Stepping Back a Century: Project 1917
"This is no work of fiction; it is entirely based on primary sources... ranging from diary entries, to personal correspondence, to news
'There was a certain man in Russia long ago' *Ahem*...Here's some stuff about the notori
"A century ago today, the infamous mystic Grigory Rasputin was murdered by a group of noblemen in Petrograd, Russia’s pre-revolutionary
Tackling Tarkovsky: 'Poetic Harmony', a video essay by Lewis Bond
"Lewis Bond’s purposeful selection of images, music and audio clips from interviews with the director and cast members made me really w
Ted-Ed's Excellent Russian Adventure(?)
"This Ted-Ed video sets itself the ludicrously ambitious target of trying to explain the origins of Russia in less than six minutes."
Catherine the Unsung/His Fair Lady
"'Tsar' has its fair share of strong female characters so far, but Marfa/Catherine surpasses them all"
Peter I: On the Cusp of Greatness?
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness bestowed upon them by those at a safe enough distance not to kno
Waiting for Godunov
The second episode of BBC Radio Four’s drama series, Tsar, or ‘Game of Russian Throne’, as I can no longer resist the temptation to call...
'Terrible' Tidings
Totally unexpectedly, today I’ve found myself with the opportunity to write about something Russia-related almost as soon as it has...
Landscapes from a Vanished Country: Geoffrey Hosking's 1988 Reith Lecture Series
"Listening nearly 30 years on with a reasonable idea of how things turned out, when I revisit the series I encounter something akin to
Evanescent
“Thank you, Stalin, for my happy childhood!” It’s a jarring utterance to say the least, and the speaker is not unaware of that fact....
