Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, chooses Holocaust writer Primo Levi. Russia: The Wild East Available now
There are currently 5 available episodes
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Series 2 The Brezhnev Years
19/25 Brezhnev begins the decline that leads to the collapse of the USSR.
First broadcast: 04 Aug 2011
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Series 2 The Rise and Fall of Khrushchev
18/25 Khrushchev puts Gargarin into space but will resign in ignominy.
First broadcast: 03 Aug 2011
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Series 2 The Secret Speech/Scramble for Power
17/25 Khrushchev denounces Stalin's record as Stalin's henchmen vie to take his place..
First broadcast: 02 Aug 2011
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Series 2 The Doctor's Plot
16/25 Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges.
First broadcast: 01 Aug 2011
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Series 2 The Iron Curtain
15/25 East and West divide up Europe, Russia develops the bomb and the Cold War begins.
First broadcast: 29 Jul 2011
