Unbreakable Union

Matthew & Jason

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The Soviet Avant-Garde: Theater, Arts, & Culture in the Early USSR
26/11/2025 | 1h 5 mins.
Send us a textMatthew delves into the Soviet cultural scene of the 1920's.
Face the Village! The Soviet Peasantry, the Party and the State
29/9/2025 | 1h 6 mins.
Send us a textIn this episode, Matthew takes on the shifting relations between the vast Soviet Peasantry and the newly in-power (and not at all solidified) Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the sometimes frustrating, sometimes exciting, but ever-hopeful years of the New Economic Policy.
Update: Episode 5 is Coming Up
26/9/2025 | 1 mins.
Send us a textJust a quick note to let our listeners know that Unbreakable Union is back after a summer break. Episode 5: Face the Village: the Peasantry, the Party and the State is scheduled for release on Monday 28 September at 12am Central Time Us and at 7h Central European Time. Until then!J&M
Workers in a Workers' State: The Soviet Working Class and the State in the NEP Era
14/5/2025 | 1h 15 mins.
Send us a textMatthew explores the Soviet working class and its relations to the the state and the Communist Party in the early USSR.
Not by Politics Alone: Social Life, Law, Religion and Education in the Early USSR
05/5/2025 | 1h 17 mins.
Send us a textJason presents on early communist efforts to reshape society in the USSR of the 1920's.Bibliography