FALL OF USSR: The Story of The End of The Soviet Union

Bruce Carlson
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In telling the story of the failed coup attempt that lead to the end of the Soviet Union from many viewpoints, we tell the story of the USSR and Russia today. A six part series from the people who make My History Can Beat Up Your Politics.

Episódios

  1. 27/11/2023

    Episode Six: Two Bears in a Cave

    A country is removed from the map in a week. There's more too than that, but it's not far from the most truthful description. The final episode of our series on the fall of the Soviet Union finds a rescued Gorbachev quickly realizing that he might be in yet another seizure of power.  One that is more quiet, gradual and unavoidable.

    1h23min
  2. Episode Five: I Cannot Forsake Principles!

    13/11/2023

    Episode Five: I Cannot Forsake Principles!

    The first blood is spilled. We look at the right-wing of Soviet Society which triggered the putsch. And the rebellious elements that also existed. Jeans, rock and roll, religion, revisionism and weakness. Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

    58min

  3. 03/11/2023

    Episode Four: Moscow Does Not Believe in Your Tears

    As barricades are built and citizens turn to a protective barrier, the Soviet culture they come from might be the very thing that keeps them going. Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme by Chris Novembrino

    1h8min
  4. Episode Three: Athens Versus Sparta

    03/11/2023

    Episode Three: Athens Versus Sparta

    Two institutions, the press and the military, may well determine the fate of the USSR on the night of August 19th, 1991. The Emergency Committee decides, it's time to explain themselves on TV. A reporter makes a fateful decision. So does another. A motley crowd is fashioned into an instant militia. Music by Lee Rosevere (Music for Podcasts) and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

    1h7min

  5. 30/10/2023

    Episode Two: The Steam Bath of History

    The coup appears to be winning sway, despite some minor protests.  But demokrats find ways to spread the message.  The United States reacts.  To understand more, we look into the events that lead to the emergency committee.

    43min
  6. Episode One: Wake Up Cassandra, It's a Coup!

    25/10/2023

    Episode One: Wake Up Cassandra, It's a Coup!

    Soviet citizens wake up to tanks outside their windows in 1991. Media is censored. The President is detained. Another president escapes, maybe just escapes... A third President is powerless. Is this the end of everything? Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

    1h4min
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In telling the story of the failed coup attempt that lead to the end of the Soviet Union from many viewpoints, we tell the story of the USSR and Russia today. A six part series from the people who make My History Can Beat Up Your Politics.

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