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Alexander Solzhenitsyn - Telling the Story of Life in the USSR
Episode 241
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Today, we discuss the life and times of the great Soviet writer and dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The author of The Gulag Archipelago…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ivan Bunin - Russia's First Nobel Prize Winner in Literature
Episode 240
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Today, we begin our three-part series on some of the giants of Russian literature, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Maxim Gorky. Li…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Development of Russian Literature - Part Two
Episode 239
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today we end our series on the development of literature in Russia.
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3 years, 4 months ago
The Development of Russian Literature - Part One
Episode 238
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Today, we trace the beginnings of Russian literature all the way to the great authors Dostoyevsky, Chekov and Tolstoy.
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3 years, 5 months ago
The Plagues and Epidemics in Russian History
Episode 237
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Today, we will be talking about the epidemics and plagues that affected Russia throughout the centuries. Within this episode, we will draw…
3 years, 5 months ago
Anna Akhmatova - Russia's Poet
Episode 236
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Today, we discuss the life of one of Russia's greatest poets, Anna Akhmatova. Join us as we tell her life's story as well as sharing some …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Russian Elite After the Revolution - Part Two
Episode 235
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Today, we recount the sad story of what happened to the Russian elite after the Russian Revolution and the Civil War.
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3 years, 5 months ago
The Russian Elite After the Revolution - Part One
Episode 234
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Today, we discuss what happened to the Russian Elite after the Russian Revolution. In particular, we will tell you about what happened to …
3 years, 5 months ago
An Interview with William Clark of Grey History - Catherine the Great
Episode 233
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Today, I discuss the life and times of Catherine the Great with William Clark, host of the Grey History podcast. If you'd like to support …
3 years, 6 months ago
1917 - Part Five
Episode 232
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Today, we wrap up our series of the year 1917. The Provisional Government goes out with a whimper, and the Bolsheviks walk in, and take co…
3 years, 6 months ago