53 episodes

When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.

How to Invent a Country BBC Radio 4

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When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.

    Turkey - Ottoman or Turk

    Turkey - Ottoman or Turk

    A bonus episode with Hannah Lucinda Smith, Christopher de Bellaigue and Misha Glenny

    • 27 min
    Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act

    Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act

    Ep 3 - How the republic of Turkey emerged from the ruins of World War One

    • 38 min
    Turkey - The Military and Decline

    Turkey - The Military and Decline

    EP 2 - The Invention of Turkey and slow decline of the empire from the siege of Vienna

    • 31 min
    Turkey - The Ottomans: East or West

    Turkey - The Ottomans: East or West

    Ep1 - Istanbul and Mehmet the Conqueror. Misha Glenny on the birth of the Ottoman empire

    • 33 min
    Russia - A Tale of Two Ivans

    Russia - A Tale of Two Ivans

    Ep 1 The Invention of Russia ... told from a time when it was still very small

    • 32 min
    Russia - the Empire Strikes Back

    Russia - the Empire Strikes Back

    Ep 2 - The Invention of Russia and the expansion east to Siberia, west into Ukraine

    • 43 min

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