The Satinsky Archive
The Satinsky Archive is made up of first-person interviews with former government officials, businesspeople, citizen diplomats and consultants that capture the essence of the American and foreign participation in the late Soviet Gorbachev-era reforms and the turbulent Yeltsin-era reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it. The purpose of the Archive is to preserve the history of this period as a contribution to understanding contemporary Russia. The majority of the interviews were conducted prior to the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were used as source material for Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes (2024).

Learn more about the archive, Daniel Satinsky
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The Satinsky Archive
The Satinsky Archive is made up of first-person interviews with former government officials, businesspeople, citizen diplomats and consultants that capture the essence of the American and foreign participation in the late Soviet Gorbachev-era reforms and the turbulent Yeltsin-era reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it. The purpose of the Archive is to preserve the history of this period as a contribution to understanding contemporary Russia. The majority of the interviews were conducted prior to the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were used as source material for Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes (2024).

Learn more about the archive, Daniel Satinsky
and selected resources

‘When we talk about history, the behind the scenes setting of the stage is rarely understood or recorded. So, that’s very important, because this is an important period in the history of the world and for us to learn well from it, we really need to understand the biggest possible picture of perceptions that we can.”

James Hickman

Director, Esalen Institute Soviet American Exchange Program
Interviews BY TOPIC
Interviews in Alphabetical Order