Dangerous Whispers: Politics and Conspiracies in the post-Soviet Space
Political discourse in Russia and the post-Soviet space is rife with conspiracy theories, as well as politicians who utilize them to gain an upper hand. On this episode of KennanX, Scott Radnitz, author of Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region, joins Jill to discuss the politics driving conspiracies in the region.
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Director, Ellison Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Central Asian Studies; Herbert J. Ellison Associate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington
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