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The Black Madonna 21: Coup d'état
Episode 22
On August 19th 1991, hardliners within the Communist party, backed by the KGB, attempted to seize control of the Soviet government. They were opposed…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Black Madonna 20: Theotokos
Episode 21
Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. This is the title of the Mother of God used especially in Eastern Christianity. Theotokos is also …
8 years, 3 months ago
The Black Madonna 19: PPSh-41
Episode 20
PPSh-41, pistolet-pulemyot Shpagina, was one of the major infantry weapons used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War. It was a cheap, reli…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Black Madonna 18: Wolf 359
Episode 19
Wolf 359 is a red dwarf, 7.8 light-years from earth. Its proper motion was measured in 1917 by the German astronomer Max Wolf, the 359th that he meas…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Black Madonna 17: Incinerator
Episode 18
Incineration converts waste into ash, flue gas and heat. The process can be used to generate electricity, and in some countries the burning of waste …
8 years, 4 months ago
The Black Madonna 16: Fravashi
Episode 17
According to Zoroastrianism each person has a guardian angel, a Fravashi. They are a manifestation of God’s energy, and responsible for sending our s…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Black Madonna 15: Cyanide
Episode 16
Human ingenuity knows no boundaries when it comes to murder. Since the dawn of time we have found new and innovative ways of ending life, bending cre…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Black Madonna 14: Monument
Episode 15
History is full of countries and empires that are created, rise, fall and then disappear. All that remains of them are the monuments they left behind…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Black Madonna 13: Kosmonaut
Episode 14
The spacecraft Soyuz 31, en-route to the Soviet space station Salyut 6, carried with it two cosmonauts. One of them was Sigmund Jähn, representing Ea…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Black Madonna 12: The Killers' Dance
Episode 13
Achdarat Chagidiel ferocior Malkuthat Adnanan opressior Cirkulo stadat Cirkulo fundat, in Nomine Chagidiel disparat ex carnata perdotris achdarat Deo…
8 years, 5 months ago