"The Colorful Revolution" Part 2 of 2

Aleksej Demjanski continues regaling us with the saga of the Colorful Revolution in part 2 of his episode. His bottom line? "People should pay more attention to Macedonia and the region because" the political strife in the area "carries a lot of lessons" for all of us. Listen for a bonus 2 minute segment at the end with Kathryn Yegorov-Crate (Katya), a first year master's student in CREEES whom we are excited to welcome to the SlavX production team. ABOUT THE GUEST: Aleksej Demjanski is a dual-degree master's candidate with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Global Policy Studies program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science magna cum laude with special honors from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He currently works as the Communications and Social Media Assistant for the academic journal Southeast European and Black Sea Studies based out of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy in Athens, Greece. This fall semester he will also work as the teaching assistant for REE 301 – Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. NOTE: Episode recorded August 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. CREDITS Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist) Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew) Associate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Additional Team Members: Cullan Bendig, Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com) Credit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Aleksej Demjanski.