Podcast 74. Russia’s First Civil War – the Time of Troubles and Two Murder Mysteries
In the early 1600s Russia suffered a traumatic civil war, political instability and social chaos – the Time of Troubles. Find out more on my latest podcast.
In the early 1600s Russia suffered a traumatic civil war, political instability and social chaos – the Time of Troubles. Find out more on my latest podcast.
Episode 63 The Lessons of History – The Burning Archive podcast explores how the past is not dead,…
I have released two new podcasts on the crises in America and the challenges of a multipolar world for Australia.
I have just released episode 55 of the Burning Archive podcast. This episode is about the…
Does the history of the mafia have more to do with Italian Risorgimento politics, prisons and the disruptions of the nineteenth century than medieval brotherhoods?
Yesenin’s poetic celebration of rural life was itself far removed from Yesenin’s real life.
A new Russian writer I discovered this morning is Nikolai Nekrasov (1821-78)…
From this traumatised, divided old Russian Soviet poet, we learn about our own strange freedom.
Today I have recorded, edited and released the latest episode of The Burning Archive podcast – The Medici in Games and in History
Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech tells stories of how Russia has responded to threats by embracing multi-ethnic, multi-national traditions.