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The History of the USSR

April 18th, 2016 · Comments

1302213574_lenin_cat09.jpg This extra-long episode consists of a nickel tour of the  downfall of the Romanov dynasty, the various  maneuverings of the Bolshevik party and their leader  Vladimir Lenin, and the Russian  Civil War and the  consolidation of Soviet power and authority.  


 To listen via YouTube, click  here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xt6iTpvLts&feature=youtu.be
Lenin Cat Meme from http://www.excusememe.com/article/1065/10-of-the-Funniest-Lenin-Cats


Tags: Greater War · Soviet Union · Russia · communism · V. I. Lenin

When Was The Great War?

February 4th, 2016 · Comments

Check out Oxford University Press's "The Greater War" series at https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/g/the-greater-war-tgw/?lang=en&cc=us.

Music: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," written by Jack Judge, performed by Robert Mandell Orchestra, accessed Feb 2, 2016, available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsynSgeo_Uo; and "The Battle of the Somme," performed by the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, accessed Feb 3, 2016, available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2ojn5agr4.

Tags: periodization · chronology · Greater War · Oxford University Press · Balkan Wars · Soviet Union · Paris Peace Conference · Germany