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How a Firing Squad Made Dostoevsky

Episode 6295

On December 23rd, 1849, a 28-year-old former military engineer stood third in line before a firing squad in St. Petersburg, dressed in a white death …

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Zheng He and the Vanished Treasure Fleet

Episode 6485

In 1405, the horizon off the Chinese coast disappeared behind a wall of wood and canvas: 317 ships carrying 28,000 men, a floating city of soldiers, …