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How Russia sees itself, with Orlando Figes
Manage episode 339273896 series 2715120
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, the historian Orlando Figes’s latest book considers how Russia and its rulers see the country.
He speaks to Alix Kroeger about why his book is called The Story of Russia, rather than The History of Russia, what drives Vladimir Putin and the low chances of the country liberalising any time soon.
The Story of Russia is published by Bloomsbury and available from 1 September
Read more:
Serhii Plokhy: “The Ukrainian army that no one ever knew existed is winning”
Vladimir Putin has failed to learn Stalin’s lessons
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294 episódios
Manage episode 339273896 series 2715120
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, the historian Orlando Figes’s latest book considers how Russia and its rulers see the country.
He speaks to Alix Kroeger about why his book is called The Story of Russia, rather than The History of Russia, what drives Vladimir Putin and the low chances of the country liberalising any time soon.
The Story of Russia is published by Bloomsbury and available from 1 September
Read more:
Serhii Plokhy: “The Ukrainian army that no one ever knew existed is winning”
Vladimir Putin has failed to learn Stalin’s lessons
How Vladimir Putin views the world
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
294 episódios
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