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August 19, 2023

276–277 Nikolai Fedorov – resurrection and cosmos

He slept on the chest and was wearing poor clothes – Nikolai Fedorov was an unassuming librarian and a mentor of Tsiolkovsky, a father of astronautics, as well as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, big writers.

July 13, 2023

272–273 Are there philosophers in Russia?

In the 19th century, two names stand out when we think of philosophy in Russia – Alexander Herzen and Konstantin Leontiev. While Herzen was the father of Russian socialism, Leontiev was a conservative whose writings can explain how the idea of the decaying West came into being in Russia.

March 13, 2023

254–255 When Russia became part of Europe

It happened when Russia won the war against Sweden, one of the most powerful European state, and became part of European geopolitical balance.

September 25, 2022

210–211 Why Russia did not have the Renaissance

You need Latin and Greek to have the Renaissance, but the Eastern Slavs had Church Slavonic.

May 20, 2022

175 Islam in Russia

When Muscovite tsardom conquered its first Muslim neighbors, the Russian Empire was born.

May 8, 2022

172 Poland and Russia

How are you? – The same way as in Poland: he who has more is a master. Medieval Poland was a republic and a great power in the 16th century. What role did Russia play in shaping the modern Polish nation?

April 24, 2022

168 Russian Germans

Russian Germans were Germans, but also English, Scots, Dutch, and Danes.

April 17, 2022

166 Alaska – from Russia to the US

7 million 200 thousand dollars, this is how much the US paid Russia for Alaska. Huge money for the territory seen by some as a “box of ice” in 1867!

April 7, 2022

163 Transcaucasia – between three empires

Looking from Moscow, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are situated in Transcaucasia, but this region is also called the South Caucasus. In the 18th century, it was surrounded by three empires – Russia, the Ottomans (nowadays Turkey), and Persia (Iran). Names and titles in the episode: Lermontov, “A Hero of Our Time.”

March 17, 2022

157 Jews in Ukraine and Russia

As early as the 18th century, there were no Jews in the Russian Empire. Then they moved there in great numbers.

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276–277 Nikolai Fedorov – resurrection and cosmos

272–273 Are there philosophers in Russia?

254–255 When Russia became part of Europe

210–211 Why Russia did not have the Renaissance

175 Islam in Russia

172 Poland and Russia

168 Russian Germans

166 Alaska – from Russia to the US

163 Transcaucasia – between three empires

157 Jews in Ukraine and Russia

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