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Leo Tolstoy - Marriage, War and Peace and Anna Karenina
Episode 162
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Tolstoy's marriage is somewhat infamous. What is not are two of his greatest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. If you'd like to supp…
10 years, 9 months ago
Leo Tolstoy - Manhood Part II
Episode 161
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Leo Tolstoy heads to the Crimean War in Sevastopol, then takes two trips through Europe. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small…
10 years, 10 months ago
Leo Tolstoy - Manhood - Part 1
Episode 160
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Leo Tolstoy submits his first book, Childhood, for publication. It is met with wild enthusiasm. If you'd like to support the podcast with …
10 years, 11 months ago
Leo Tolstoy - Boyhood and Youth
Episode 159
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Leo Tolstoy deals with growing up, moving to Kazan and deciding what to do with his life. Image from A.Savin, WikiCommons If you'd like to…
11 years ago
Leo Tolstoy - Childhood and Boyhood
Episode 158
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Leo Tolstoy, one of the greatest writers in world history had quite a tumultuous childhood. If you'd like to support the podcast with a sm…
11 years ago
Life on the Russian Country Estate - Part Two
Episode 157
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In this episode, we concentrate on the serfs and their life on the Russian country estate. If you'd like to support the podcast with a sma…
11 years, 1 month ago
The Russian Country Estate - Part One
Episode 156
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The Russian country estate before the Russian Revolution was a beautiful place for the noble family. If you'd like to support the podcast…
11 years, 2 months ago
Leon Trotsky - Ouster to End
Episode 155
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Leon Trotsky goes from one of the most powerful men in Russia to being in exile and finally murdered in 1940. If you'd like to support the…
11 years, 3 months ago
Leon Trotsky - 1905-1917
Episode 154
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Between 1905 and 1817 Trotsky escaped from Siberia and headed to Europe awaiting the right moment to return to Russia. If you'd like to su…
11 years, 3 months ago
Leon Trotsky - Part One - The Early Years
Episode 153
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Today, we cover the early years of Lev Bronstein, known to us as Leon Trotsky. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly d…
11 years, 4 months ago