The fall of the USSR was, for some, a win for independence and self-determination. For others, it meant the loss of power and a guiding ideology. In this episode, former Soviet citizens and American scholars discuss why the Soviet Union collapsed, and the impact it had on the everyday lives of people in Russia, the Baltics, and Central Asia.
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Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center
Mark Kramer directs the Davis Center's Cold War Studies Project and edits the peer-reviewed Journal of Cold War Studies.
Professor of the Practice, Global Studies and International Relations, Northeastern University
Ambassador Bakyt Beshimov is a faculty member in the Global Studies and International Relations program and professor of the Practice at Northeastern University.
Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
Oxana Shevel's research and teaching focus on the post-Soviet region, especially Ukraine and Russia, and topics such as nation-building and identity.
Head, Social Sciences and Visualization, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Fung Library
