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Turning Points in Russian and Soviet History - Part Two
Episode 280
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Today, we finish our two-part series on the major turning points in both Russian and Soviet history. If you'd like to support the podcast …
2 years, 6 months ago
Turning Points in Russian History - Part One
Episode 279
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Today, we begin a two-part series relating to the turning points in Russian history. f you'd like to support the podcast with a small mont…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Historical Relationship Between Russia and China
Episode 278
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Today, we discuss the long relationship between Russia, the Soviet Union, and China throughout the past four hundred years. If you'd like …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Soviet Gulag System - Part Five - The End
Episode 277
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Today, we finish up our five-part series on the Soviet Gulag system. The punishments and rewards as well as the dismantling of the camps a…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Soviet Gulag System - Part Four - The Work
Episode 276
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Today, we discuss the work done in the Gulags. Brutal and sometimes absurd, work was the reason for the people to populate the prisoner ca…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Soviet Gulag System - Part Three - Life in the Gulag
Episode 275
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Today, we continue our series about the Soviet Gulag with first-hand accounts of life within the camps. If you'd like to support the podca…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Soviet Gulag System - Part Two - The Women
Episode 274
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Today, we talk about some of the experiences of women related to the gulag experience. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small m…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Soviet Gulag System - Part One
Episode 273
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Today, we begin a five-part series on one of the most tragic institutions in Soviet history, the Gulag. If you'd like to support the podca…
2 years, 8 months ago
Fabergé - More Than Just Eggs
Episode 272
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Today, we discuss the history House of Fabergé, and the incredible jewelry they produced, especially the royal eggs. If you'd like to supp…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Hermitage
Episode 271
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Today, we take a tour of the famed St. Petersburg museum, the Hermitage. We will also recount the history of the museum from its founding …
2 years, 8 months ago