Recent Episodes
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In Moscow's Shadows 143: Of MICE and Man
Apr 14, 2024 – 58:45 -
In Moscow's Shadows 142: Heresies and Revolutions
Apr 7, 2024 – 53:18 -
In Moscow's Shadows 141: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll (kinda)
Mar 31, 2024 – 55:31 -
In Moscow's Shadows 140: Terrorism and Totalitarianism
Mar 24, 2024 – 52:57 -
In Moscow's Shadows 139: Why Even Sham Elections Can Matter
Mar 17, 2024 – 55:09 -
In Moscow's Shadows 138: Gangster Geopolitics
Mar 9, 2024 – 54:16 -
In Moscow's Shadows 137: They Pretend To Lead Us, We Pretend To Believe
Mar 2, 2024 – 50:14 -
In Moscow's Shadows 136: Avenging Navalny
Feb 25, 2024 – 41:50 -
In Moscow's Shadows 135: Navalny in the late Soviet Union
Feb 18, 2024 – 01:01:12 -
In Moscow's Shadows 134: Kaliningrad still at the Crossroads
Feb 11, 2024 – 54:38 -
In Moscow's Shadows 133: Books on Russia, Books on Ukraine
Feb 4, 2024 – 50:06 -
In Moscow's Shadows 132: A View from the Provinces
Jan 28, 2024 – 48:56 -
In Moscow's Shadows 131: European Strategy and Vorobyov's Prospects
Jan 21, 2024 – 01:08:57 -
In Moscow's Shadows 130: Questions I Can't Answer
Jan 14, 2024 – 45:43 -
In Moscow's Shadows 129: It's All About Putin's Eggs
Jan 7, 2024 – 39:36 -
In Moscow's Shadows 128: Politics, War and Lunacy - a look forward to 2024
Dec 29, 2023 – 55:28 -
In Moscow's Shadows 127: When Napoleon was Nuked and Other Russian Conspiracy Theories
Dec 23, 2023 – 55:33 -
In Moscow's Shadows 126: Truth and Tedium in Putin's Marathon Town Hall and the Russian Press
Dec 17, 2023 – 45:59 -
In Moscow's Shadows 125: Putin's Coming Back! And So's the Cold War?
Dec 10, 2023 – 49:45 -
In Moscow's Shadows 124: Putin's Performative Politics
Dec 3, 2023 – 53:38 -
In Moscow's Shadows 123: Russia's 'Red-Brown' Leftists, and How I Became A Voice of the West
Nov 19, 2023 – 55:25 -
In Moscow's Shadows 122: Taking on Conventional Wisdom About Putin
Nov 12, 2023 – 42:53 -
In Moscow's Shadows 121: Making Sense of Makhachkala
Nov 4, 2023 – 51:47 -
In Moscow's Shadows 120: Putin is Dead! (well, probably not)
Oct 29, 2023 – 43:39 -
In Moscow's Shadows 119: Manifestos to the Left of me, Manifestos to the Right
Oct 22, 2023 – 58:31 -
In Moscow's Shadows 118: Clueless in Gaza - Russia and the current Middle East crisis
Oct 14, 2023 – 42:19 -
In Moscow's Shadows 117: Security Politics and the President Who Can't Change His Spots
Oct 8, 2023 – 46:01 -
In Moscow's Shadows 116: Putin's "Forever War" (which isn't)
Oct 1, 2023 – 51:17 -
In Moscow's Shadows 115: Kadyrov and the Conflict Entrepreneurs
Sep 24, 2023 – 01:02:27 -
In Moscow's Shadows 114: Six of the Best (?)
Sep 10, 2023 – 52:40 -
In Moscow's Shadows 113: And Goodnight Wagner?
Sep 3, 2023 – 51:42 -
In Moscow's Shadows 112: Goodbye Prigozhin
Aug 27, 2023 – 46:01 -
In Moscow's Shadows 111: A Nervous Kremlin and a Neglected Police Force
Aug 20, 2023 – 58:25 -
In Moscow's Shadows 110: Why Navalny Doesn't Hate The Goat
Aug 12, 2023 – 55:27 -
In Moscow's Shadows 109: A Tale of Two Last Wars, Afghanistan and Ukraine
Jul 26, 2023 – 53:46 -
In Moscow's Shadows 108: Where Have All The Generals Gone?
Jul 16, 2023 – 40:43 -
In Moscow's Shadows 107: Where Are We Now On Prigozhin's Mutiny?
Jul 9, 2023 – 56:44 -
In Moscow's Shadows 106: The Spooky Side of Prigozhin's Mutiny
Jul 2, 2023 – 37:43 -
In Moscow's Shadows 105: Prigozhin's Mutiny
Jun 25, 2023 – 50:59 -
In Moscow's Shadows 104: Paranormal Putinism
Jun 20, 2023 – 46:38 -
In Moscow's Shadows 103: The Rise of the Princeling Patrushev, the Grey Cardigan
Jun 11, 2023 – 36:00 -
In Moscow's Shadows 102: The Wolf that Only Howls: the Chechens in Ukraine
Jun 4, 2023 – 38:29 -
In Moscow's Shadows 101: Phoney Wars and Rising Stars
May 28, 2023 – 49:30 -
In Moscow's Shadows 100: All the News That's Fit to Print (in Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
May 14, 2023 – 34:27 -
In Moscow's Shadows 99: All Hail the Tsar? Why Putinism has suffered from becoming monarchical
May 7, 2023 – 45:52 -
In Moscow's Shadows 98: Dogs of War (and Racoons)
Apr 29, 2023 – 54:13 -
In Moscow's Shadows 97: Where Are They Now?
Apr 22, 2023 – 47:48 -
In Moscow's Shadows 96: Of Leaks and Lengths
Apr 16, 2023 – 49:05 -
In Moscow's Shadows 95: Tatarsky, Gershkovich, Patrushev and Guns
Apr 4, 2023 – 56:53 -
In Moscow's Shadows 94: What do you do with a problem like Medvedev?
Mar 26, 2023 – 46:26
Recent Reviews
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Ana5468Consistently brilliant analysisI am always grateful for Mr Galeotti’s well-informed insights into Russia. This episode was especially illuminating and I am grateful that he has a moral compass and does not fall for the cheap and counterproductive shots we have seen play out in our information space after the horrific terror attack on innocent civilians in Moscow, which we should all roundly condemn regardless of Russia’s appalling behavior in Ukraine.
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spintrongalaxyMarkIs an excellent communicator. The best voice on Russia today. Always insightful, smart and clear.
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Showers DigLove the hostThis show is going to be the next big thing. The host has a way of luring you in with his voice & keeps you listening with his insights! Keep the episodes coming
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ForeignRadioheadAddictiveFantastic commentary on Russia.
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lviviankaGet some guests to push back on you for more interesting episodesBasic message: don’t do anything that will make Russians experience the consequences of their (in)action/s. Make it as easy as possible for people to live outside of Russia in comfortable western democracies. Give support for these exiles to talk in their eco chambers. If all of these things got us to 2022, it’s really hard to imagine why doing more of this would somehow lead to change inside Russia. Maybe the fate of that country will change only when a critical mass of people inside of Russia find it necessary to behave differently. We in the west don’t need to butter them up, convince them that we/they are wonderful, and spend a bunch of resources on things to make them feel loved and wanted by the west.
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chile100Wonderfully insightfulMark illuminates the subtleties and nuances of all things Russia. It’s the only podcast I listen to twice to glean every detail offered.
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MGB74Top notchBrilliant commentary from a very knowledgeable person who knows Russia extremely well. Mark is the best voice I have heard on Russian actions.
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WFT in Saudi ArabiaDeteriorating PerspectiveHave been a fan of Mark’s for a long time. I am incredibly disappointed with this most recent podcasts. I sponsor Mark on Patreon. Have bought all his books. Praised him on Twitter. If Mark needed a kidney, I would donate mine without hesitation. However, the value and quality of the recent podcast has been way below what is his standard. A few podcasts ago was academically weak, and I regret not saying something at the time. Today’s podcast was morally weak. Mark is proposing Ukraine give up 20% of Ukraine’s land for peace. Mark, let me sleep with your wife AND your step-daughter every 5th day and then I will agree with you. Insane and I would never contemplate nor request. Your proposed concept for peace is disgusting and degrading for Ukrainians as basic humans. I am an American. I know we are crap at compromise, but it is that very attitude as to how we defeated the British (no offense) and gained our independence. That very fact molds our values in ways my British friends never understand. Freedom and democracy can never be compromised. Never. You can do better. Really, I am disappointed in you. Do I sound like your mother? Good. She was a smart women.
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NOT A TOTAL IDIOT!!Fascinating!Intriguing Insight not available in the USA.
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hermes in HoustonThank you for your insight and scholarshipThey just don’t do it like they used to, do they? Punditry instead of scholarship is the norm. Thank you for doing it your way Mr. Galeotti. Bought your latest book. Well be reading on my next trip.
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rvaddy27Mandatory listeningIf you want insight into current events in Russia, this is a must listen
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HygdfgbxbnmBrilliant (literally)Dr Galeotti’s analysis and commentary is superb. While I don’t always agree with it (I’m less optimistic on the regime’s survival after reviewing Guriev, reading the papers in the Journal of Democracy, etc.), it’s well-written, well-delivered, crisp, and engaging. The perspicacity is indubitable.
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dandylion1971Totally perspicaciousPure podcast perspicacity.
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Georgeeeeeeeeee76Too quality and gutsy reportingVery high quality and granular information, beautifully presented. Without doubt, the best source for Russian politics, and great one for related matters such as the war. And: HUGE FUN. I'm a very active follower of ca. 50 news and history podcasts, and Mark's is in my top 4 with The Rest is Politics, The Rest is History and The News Agents.
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The ImpodsterHighly listenableGreat insights and a very likable host. And those allegedly low production values…? Extremely reassuring. Love this podcast!
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jamesbruce1greatA great view and deep knowledge of Russia today
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The RevyouTop Russia PodcastOne of the top 3 podcasts for satisfying the craving for information about Russia and its relationship to Ukraine
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UBoundAmazing insights you won’t hear anywhere elseI came across this podcast when looking for information on the Ukraine war, and I am so glad I found it. The level of insight and analysis on the inner workings within Russia is truly amazing. A must listen podcast.
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Zack JordanGreat content but mouth noisesGreat content. But please put the audio through a program to remove all the mouth noises or mouth clicks. You deserve it
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Milo JonesEssential Listening on Russia and beyondMark's analysis of Russia and the world at large is always intelligently opinionated, nuanced and informed. If you want to understand Russia today, always listen!
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JessHynes11This is a grade A podcastI am voracious in my appetite in all things Ukraine War. Your Podcast has offered such insight in these darks times. You educate you listeners, not only about the war, but international goings on that may affect said war. You do well to not scare us (fear mongering is bad !) and you even draw out a smile or two, without seeming to be disrespectful. Thank you so much for all of your hard work! Please keep them coming.
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Scotty Baby 929Best Insight and PerspectiveEntertaining, clever, philosophical. Not just about Russia, but the interconnection of broader issues that we all are currently facing now but more importantly the downstream possibilities and consequences of what’s happening. Thanks Mark! Brilliant.
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Jim SackInfrequent but superbThat’s it.
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GdhrhfghffghydsgjjmikeWant to understand Russia? Listen to this!!Outstanding podcast that gets into the nuanced details of Russian history, politics and current political dynamics in a fresh, relatable and easily understood way for lay people like myself. Keep up the outstanding work!!
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airbnrgrOutstanding!!I appreciated all your insight views on this spectrum.
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gabfanaticoAwesome!Thanks so much for your interesting insights!!!
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connmattwhiteVery comprehensiveCan’t get enough of this guy. I’m waiting patiently on this post VE Day parade analysis!
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JONNYOZMANCliff Notes Russia Master classReally terrific to round out perspective of events in Ukraine. If you want a richer and deeper understanding of the Russian perspectives swirling around the Ukrainian invasion, this moves the news to 30,000 ft discussion pulling in history/economy/internal structures/tensions etc. Listening from January 2022 forward is, in and of itself, a fascinating listen. Top notch.
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LoganfoolHackDoesn’t know anything about our government. Calls Biden GOP.
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mmonikaaaFantastic.Thank you for your insightful podcast.
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lilmonimoniPathetic propaganda and fake historyThe author of this podcast calls Great Patriotic War a "myth." Really? He might be a Nazi as well, saying things like that. There should be NO place for anti-Semitic content like this on this platform!
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AlFromConnecticutGreat EpisodeVery informative but please remember that the name of President Biden’s party is the Democratic Party, not the GOP preferred “Democrat” Party. Thanks in advance for your accuracy.
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rmatuzFirst rate perspectiveIt’s difficult here in the United States to know what actually goes on within the Russian power structure. Mark Galeotti offers a first rate perspective for those of us I’ll served by our own media and politicians, and, sadly, by those on the left who, though rightly skeptical, are as ill informed and ignorant as the rest of us.
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Big Homie HeraldThe Russia ExpertI’ve followed Prof Galeotti now for almost a decade. He is in my opinion THE Russia expert and I always rely on his experience and analysis on the topic. I highly encourage any Russia watcher or Foreign Policy fan to subscribe and listen.
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Moti763Excellent analysis on RussiaMark is one of the most astute analysts on Russia.
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AverageJewishListenerListen to this podcastDo it
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julia georgieOutstanding!It’s great to see Galeotti’s observations move into the pod sphere! I’m a total fanboy. He’s my first stop on all things Putinesque. It’s a difficult and complex subject that he makes eminently accessible. I can not recommend him enough. If you want to understand contemporary Russia then Mark Galeotti is a core requirement. I look forward with anticipation to his writings and now the podcast. Best of luck!
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