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Every house is haunted. In each episode of Family Ghosts, we investigate the true story behind a mysterious figure whose legend has followed a family for generations. Grandmothers who were secretly jewel smugglers, uncles who led double lives, siblings who vanished without a trace, and other ghostly characters who cast shadows over our lives in ways that might not be immediately obvious. We are all formed in part by our familial collections of secrets, intrigues, and myths. By engaging with ...
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Read Borders in Red for FREE! https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501780554/borders-in-red/#bookTabs=1 Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/3ndhPn4qPVQKBrbos5QrSp41j_8?utm_source=copy_url Stephan Rindlisbacher is a postdoctoral researcher at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). We spoke to Stephan about how his new book, the first comprehensive look into how the border between Russia and Ukraine was drawn, helps us better understand today’s current conflict between the two nations; how politicians, experts, and people from the border regions worked together to create the Soviet Republic borders in the 1920s and early 1930s; and the amazing detailed maps that accompany this rich history throughout the book.
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