Episode – 1937 : The Winter War Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three […]
Episode – 1891 : The Long Telegram
Episode – 1891 : The Long Telegram Podcast Transcript On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable […]
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb
Episode – 1860 : The Soviet Bomb Podcast Transcript On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb. The announcement shocked the world, especially the United […]
Episode – 1809 : The Russian Revolution
Episode – 1809 : The Russian Revolution Podcast Transcript One of the most transformative events of the 20th century was the Russian Revolution. The Revolution was responsible for the downfall […]
Episode – 1306 : Operation Barbarossa
Episode – 1306 : Operation Barbarossa Podcast Transcript On June 22, 1941, German forces crossed into the Soviet Union. It was, and remains, the largest military operation in human history. […]
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable Podcast Transcript In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had […]
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Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea
Episode – 1023 : The Aral Sea Podcast Transcript At the start of the 20th century, the world’s third-largest lake was located in Central Asia. It had been known to […]
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1
Episode – 0744 : The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1 Podcast Transcript Traveling to space is an inherently dangerous thing to do. In the first years of […]
Episode – 0682 : Lysenkoism
Episode – 0682 : Lysenkoism Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to the […]
Episode – 0969 : Lysenkoism (Encore)
Episode – 0969 : Lysenkoism (Encore) Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to […]
Episode – 0604 : Simo Häyhä: The White Death
Episode – 0604 : Simo Häyhä: The White Death Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, as part of their secret agreement with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union invaded the nation […]
Episode – 0484 : Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Episode – 0484 : Lyudmila Pavlichenko Podcast Transcript In 1941, after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, a 24-year-old woman in Ukraine volunteered to join the Red Army. She […]
Episode – 0474 : The 1972 Olympic Basketball Final
Episode – 0474 : The 1972 Olympic Basketball Final Podcast Transcript The year 1972 saw two epic contests between the United States and the Soviet Union. The first was American […]
Episode – 0447 : The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Episode – 0447 : The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact Podcast Transcript When most people think of World War II, they think of the Allied power of the United States, the United Kingdom, […]
Episode – 0110 : Tsar Bomba
Episode – 0110 : Tsar Bomba Transcript On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the largest explosion the world had ever seen, before or since. The explosion was so […]