First para: The German invasion of the USSR on June 22, 1941 brought with it the most
extreme conditions of the short twentieth century. Suddenly, the existence of
the Soviet state was no longer assured. What the regime did in response tells
us much about Stalinism and the Soviet order. In an enormous swathe of territory
from the western and…[Read more]

Guest:

Brigid O’Keeffe is an Associate Professor of History at Brooklyn College where she specializes in late imperial Russian and Soviet history. Her research interests include internationalism, Esperanto, selfhood, ethnicity, citizenship and everyday Soviet life. She’s the author of New Soviet Gypsies: Nationality, Performance, and Sel…[Read more]

Guest:

Masha Lipman is a frequent commentator on contemporary Russian affairs. She is currently the head editor of the journal Kontrapunkt, a contributor to the New Yorker, and co-editor with Nikolai Petrov of The State of Russia: What Comes Next? published by Palgrave Macmillan.