Russia's history is a rich tapestry featuring Czars, totalitarian regimes, and pivotal events. Explore the journey from Peter the Great to modern times, including the Soviet Union's rise and fall.Understand life in the USSR, the heroics of a Soviet soldier preventing nuclear disaster, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Chapters:00:00:00 - Ernest Hemingway: The Ineffective KGB Spy09:53:21 - The Soviet Soldier Who Averted Nuclear War00:20:22 - Experiences of Soviet Gulag Prisoners00:33:01 - Life on the Diomedes00:44:14 - Rasputin: Russia's Secretive Figure00:56:08 - Insights into the Russian Revolution01:07:49 - Unusual Soviet Russian Cuisine01:20:02 - Post-Soviet Union Collapse Events01:33:05 - Peter The Great's Modernization of Russia01:44:07 - The Kursk Submarine Explosion01:54:27 - Life Under Soviet Rule
00:00:00: Ernest Hemingway: The Ineffective KGB Spy09:53:21: The Soviet Soldier Who Averted Nuclear War00:20:22: Experiences of Soviet Gulag Prisoners00:33:01: Life on the Diomedes00:44:14: Rasputin: Russia's Secretive Figure00:56:08: Insights into the Russian Revolution01:07:49: Unusual Soviet Russian Cuisine01:20:02: Post-Soviet Union Collapse Events01:33:05: Peter The Great's Modernization of Russia01:44:07: The Kursk Submarine Explosion01:54:27: Life Under Soviet Rule
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