The Russia Guy

A podcast by @KevinRothrock focused on news out of and about Russia.

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Oh dear, Kevin has recorded a new show, and it’s just him running his mouth on a Saturday night. https://t.co/7VOPixtTAM

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On the latest ep, the podcast welcomes @DrJadeMcGlynn for a conversation about the Kremlin’s claims that Russia is fighting an existential battle in Ukraine, how memory shapes that conversation, balancing scholarly work and ethical advocacy, and more! https://t.co/d5YAhUWQrc

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After a long absence, the podcast returns with its 134th episode: Jonny Tickle on leaving RT and returning to Russia https://t.co/INU2UENXfI

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The show is back! with guest @EmilyJHolland, an assistant professor in the Russia Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College. We talked about her job & the tradeoffs inherent in Western efforts to shut down Russia’s oil & gas industry. https://t.co/4bWZ9vfCSk

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On the latest episode of the podcast, Dr. Marlene Laruelle discusses her book “Is Russia Fascist? Unraveling Propaganda East and West” and its relevance to today’s geopolitical crisis in Ukraine. https://t.co/P6adCtXbSY

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And here’s the Spotify link! https://t.co/tmMuYiaczR

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Behold! A special broadcast featuring music journalist Aleksandr Gorbachev, who reviews five recent songs that he thinks capture something critical about life in Russia today. This will be available later on Spotify, but you can listen now on Telegram. https://t.co/F3G6Lzb4h1

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In order, here are the songs: “Все как у людей” (“Everything in Its Right Place”) by Noize MC, “Zodiac” by Mujuice, “Нормально” (“Alright”) by Привет, “Святой источник” (“Holy Source”) by Жарок, and “Ray of Sunshine” by Дима Пантюшин и Саша Липский.

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The show is back, folks, with @niktwick and a hard look at the war in the Donbas. What has Russia so spooked? Would Kyiv ever attack? Is Moscow’s meddling helping anyone? And what happens if there’s a wider invasion of Ukraine? https://t.co/nGxsTppHet

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Patreon billing is suspended again for December, since there haven’t been any damned new episodes. Ole Kevin is still acclimating to managing life with two twins at home, including one who needs special attention. The show will return, eventually!

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Folks, there will be no Patreon billing for supporters in November, since the podcast has slipped into hiatus again. Hopefully, childcare for two bouncing babies will come into focus sometime very soon, but it’s currently impossible to do interviews for the show. Stay tuned!

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This podcast launched four years ago today. On the show’s 129th episode, @ElenaChernenko shares her experiences across 20 years of journalism in Russia, including a decade spent covering foreign affairs and diplomacy. https://t.co/0ziTermC0a

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The podcast is back with an episode featuring the three authors of a new book about Alexey Navalny. Let’s talk about his nationalism, his liberalism, and whether he’s made any mistakes over the years. https://t.co/AOSaBKFSVN

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The show makes its triumphant comeback with returning guest @ABarbashin for a conversation about the different schools of thought and general drift and direction of foreign-policy expertise inside Russia. https://t.co/YeCL4RNTHG

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A note to all supporters: Patreon billing is suspended until @KevinRothrock is reunited with his recording equipment in New Haven. For the next few months, he is in D.C. at the Children’s National Hospital NICU with his new twins, Winnie & Hank. Thanks for your support!

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Just hours before Biden and Putin sit down in Geneva, many are struggling (again) to wrap their heads around Putinism and Russian domestic politics. In today’s podcast episode, @samagreene kindly shares some of his insights. https://t.co/AAUflFXzwc

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What happens when you spend a decade digging up archival documents to identify the NKVD officers who executed your great-grandfather? On today’s show, @mjluxmoore shares the tale of Denis Karagodin. https://t.co/JOqYf4iXXF

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An honest man fallen from the Moon into the world of Russian law enforcement would be eaten up and locked away within a day, says Sergei Khazov-Cassia in this episode of the podcast. He came on the show to talk about his latest investigative report. https://t.co/fIWEotznDl

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What’s it like to work with @CNN in Russia? On today’s podcast episode, @maryilyushina explains exactly what it’s like and how she came to be a CNN producer in Moscow. https://t.co/cjE8ZIUft1

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Kevin and special co-host @NeilPHauer sit down in a format new for this podcast, reviewing some of the major news stories in the last week: Armenia’s political crisis, Navalny’s loss of “conscience” status, and Team Navalny’s Dagestan campaign. https://t.co/ngSNxCnDIe