About this episode

Natasha Konradova discusses her journey from journalism in Russia to human rights activism in Berlin.

#76 – in conversation with academic researcher and cultural historian Natasha Konradova. Natasha began her career as a passionate journalist, travelling across remote regions of Russia and speaking with people. In 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, she and her family decided to leave Moscow and settled in Berlin. Since 2022, she has been active in a human rights organisation, running various educational programs for youngsters, who want to learn about the unprocessed Soviet past through oral history and personal stories. References: Ural Mari. There Is No Death: http://uralmary.smerty.net/ural-mari-en/ Hacking the Iron Curtain by Natasha Konradova: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/H/Hacking-the-Iron-Curtain Natasha's favourite (home) food: Wild Strawberries and Cloudberries ___ Support the podcast: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/ ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper

People in this episode

Host: Patrycja Rozwora

Guest: Natasha Konradova

Topics covered

• cultural history
• human rights
• oral history
• Soviet past
• migration
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: human rights organisation

Books & works: Hacking the Iron Curtain, There Is No Death

Places: Moscow, Berlin, Crimea, Russia

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