Is It Okay to Like Russia? | Russia Unfiltered #1 скачать в хорошем качестве

Is It Okay to Like Russia? | Russia Unfiltered #1

Is it okay to like Russia in 2025? James C. Pearce, Jeremy Morris and Jonny Tickle unpack why Russian art and literature still matter in the West, how academic debates over decolonising Russian studies spill into public life, and where personal taste ends and institutional endorsement begins. They also weigh Ukraine’s cultural pushback, whether boycotts work, and what everyday life in Russia actually looks like, from multicultural reality to Moscow’s day-to-day convenience. This podcast is an independent project and does not represent the views of our employers or affiliated institutions. 00:00:00 Is it ok to like Russia? 00:01:30 Understanding the market for Russian culture and history in the West 00:04:25 Russian culture and moral responsibility 00:06:46 Russian and Ukrainian Studies in universities and decolonising 00:12:50 Ukraine and politicising the cultural space 00:20:20 “Normalising” everyday life in Russia 00:25:00 Talking to Russians about governments 00:27:50 What makes Russia appealing to foreigners 00:34:00 Misconceptions about Russia among foreigners 00:38:40 Ukraine’s cultural backlash against Russian culture 00:48:00 Can culture transcend the politics of the moment?