Talk Eastern Europe is back after the August break! In this episode, Adam and Alexandra start with some discussion of the news headlines from the last few weeks, including Ukraine’s Kursk operation, the prisoner swap with Russia, Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia, Georgia’s foreign agent law, Azerbaijani elections, and repressions in Serbia.

During the main interview Adam and Nina are joined by Jacob Mikanowski, the author of the book - Goodbye Eastern Europe. An intimate history of a divided land. He is a freelance writer and academic. The discussion takes listeners into Jacob’s book, his motivations behind writing it and what he learnt personally while writing it.  

Notes on the podcast:

Read Bahruz Samadov’s “In the beginning was the violence” on Azerbaijan: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2023/08/09/in-the-beginning-was-the-violence/

Check out the book: Goodbye Eastern Europe. An intimate history of a divided land https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Eastern-Europe-Intimate-History/dp/1524748501

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