9 Podcast Episodes
‘Fantasy is not history’: Historian Victoria Smolkin assesses Putin’s claim that modern-day Ukraine is a ‘gift’ from the Bolsheviks
‘Fantasy is not history’: Historian Victoria Smolkin assesses Putin’s claim that modern-day Ukraine is a ‘gift’ from the Bolsheviks
On February 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin delivered a 56-minute televised national address that ended with his announcement t... Read more
13 Mar 2022
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7mins
Episode 13: Godless Communists and Red Weddings in the Soviet Union, with Dr. Victoria Smolkin
Episode 13: Godless Communists and Red Weddings in the Soviet Union, with Dr. Victoria Smolkin
Today we talk about what happens when a government tries to create an atheist society. This was attempted at various tim... Read more
28 May 2021
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1hr 15mins
294 - Victoria Smolkin (A History of Soviet Atheism)
294 - Victoria Smolkin (A History of Soviet Atheism)
I interview Victoria Smolkin, author of A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism. State-enforced athei... Read more
26 Jan 2020
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1hr 28mins
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold W... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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59mins
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold W... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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59mins
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold W... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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59mins
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold W... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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59mins
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism" (Princeton UP, 2018)
The specter of the “Godless” Soviet Union haunted the United States and continental Western Europe throughout the Cold W... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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59mins
A Sacred Space is Never Empty: Interview with Victoria Smolkin
A Sacred Space is Never Empty: Interview with Victoria Smolkin
Many have claimed atheism was only incidental to the operation of communism under Lenin, Stalin and the old Soviet Union... Read more
20 Nov 2018
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51mins