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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
167 Finland and Russia
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Finland went a long way from a Swedish province to a Russian dependency, and eventually to an independent state.
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Sunday Apr 17, 2022
166 Alaska — from Russia to the US
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
7 million 200 thousand dollars, this is how much the US paid Russia for Alaska. Huge money for the territory seen by some as a "box of ice" in 1867!
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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
165 The North Caucasus – the roots of conflict
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Chechnya has recently been Russia's sore spot. In this episode, we talk about the roots of conflict and how highlanders of the North Caucasus resisted the rule of Imperial Russia.
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Sunday Apr 10, 2022
164 Armenia and Azerbaijan – challenging neighbourhood
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
In this episode, we talk about geography and national identities in conflict.
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
163 Transcaucasia – between three empires
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Looking from Moscow, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are situated in Transcaucasia, but this region is also called the South Caucasus. In the 18th century, it was surrounded by three empires – Russia, the Ottomans (nowadays Turkey), and Persia (Iran). Names and titles in the episode: Lermontov, "A Hero of Our Time."
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Sunday Apr 03, 2022
162 Stalin – dictator, intellectual, and theater-goer
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
When a Georgian leads Russia, he might need to become a Russian.
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Friday Apr 01, 2022
161 Georgia – a country in the Caucasus
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
In this episode, we talk about Georgia, an ancient country in the Caucasus, which has a long history, great food, and remarkable people, some of whom are world famous. Names in the episode: Абхазия, Южная Осетия, Майя Чибурданидзе, Нона Гаприндашвили, Джордж Баланчин, Иосиф Сталин.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
160 Moldavia – between Romania and Ukraine
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Did you know that the Moldavian language is the Romanian language, that the architect of the Eiffel tower also built a bridge in Moldavia, and that Moldavian brandy would be called cognac in France? Words in this episode: Кишинёв, Александр Пушкин, Эйфель, Приднестровье.
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Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
159 The Baltic way
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania spent only 50 years in the USSR. Once left the Union, they never looked back. Words: Эстония, Латвия, Литва, Таллинн, Рига Вильнюс (Вильна), эстонский, финнский, латышский, литовский, протестантский, католический, Поющая (Песенная) Революция, СНГ (Содружество Независимых Государств), НАТО.
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
158 The map of the Soviet Motherland
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Why Lenin and Stalin drew new internal borders in the country?
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