Juliane Fürst
Special guest
ABOUT THE GUEST
Juliane Fürst is head of the department of Communism and Society at the Centre of Contemporary History at Potsdam and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. She completed a monograph on the culture and history of the Soviet Hippie movement entitled Flowers through Concrete: Explorations in the Soviet Hippieland (OUP 2020). She is also the author of Stalin’s Last Generation: Soviet Post-War Youth and the Emergence of Late Socialism and the editor of Dropping Out of Socialism: Alternative Cultures and Lifestyles in the Soviet Bloc (2016). You can find Flowers Through Concrete here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XJGHT62/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
Juliane Fürst has been a guest on 1 episode.
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"Long Hair Goes a Long Way": Exploring the Soviet Hippie Movement with Juliane Fürst
December 23rd, 2021 | Season 4 | 58 mins 33 secs
counterculture, hippies, history, soviet culture, youth movements
Happy Holidays, y'all! On this episode, Lera gets to sit down and chat with Dr. Juliane Fürst who unpacks 10 years worth of research and personal explorations in the Soviet Hippie movement as published in her latest book from Oxford University Press. Her stories will thrill, so gather 'round and take a listen. We hope you enjoy!