A conversation with Eugene Smelyansky on the invention of ideologically useful versions of Byzantium in modern Russia. We talk about the much more limited engagement with Byzantium in imperial Russia and the reasons behind some of the current obsessions with it.
Eugene Smelyansky is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University. His research interests focus on the history of religious persecution in medieval Central Europe and the histories of medieval urban culture, society, and environment. You can learn more about Eugene on his university webpage or follow him on X/Twitter.
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The conversation is based on Eugene’s just-published book on Medievalisms and Russia: The Contest for Imaginary Pasts (Arc Humanities Press 2024), which looks also at the current re-imagining of Russia’s own medieval past and that of Western Europe.
“Medievalisms and Russia: The Contest for Imaginary Pasts” is now out from Arc Humanities Press! I am excited and terrified (this project took me way out of my academic comfort zone). But it also helped me stay somewhat sane over the last two years. https://t.co/h2gOWh39Fd 1/ pic.twitter.com/MyI9pr4dzO
— Eugene Smelyansky PhD 🇺🇦 (@EugeneSmelyans2) March 7, 2024
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts
A conversation with Eugene Smelyansky on the invention of ideologically useful versions of Byzantium in modern Russia. We talk about the much more limited engagement with Byzantium in imperial Russia and the reasons behind some of the current obsessions with it.
Eugene Smelyansky is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University. His research interests focus on the history of religious persecution in medieval Central Europe and the histories of medieval urban culture, society, and environment. You can learn more about Eugene on his university webpage or follow him on X/Twitter.
The conversation is based on Eugene’s just-published book on Medievalisms and Russia: The Contest for Imaginary Pasts (Arc Humanities Press 2024), which looks also at the current re-imagining of Russia’s own medieval past and that of Western Europe.
Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through Podbean, Spotify or Apple Podcasts
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