Unbreakable Union

Matthew & Jason

A decade by decade history of the Soviet Union.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    The Sword and Shield of the Revolution: The Red Army and the Intelligence Services of the USSR

    Send us a text Jason explores the two armed camps of the Soviet Revolution: the Red Army and the intelligence services of the Soviet Union in the 1920's.

    1h 14m

  2. JAN 21

    World Revolution & Rapprochement Policies Compared

    Send us a text Jason explores the Soviet Union's efforts to establish relations with other national governments and populations during the first decade of its existence.

    1h 10m

  3. 11/26/2025

    The Soviet Avant-Garde: Theater, Arts, & Culture in the Early USSR

    Send us a text Matthew delves into the Soviet cultural scene of the 1920's.

    1h 6m

  4. 09/29/2025

    Face the Village! The Soviet Peasantry, the Party and the State

    Send us a text In this episode, Matthew takes on the shifting relations between the vast Soviet Peasantry and the newly in-power (and not at all solidified) Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the sometimes frustrating, sometimes exciting, but ever-hopeful years of the New Economic Policy.

    1h 7m

  5. 05/14/2025

    Workers in a Workers' State: The Soviet Working Class and the State in the NEP Era

    Send us a text Matthew explores the Soviet working class and its relations to the the state and the Communist Party in the early USSR.

    1h 16m

  6. 05/05/2025

    Not by Politics Alone: Social Life, Law, Religion and Education in the Early USSR

    Send us a text Jason presents on early communist efforts to reshape society in the USSR of the 1920's. Bibliography

    1h 18m

  7. 04/16/2025

    One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward: The New Economic Policy of the USSR

    Send us a text Matthew presents on the New Economic Policy and its impact on early Soviet society.   Bibliography:

    58 min

  8. 04/02/2025

    Soviet Authority is Organized Civil War: The Founding Documents of the Soviet Union

    Send us a text  Jason and Matthew present on the Soviet constitutions of 1918 and 1924.  Bibliography:

    1h 4m

  9. 04/02/2025

    In the Name of Direct and Merciless Struggle: The Russian Revolution and Civil War

    Send us a text In the second supplementary episode, Matthew gives a breakneck course on the Russian Revolution and Civil War.  Bibliography:

    1h 6m

  10. 04/02/2025

    The Children of Fickle Fate: The Russian Revolutionary Tradition 1825-1914

    Send us a text In this first supplemental episode, Jason presents on the history of the revolutionary tradition in the Russian Empire, covering the Decemberist Coup, the Narodnik movement, the Revolution of 1905, and more.  Bibliography:

    1 hr

  11. 04/02/2025

    Unbreakable Union: Introductions

    Send us a text Matthew introduces Season 1, covering the USSR in the years 1922-1929, and provides some insight into the motivations behind a new Soviet history podcast.  Bibliography:

    16 min
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A decade by decade history of the Soviet Union.

Information

  • Creator
    Matthew & Jason
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Unbreakable Union
  • Show Website
    Unbreakable Union

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