Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 7 June 2020: A Plot in Prague, The Murders That Weren't
What to make of the Czech Republic's bizarre 'ricin case' whereby a Russian diplomat was accused of being part of an assassination plot that turned out to be fake - but still got expelled? I honestly…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows 5: Disinformation (and deep-cover spies and Libya)
Episode 5
Does Russia use disinformation as a weapon against the West? Yes. But is this a constant and carefully coordinated campaign? Not so much: this episode, I outline how I think this really works, and ho…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 25 May 2020: Gangsters, SMEs and Covid economic policy
As an extra initiative, I've decided from time to time to record very short 'cellcasts' riffing off some article or piece of news. They will go out to patrons right away, and more general access a we…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows 4: Vorontsov, Police Protests and Community Action (plus 'late Putinism', spooks and Western policy)
Episode 4
Why should we care about police protests against the victimisation of an ex-cop activist? I suggest it says some interesting things about community and the protest habit in modern Russia. I also tack…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows 3: Victory Day, National Myths and Patron's Questions
Episode 3
What more can be said about Victory Day and how the Kremlin seeks to co-opt the myth and memory of the Great Patriotic War to its own purposes? I have a go. Also, Patron's questions answered, on Chin…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows 2: Mishustin, Sechin, Institutional vs Personal Power
Episode 2
Prime Minister Mishustin is self-isolating with COVID-19 symptoms, and Andrei Belousov is standing in for him, But how does the prime minister really matter in a hyper-presidential system like Putin'…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
In Moscow's Shadows 1: Coronavirus, Sobyanin, Social Contracts and Big Len
Season 1 Episode 1
The inaugural episode of the In Moscow's Shadows podcast, Mark Galeotti's rumination on all things Russia, past, present and future. This episode addresses the impact of COVID-19 and the federal gove…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago