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11: Winter Holidays in the Soviet Union: Christmas Without Christmas
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba shares a deeply personal look at winter holidays in the Soviet Union. She explores what it meant t…
6 months, 1 week ago
10: My Life in the USSR: In Conversation with Elizabeth Milner
Season 1 Episode 11
In this heartfelt episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba sits down with Elizabeth Milner — an American who has absolutely no personal ties to the…
7 months ago
9: Failing Is Not an Option: the Alex Matusevich Story
Season 1 Episode 10
In this deeply inspiring episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba sits down with Alex Matusevich, an entrepreneur who journeyed from his Soviet chi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
8: From Kabul to America: One Man’s Journey Through the Soviet-Afghan War
Season 1 Episode 9
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba speaks with Mr. Khalid, who shares his powerful story of growing up in Afghanistan during the Sovi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
7: Discovering the Soviet Union with Professor Cathy Ross
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode of The Soviet Life Podcast, host Kate Saba sits down with Professor Cathy Ross, who first visited the Soviet Union in 1989 as part of…
10 months, 1 week ago
6: Recap - Lessons, Surprises, and What's Next
Season 1 Episode 7
In this solo episode, host Kate Saba opens up about the personal journey behind The Soviet Life podcast. She shares what inspired her to begin, what …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
5: From Soviet Strings to American Dreams: Monika's Armenian Journey
Season 1 Episode 6
In this heartfelt episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba sits down with Monika Dorosheff-Chamasyan, a classically trained violinist and educator …
11 months, 1 week ago
4: Anna Viktorovna Biroukova - Two Weeks Before the Fall: A Soviet Farewell
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba speaks with Anna Viktorovna Biroukova, who offers a heartfelt and insightful look at her life grow…
1 year ago
3: Dr. Joshua - Reflections from Pushchino: Science, Tea, and Soviet Echoes
Season 1 Episode 4
In this episode of The Soviet Life, host Kate Saba welcomes Dr. Joshua, a U.S. scientist who traveled to Russia during his high school years shortly …
1 year ago
2: Aisha Alladinov - the Soviet Muslim
Season 1 Episode 3
In this deeply personal and moving episode of The Soviet Life, we sit down with Aisha Aladinov to explore her powerful story of growing up in the Sov…
1 year ago