Service and Domesticity in the Soviet Union
A conversation with historian Alissa Klots, a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, on her book Domestic Service in the Soviet Union: Women's Emancipation and the Gendered Hierarchy of Labor.
A Forest History of Russia
A conversation with literary scholar Sophie Pinkham at Cornell University on her recent book, The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires.
German Prisoners in World War II
In this edition of The Long View, we are joined by historian Susan Grunewald to discuss her new book, From Incarceration to Repatriation: German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union. The conversation explores the experiences of German prisoners of war held in the Soviet Union, from captivity through repatriation, and examines how their treatment shaped postwar memory, state policy, and international relations.
Artwork by Kazimir Malevich and Wassily Kandinsky