In this edition of ǿմý Center NOW, Andrey Shlyakhter discusses his ǿմý Center project, “Smuggling Across the Soviet Borders: Contraband Trades, Soviet Solutions, and the Shadow Economic Origins of the Iron Curtain, 1917-1932.”
In this edition of ǿմý Center NOW, we are joined by Andrey Shlyakhter, Former Title VIII Research Scholar and Dina Abramowicz Emerging Scholar Fellow in Eastern European Jewish Studies at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. He discusses his ǿմý Center project, “Smuggling Across the Soviet Borders: Contraband Trades, Soviet Solutions, and the Shadow Economic Origins of the Iron Curtain, 1917-1932.”
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow ǿմý International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region through research and exchange. Read more
