Political Diary
Political Diary
Podcast Description
We are academics and political commentators who used to live in Russia. Now we roam the world as political exiles. Russia is a cautionary tale - and a trendsetter in extreme reactionary politics. That is why we want to share our perspective, which is both Russian and global, analytical and politically engaged. Join us - and our esteemed guests - as we think, translate, understand, and strategize.
Hosts: Ilya Budraitskis, Ilya Matveev
Production: Ilya Matveev
Design: Ksenia Chapkevich
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of geopolitical conflict, political ideologies, and the implications of authoritarianism, with episodes exploring topics like the political dynamics between Putin and Trump, along with an analysis of reactionary politics in modern global contexts.
We are academics and political commentators who used to live in Russia. Now we roam the world as political exiles. Russia is a cautionary tale – and a trendsetter in extreme reactionary politics. That is why we want to share our perspective, which is both Russian and global, analytical and politically engaged. Join us – and our esteemed guests – as we think, translate, understand, and strategize.
Hosts: Ilya Budraitskis, Ilya Matveev
Production: Ilya Matveev
Design: Ksenia Chapkevich
What’s behind Trump’s desire to strike a “deal” on Ukraine? Why do he and members of his team echo Putin’s narratives about the invasion being “forced” and Russia’s supposed “historic” claim to Ukrainian territories? What role does the ideological alignment between Putin and Trump—especially their shared commitment to “traditional values” and opposition to “liberal elites”—play in shaping these positions? And how does this ideological affinity interact with the real geopolitical conflict between the two military powers?
The hosts of Political Diary, Ilya Budraitskis and Ilya Matveev, unpack these questions with Dylan Riley, professor of sociology at UC Berkeley.
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