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Best podcasts about Yuri Slezkine

Latest podcast episodes about Yuri Slezkine

Gladio Free Europe
E104 Artisans and the Birth of Capitalism

Gladio Free Europe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 122:43


⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Every aspect of our modern lives is commodified and decimalized, from the minutes of our labor to the food upon our table. All goods and services we consume are produced and handled by professionals, who spend their lives developing their mobile arsenal of mental and tactile skills because they can outsource the production of food and shelter to other workers. Yet until 300 years ago, this way of life was completely alien to everyone outside a small population of urban merchants and artisans. Liam and Russian Sam are joined once again by Jackson @gracecthdralprk to explore the city before capitalism, when urban people were small, ambitious, and literate minority distinct from the peasants and princes who lived outside the city walls. This episode of Gladio Free Europe dives into early modern city life, and particularly the artisan system that was the engine of pre-capitalistic production. Drawing on the works of Yuri Slezkine, Sean Wilentz, and E.P. Thompson, this discussion looks at the early relationship between city and country, and the development of an artisan political consciousness, especially in the early United States. As the 19th century progressed and wage labor began to take hold across industrializing economies, the artisans recognized that their way of life was collapsing and refused to go without a fight. Artisan radicalism would fail, their early 19th century militancy laid the foundation for later working class agitation. The values and aspirations of these ambitious craftsmen would come to define the logic of the entire world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gladiofreeeurope/support

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies Podcast
Monterey Symposium – Slezkine “Soviet Legacies”

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 43:30


Yuri Slezkine and Jade McGlynn speak about the legacies, memories, and identities associated with the Soviet Union as they are experienced in Russia and its neighboring states.

New Books Network
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz look back on their Cixin Liu interview

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Science Fiction
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz look back on their Cixin Liu interview

New Books in Science Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Recall This Book
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz Look Back on their Cixin Liu Interview

Recall This Book

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Literary Studies
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz look back on their Cixin Liu interview

New Books in Literary Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

New Books in Literature
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz look back on their Cixin Liu interview

New Books in Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

New Books in Chinese Studies
85* Pu Wang and John Plotz look back on their Cixin Liu interview

New Books in Chinese Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 31:14


Our first August rebroadcast was John and Pu's 2019 interview with SF superstar Cixin Liu (you may want to re-listen to that episode before this one!). Here, they reflect on the most significant things that Liu had said, and to ponder the political situation for contemporary Chinese writers who come to the West to discuss their work. They consider whether our world is like a cabinet in a basement, and what kind of optimism or pessimism might be available to science fiction writers. They compare the interview to a recent profile of Liu in The New Yorker, and ponder the advantages and disadvantages of pressing writers to weigh in on the hot-button topics of the day. Discussed in this episode: Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End Jiayang Fan, “Liu Cixin's War of the Worlds” (New Yorker interview/profile) Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity George Melies (dir.), A Voyage to the Moon Fritz Lang (dir.), Metropolis Frant Gwo (dir.), The Wandering Earth Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov Transcript available here. Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Den of Rich
Yuri Slezkine | Юрий Слезкин

Den of Rich

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 106:12


Yuri Slezkine is Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley; Senior Research Fellow, St. Edmund College, University of Oxford, Senior Research Associate, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has been a fellow at the Hoover Institution, the International Institute at the University of Michigan, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Vassar College, Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, and Visiting Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and Sciences Po in Paris. His book, The Jewish Century (Princeton UP, 2004), has received several awards and has been translated into ten languages. His most recent book, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Princeton UP, 2017), was named among the best books of 2017 by the New York Times, Spectator, Guardian, Economist, London Review of Books, and Le Monde, among others. It has appeared in English, Russian, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Estonian. FIND YURI ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Den of Rich
#339 - Yuri Slezkine

Den of Rich

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 106:13


Yuri Slezkine is Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley; Senior Research Fellow, St. Edmund College, University of Oxford, Senior Research Associate, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has been a fellow at the Hoover Institution, the International Institute at the University of Michigan, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Vassar College, Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, and Visiting Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and Sciences Po in Paris. His book, The Jewish Century (Princeton UP, 2004), has received several awards and has been translated into ten languages. His most recent book, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Princeton UP, 2017), was named among the best books of 2017 by the New York Times, Spectator, Guardian, Economist, London Review of Books, and Le Monde, among others. It has appeared in English, Russian, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Estonian.FIND YURI ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook================================PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.uhnwidata.com/podcastApple podcast: https://apple.co/3kqOA7QSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2UOtE1AGoogle podcast: https://bit.ly/3jmA7ulSUPPORT & CONNECT:Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrichTwitter: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich

Espai llibres – Ràdio Maricel de Sitges. 107.8 FM
Els llibres. Dels clàssics oblidats a una mirada a les dones afganeses

Espai llibres – Ràdio Maricel de Sitges. 107.8 FM

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021


L’endemà de la Festa Major arribarà la primera tongada de novetats de la nova temporada, i l’1 de setembre una segona. Les editorials estan ja a punt, però mentrestant amb Rosanna Lluch fem un repàs a algunes recomanacions per l’estiu. Entre elles: ‘La casa eterna’ de Yuri Slezkine, ‘Cometas en el cielo i ‘Mil soles espléndidos’ de Khaled Hosseini, ‘El camino del perdón’ de David Baldacci, i ‘Cap al tard’ de Tessa Hadley. Escolteu-ho http://continguts.radiomaricel.cat/continguts/2021/08/18/llib_18082021.mp3 L'entrada Els llibres. Dels clàssics oblidats a una mirada a les dones afganeses ha aparegut primer a Ràdio Maricel de Sitges. 107.8 FM.

Nädala raamat
Nädala raamat 2020-11-13

Nädala raamat

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 52:50


Yuri Slezkine, “Valitsuse maja. Vene revolutsiooni saaga.” Kirjastuselt Varrak. Tutvustab Timo Tarve. Yuri Slezkine raamatu peategelane, valitsuse maja, ehitati 1931. aastal nõukogude tipptegelastele ja sisaldas 505 möbleeritud korterit, kino, raamatukogu, tenniseväljakut ja isegi lasketiiru. Oma raamatus annab Slezkine mitmekülgse pildi sellest ainulaadsest nõukogude võimu eksperimendist.

Nädala raamat
Nädala raamat 2020-11-13

Nädala raamat

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020


Yuri Slezkine, "Valitsuse maja. Vene revolutsiooni saaga." Kirjastuselt Varrak. Tutvustab Timo Tarve. Yuri Slezkine raamatu peategelane, valitsuse maja, ehitati 1931. aastal nõukogude tipptegelastele ja sisaldas 505 möbleeritud korterit, kino, raamatukogu, tenniseväljakut ja isegi lasketiiru. Oma raamatus annab Slezkine mitmekülgse pildi sellest ainulaadsest nõukogude võimu eksperimendist.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Moscow's Communist Dorm

Dan Snow's History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 22:15


In 1931, an enormous apartment building was completed in Moscow. Challenging the Kremlin for architectural supremacy on the Moskva River, it was the largest residential building in Europe, combining 505 furnished apartments with every modern luxury - a cinema, library, tennis court and shooting range. But the residents of this monstrous tower block were no ordinary Russians. They were the top Communist officials - many of whom were taken from this building and destroyed in Stalin’s purges. Yuri Slezkine, a professor from the University of California, has trawled through the letters, diaries and interviews of these residents. He joins me on the pod to offer a fascinating glimpse into the heart of Soviet terror tactics. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, including our new in depth documentary about some of the greatest speeches ever made in the House of Commons, please signup to www.HistoryHit.TV We have got a flash sale on at the moment for the next few days: Use code 'pod3' at checkout for your first month free and the following THREE months for just £/$1 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Channel History Hit
Moscow's Communist Dorm

Channel History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 22:15


In 1931, an enormous apartment building was completed in Moscow. Challenging the Kremlin for architectural supremacy on the Moskva River, it was the largest residential building in Europe, combining 505 furnished apartments with every modern luxury - a cinema, library, tennis court and shooting range. But the residents of this monstrous tower block were no ordinary Russians. They were the top Communist officials - many of whom were taken from this building and destroyed in Stalin’s purges. Yuri Slezkine, a professor from the University of California, has trawled through the letters, diaries and interviews of these residents. He joins me on the pod to offer a fascinating glimpse into the heart of Soviet terror tactics. For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, including our new in depth documentary about some of the greatest speeches ever made in the House of Commons, please signup to www.HistoryHit.TV We have got a flash sale on at the moment for the next few days: Use code 'pod3' at checkout for your first month free and the following THREE months for just £/$1 per month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Highlights from Talking History
Best of November Books

Highlights from Talking History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 46:00


This week Patrick examines the best of Irish and International history publications for November 2019.  Books covered on the programme include: 'The City-State of Boston' with Mark Peterson, 'The House of Government' with Yuri Slezkine, 'James Baldwin: Living with Fire' with Bill Mullen, 'Forging the Border: Donegal and Derry in Times of Revolution 1911-1925 with Okan Ozeker and 'The Spy in Moscow' with Eric Haseltine.    

Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes
Turkey's financial and economic crisis: A bail-out?

Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 53:02


Mark Leonard speaks with Oksana Antonenko, Director for Global Political risk Analysis at Control Risks, and ECFR Turkey experts Asli Aydintasbas and Almut Moeller about the current crisis in Turkey. The podcast was recorded on 31 August 2018. Bookshelf: To Go Forward, Turkey Must Look Back by Daron Acemoglu https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-30/to-go-forward-turkey-must-look-back Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notes-Foreign-Country-American-Post-American/dp/0374280045 The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11056.html East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes against Humanity" by Philippe Sands https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227917/east-west-street-by-philippe-sands/9780525433729/ Podcast "Stimmenfang" - Sachsen, wir müssen reden! http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/chemnitz-warum-hat-sachsen-ein-problem-mit-rechter-gewalt-a-1225686.html Picture credit: After coup nightly demonstartion of president Erdogan supporters by Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikipedia https://ga.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Domh%C3%A1:After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul,_Turkey,_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July,2016.jpg, CC-BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en.

Free Library Podcast
William Taubman | Gorbachev with Yuri Slezkine | House of Government

Free Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 66:28


Watch the video here. William Taubman won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, a portrait of the Soviet leader ''unlikely to be surpassed any time soon in either richness or complexity'' (New York Times Book Review). The Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Amherst College, he is the author of several other works detailing 20th-century Russian politics. Drawing from international archival documents, interviews with foreign leaders, Kremlin contemporaries, and Gorbachev himself, Taubman's new biography is a nuanced look at the transformational leader. Yuri Slezkine is best known as the author of The Jewish Century, a boldly interpretive treatise about Jews' role in modernity. Jane K. Sather Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley and a W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, he is also the author of several other books about the Soviet state, including In the Shadow of Revolution, Arctic Mirrors, and Between Heaven and Hell. In House of Government, Slezkine tells the epic of the massive apartment building occupied by high-ranking Communists until their annihilation during Stalin's purges. (recorded 9/26/2017)

New Books in History
Yuri Slezkine, “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2017)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 46:37


Before the revolution that—very unexpectedly—brought them to power, the Bolsheviks lived nomadic lives. They were always on the run from the authorities. That the authorities were always after them is not really a mystery, for all the Bolsheviks really wanted to do was take their authority away. What they would put in place of that “old” authority, they were not sure. Time would tell. They were, however, sure that they would, once in power, stop running around and settle down. Since Moscow was their new capital, they stayed in Moscow’s hotels for a time while they tried to puzzle out how to build the world’s first communist state. Clearly, however, it wouldn’t due to have the People’s Commissars staying in fancy (if a bit down-at-the-heel) “bourgeois” hotels; it just didn’t feel right. The Soviet elites needed a place of their own. In 1928, they started to build it and a few years later it was done. It came to be known as the “Government House on the Embankment.” As Yuri Slezkine writes in his novelesque history The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Princeton University Press, 2017), their new home was where the Revolutionaries came to live and the Revolution came to die. Slezkine has some very interesting and to some, I’m sure, controversial things to say about the two generations of residents he discusses in the book. One is reminded a bit of Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons,” though in reverse: In the “House,” revolutionaries raised counter-revolutionaries. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Politics
Yuri Slezkine, “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2017)

New Books in Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 46:24


Before the revolution that—very unexpectedly—brought them to power, the Bolsheviks lived nomadic lives. They were always on the run from the authorities. That the authorities were always after them is not really a mystery, for all the Bolsheviks really wanted to do was take their authority away. What they would... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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New Books Network
Yuri Slezkine, “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2017)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 46:24


Before the revolution that—very unexpectedly—brought them to power, the Bolsheviks lived nomadic lives. They were always on the run from the authorities. That the authorities were always after them is not really a mystery, for all the Bolsheviks really wanted to do was take their authority away. What they would put in place of that “old” authority, they were not sure. Time would tell. They were, however, sure that they would, once in power, stop running around and settle down. Since Moscow was their new capital, they stayed in Moscow’s hotels for a time while they tried to puzzle out how to build the world’s first communist state. Clearly, however, it wouldn’t due to have the People’s Commissars staying in fancy (if a bit down-at-the-heel) “bourgeois” hotels; it just didn’t feel right. The Soviet elites needed a place of their own. In 1928, they started to build it and a few years later it was done. It came to be known as the “Government House on the Embankment.” As Yuri Slezkine writes in his novelesque history The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Princeton University Press, 2017), their new home was where the Revolutionaries came to live and the Revolution came to die. Slezkine has some very interesting and to some, I’m sure, controversial things to say about the two generations of residents he discusses in the book. One is reminded a bit of Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons,” though in reverse: In the “House,” revolutionaries raised counter-revolutionaries. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Princeton UP Ideas Podcast
Yuri Slezkine, “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2017)

Princeton UP Ideas Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 44:39


Before the revolution that—very unexpectedly—brought them to power, the Bolsheviks lived nomadic lives. They were always on the run from the authorities. That the authorities were always after them is not really a mystery, for all the Bolsheviks really wanted to do was take their authority away. What they would...

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New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Yuri Slezkine, “The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2017)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 46:37


Before the revolution that—very unexpectedly—brought them to power, the Bolsheviks lived nomadic lives. They were always on the run from the authorities. That the authorities were always after them is not really a mystery, for all the Bolsheviks really wanted to do was take their authority away. What they would... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sean's Russia Blog
The Epic of the House of Government

Sean's Russia Blog

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 59:45


Guest: Yuri Slezkine on The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution. [spp-player] The post The Epic of the House of Government appeared first on The Eurasian Knot.

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Sean's Russia Blog
The Epic of the House of Government

Sean's Russia Blog

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 59:45


Guest: Yuri Slezkine on The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution. [spp-player] The post The Epic of the House of Government appeared first on SRB Podcast.

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Podcasts from the UCLA International Institute
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution

Podcasts from the UCLA International Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 87:33


A book talk by author Yuri Slezkine, UC Berkeley, History. Discussant: Arch Getty, UCLA, History.

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 87:33


A book talk by author Yuri Slezkine, UC Berkeley, History. Discussant: Arch Getty, UCLA, History.

Smarty Pants
#27: Back in the USSR

Smarty Pants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 39:37


Family drama, circa 1930: Yuri Slezkine tells the saga of the House of Government, a communal residence where top Soviet officials and their families lived, loved, died, and disappeared in the years after the Russian Revolution; Caroline Moorehead introduces American audiences to the story of the Rossellis, the family at the forefront of the fight against Mussolini’s fascism. • Episode Page: https://theamericanscholar.org/back-in-the-ussr/ • Go beyond the episode: • Yuri Slezkine’s House of Government • Watch Neighbors of the Kremlin, a documentary about the House on the Embankment • Caroline Moorehead’s A Bold and Dangerous Family • Read poetry by Carlo Rosselli’s daughter, Amelia (named after his mother), whose work has only recently been translated • Explore the Fondazione Rosselli archives online • Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. • Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • Acast • Have suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Smarty Pants
#27: Back in the USSR

Smarty Pants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 39:37


Family drama, circa 1930: Yuri Slezkine tells the saga of the House of Government, a communal residence where top Soviet officials and their families lived, loved, died, and disappeared in the years after the Russian Revolution; Caroline Moorehead introduces American audiences to the story of the Rossellis, the family at the forefront of the fight against Mussolini’s fascism. • Episode Page: https://theamericanscholar.org/back-in-the-ussr/ • Go beyond the episode: • Yuri Slezkine’s House of Government • Watch Neighbors of the Kremlin, a documentary about the House on the Embankment • Caroline Moorehead’s A Bold and Dangerous Family • Read poetry by Carlo Rosselli’s daughter, Amelia (named after his mother), whose work has only recently been translated • Explore the Fondazione Rosselli archives online • Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. • Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • Acast • Have suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies - Events
38th Annual Outreach Conference - Maria Lipman (with introductory remarks by Yuri Slezkine and Edward Walker)

Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies - Events

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2012 45:26


38th Annual Outreach Conference - Putin III: The Aftermath of the Russian Presidential Elections Sponsored by the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley April 28, 2012

Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies - Events
38th Annual Outreach Conference - Roundtable Discussion (moderated by Yuri Slezkine)

Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies - Events

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012 48:10


38th Annual Outreach Conference - Putin III: The Aftermath of the Russian Presidential Elections Sponsored by the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley April 28, 2012

Religion and Spirituality (Audio)
The Jewish Century with Yuri Slezkine - Conversations with History

Religion and Spirituality (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2007 54:18


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley Professor Yuri Slezkine for a discussion of the Jewish odyssey in the 20th century. His comparative analysis focuses on the similarity of the Jews to other "Mercurians" and provides new insight into understanding the paths the Jews took amidst the chaos of the last century. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 13297]

Religion and Spirituality (Audio)
The Jewish Century with Yuri Slezkine - Conversations with History

Religion and Spirituality (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2007 54:18


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley Professor Yuri Slezkine for a discussion of the Jewish odyssey in the 20th century. His comparative analysis focuses on the similarity of the Jews to other "Mercurians" and provides new insight into understanding the paths the Jews took amidst the chaos of the last century. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 13297]

Religion and Spirituality (Video)
The Jewish Century with Yuri Slezkine - Conversations with History

Religion and Spirituality (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2007 54:18


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley Professor Yuri Slezkine for a discussion of the Jewish odyssey in the 20th century. His comparative analysis focuses on the similarity of the Jews to other "Mercurians" and provides new insight into understanding the paths the Jews took amidst the chaos of the last century. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 13297]