflective of a Stalinist world-view. Building Stalinism provides an excellent look into the pervasive nature of Stalinism and its complex modern legacy. Samantha Lomb is an Assistant Professor at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. Her research focuses on daily life, local politics and political participation in the Stalinist 1930s. Her book, Stalin’s Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the Draft 1936 Constitution, is now available online. Her research can be viewed here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space (I. B. Tauris, 2018), Cynthia Ruder explores how the building of the Moscow canal reflected the values of Stalinism and how it was used to create distinctly Soviet space, both real and imagined.  She discusses the canal as a physical construct: an massive and important infrastructure project that would allow Moscow to have a steady supply of drinking water and create enough water pressure to allow for the construction of high rises, as well as a shipping channel that connected Moscow to the Volga and the Russian heartland and the rest of the world via the Baltic, White and Caspian seas, as well as the imagined spaces created, such as Moscow becoming “a port of five seas.” Ruder examines the Stalinist political system’s ability to tame and control water, bending it in service of socialism, and how these achievements were memorialized in art, song and literature. But she also explores the darker side of canal construction, the use of Gulag labor, the human cost it exacted and how this too was reflective of a Stalinist world-view. Building Stalinism provides an excellent look into the pervasive nature of Stalinism and its complex modern legacy. Samantha Lomb is an Assistant Professor at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. Her research focuses on daily life, local politics and political participation in the Stalinist 1930s. Her book, Stalin’s Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the Draft 1936 Constitution, is now available online. Her research can be viewed here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space (I. B. Tauris, 2018), Cynthia Ruder explores how the building of the Moscow canal reflected the values of Stalinism and how it was used to create distinctly Soviet space, both real and imagined.  She discusses the canal as a physical... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The proles sit down and discuss the long and rich history of the Soviet Space Program in this raucous and informative discussion!   Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps. Like and rate our facebook page facebook.com/prolespod and follow our twitter @prolespod. If you have episode suggestions or would like to be on the pod, DM us on either of those outlets, or email us at prolesoftheroundtable@protonmail.com.   All previous episodes prior to the format change can be found on youtube. Please go check that out as well!   Outro Music - "How We Saw Yura Off On His Flight" - Yuri Gulyaev

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First Mix: Gwen Guthrie - Ain’t Nothing Going on But The Rent Jermaine Jackson - Let’s Get Serious (Royce Rolls Edit) Oran “Juice” Jones - The Rain (Sunburn Collective Rework) Trouble - Nia Peeples Billy Ocean - Nights Rockers Revenge - Walking on Sunshine (12” version) Features: Beatrice - Gyere Kislány, Gyere (Hungary) Eolika - Noktirne (Latvia) Second Mix: Tatyana Kochergina - Igray, Skripka, Igray (DJ Scientist Edit) (Ukraine) Plamya - Goroskop (Blood Internet Edit) (Russia) Kool and the Gang - Fresh Skyy - Call Me (Sunburn Collective Edit) The Caufner Sisters - Komm Doch (Blood Internet Edit) (East Germany) Rusya - Bud Schcho Bude (Ukraine) (1990)

A shorter episode today. Lots to do before traveling for the eclipse this weekend! I will also be at the Kansas Cosmosphere on Saturday, so follow @johnmulnix for live-tweets! Episode Links: Pioneer 7- NASA Mission Archive (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-075A) Venera 7- NASA Mission Archive (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1970-060A) NASA Press Release- "SPACE STATION HOST CENTER AND PRIME CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCED" (https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/1993/93-148.txt)

Episode Links: Connect with The Space Shot on Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Mission Control Center STS-71 Status Report #1 (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/news/sts-71-mcc-01.txt) NASA STS-71 Mission Overview (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/mission-sts-71.html) STS-4 Mission Overview (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-4.html) Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=200200326910) Ken Mattingly NASA Biography (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mattingly-tk.html)

The Space Race was contested by governments and scientists, but the first explorers were a cadre of stray dogs from the streets of Moscow. These dogs sit at the intersection of mid-century optimism, political posturing, and questionable ethics.  Links! A Chapter on Laika's pop culture memory Soviet Space Dogs, a book of merchandise and tributes to the dogs. Gallery of images from Soviet Space Dogs Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 26 prompt is: favorite film production fact!   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus

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The Soviet Space Program

Today host Marcela Sulak reads an extract from Asaf Schurr's novel Motti, translated by Todd Hasak-Lowy. In it, Motti imagines the precise details of the death of Laika, a Soviet dog who became the first animal to orbit the earth. "Did she bark? I have to know if she barked. And how the echo sounded in that narrow space. If it sounded like distant dogs answering her." Schurr was born in Jerusalem in 1976. He has worked on the editorial staff of the magazine Kahn for human and animal rights and environmental issues, and was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Motti (2008). Text: Motti. Translated by Todd Hasak-Lowy. Dalkey Archive Press (May 3, 2011). Music: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 - Movie Soundtrack (music by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss & Gyorgy Ligeti)

This panel discussion looked at the severe impact of the global economic crisis on the lives of labor migrants in Russia and Tajikistan. (Recorded: April 22, 2009)

On October 4, 1947, "Leave it to Beaver" premiered on US television, and space travel premiered in the USSR as the Soviets launched the first Sputnik. We take a look at the roots of Soviet space travel, and America's response to it, with Fordham History professor Asif Siddiqi.

Former Soviet Space Program Director Roald Sagdeev on the Sputnik 1 AnniversaryLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices