In college, I took Russian history classes–Early Modern, Imperial, Soviet. And all the specialty topics within those frameworks were Russia-centric, and especially Moscow-centric. And the narrative, more or less, told the story of the Russian state. This schema has become scrutinized since the collapse of the Soviet system, and increasingly since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. But while there is much talk of decentering, decolonizing, and deconstructing, there has been little by way of application. Enter Marina Mogilner and Ilya Gerasimov. They, along with Sergei Glebov, have written a new textbook, A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 600-1700, that seeks reconceptualize the story we tell about the region and the people who live there. The Eurasian Knot wanted to know more. Marina and Ilya both obliged. Guests: Ilya Gerasimov is Executive Editor of the journal Ab Imperio. He’s published widely on Russian imperial history. His most recent book Plebeian Modernity: Social Practices, Illegality, and the Urban Poor in Russia 1906–1916 is published by University of Rochester Press. Marina Mogilner is Edward and Marianna Thaden Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History and Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois. Here most recent book is Jews, Race, and the Politics of Difference. The Case of Vladimir Jabotinsky against the Russian Empire published by Indiana University Press. They are co-authors with Sergei Glebov of A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 600–1700: From Russian to Global History published by Bloomsbury. Send us your sounds! https://euraknot.org/contact/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/euraknot  Knotty News: https://eurasianknot.substack.com/ Website: https://euraknot.org/