"The Shadow in the East" with Aliide Naylor

On this episode, we meet with freelance journalist Aliide Naylor who joins us for our first Zoom interview from London to discuss her experiences in Russia, Ukraine, and her newly released book on Putin and the Baltics. This is our 80th episode, and we want tthank you for listening wherever you are in the world. We hope you enjoy! ABOUT THE GUEST: Aliide Naylor Aliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times. Read an interview with her here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/07/the-shadow-in-the-east-a69554 Check out her new book The Shadow in the East: Vladimir Putin and the New Baltic Front, now available on Amazon: TO ALL LISTENERS GLOBALLY: If you'd like to join the conversation through Zoom to let us know how you're coping with COVID-19 whether you're an academic or student or journalist or small business owner, please reach out to us via our contact page (https://www.slavxradio.com/contact) or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/slavxradio/). We would love to hear from you! NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31st, 2020 via Zoom. Thanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!! CREDITS Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist) Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew) Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig Associate Producer: Lera Toropin Associate Producer: Samantha Farmer Associate Producer: Milena D-K Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Development Assistant: Luis Camarena Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Aliide Naylor.