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The New Nobility
- The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
- By: Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogin
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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While Vladimir Putin has been president and prime minister of Russia, the Kremlin has deployed the security services to intimidate the political opposition, reassert the power of the state, and carry out assassinations overseas. At the same time, its agents and spies were put beyond public accountability and blessed with the prestige, benefits, and legitimacy lost since the Soviet collapse.
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Harking back to the USSR?
- By Dan Friend on 05-07-17
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The New Nobility
- The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 24-09-10
- Language: English
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The Cambridge Five: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Soviet Spy Ring in Britain during World War II and the Cold War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th century for good reason. The war with the Third Reich involved an unseen cloak-and-dagger struggle between the participants, but beyond that, an even larger and longer contest took place in the shadows. The men responsible for this unprecedented leaking of life-or-death information would enter history as the Cambridge Five - though in fact, they may have been only the core of a much larger group.
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Robotic
- By Paula Meldrum on 08-04-19
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The Cambridge Five: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Soviet Spy Ring in Britain during World War II and the Cold War
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 24-01-18
- Language: English
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The Race to the Moon
- The History and Legacy of the Cold War Competition Between the Soviet Union and the United States
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mary Rossman
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Today the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that culminated with Apollo 11 “winning” the Race for the United States. In fact, it encompassed a much broader range of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States that affected everything from military technology to successfully launching satellites that could land on Mars or orbit other planets in the Solar System.
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The Race to the Moon
- The History and Legacy of the Cold War Competition Between the Soviet Union and the United States
- Narrated by: Mary Rossman
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-07-23
- Language: English
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The Fight for Lithuanian Independence
- The History and Legacy of Lithuania in the 20th Century
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern-day Lithuania is a small country bordering the Baltic Sea with a population of less than three million people, but despite its relative size, the nation has exerted an influential role on the history of the region. More recently, in the 20th century, Lithuania was caught between much larger powers in two world wars and then the Cold War. Along with neighbors Latvia and Estonia, Lithuania was one of the only states to truly break free of the Soviet Union when the latter dissolved in 1991.
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The Fight for Lithuanian Independence
- The History and Legacy of Lithuania in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 08-12-20
- Language: English
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: John Skinner
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Charge of the Light Brigade is the most famous British cavalry charge in history, possibly also eclipsing the renown of any other mounted attack conducted by the armed forces of other nations in the general imagination. This cavalry action is certainly remembered far more vividly than the 1854 Battle of Balaclava during which it occurred, and even the wider Crimean War that led to the battle.
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Well explained
- By Amazon Customer on 07-11-24
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
- The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Cavalry Charge
- Narrated by: John Skinner
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-04-15
- Language: English
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Nikita Khrushchev
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' Russian Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of Russia's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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Aweful
- By Anonymous on 08-04-25
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Nikita Khrushchev
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 15-05-17
- Language: English
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Catherine the Great
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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As one of the most famous women rulers in history, Russian Empress Catherine the Great has long been remembered not only as one of the most powerful women of her time, but she was also one of the most powerful and capable rulers in all of Europe. And her path to the throne was just as remarkable as her reign.
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Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Catherine the Great
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 21-05-15
- Language: English
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The Holodomor
- The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Holodomor: The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union examines the events that brought about the famine and its terrible toll.
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Harrowing but brilliant
- By Korbin Collins on 03-01-21
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The Holodomor
- The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-12-20
- Language: English
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Georgy Zhukov
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Greatest General During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Soviets were so caught by surprise at the start of the attack that the Germans were able to push several hundred miles into Russia across a front that stretched dozens of miles long, reaching the major cities of Leningrad and Sevastopol in just three months. The first major Russian city in their path was Minsk, which fell in only six days. In order to make clear his determination to win at all costs, Stalin had the three men in charge of the troops defending Minsk executed for their failure to hold their position.
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Georgy Zhukov
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Greatest General During World War II
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-03-24
- Language: English
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The Soviet Invasion of Hungary in 1956
- The History and Legacy of the Hungarian Uprising and the Military Operations That Put It Down
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In the mid-1950's were tumultuous for the Soviet Bloc. Several countries saw Stalin’s death and the apparent change of direction, even the softening of policy under Khrushchev, as an opportunity to pursue a reformist path...the uprising with the greatest impact on the bulk of the Cold War took place in Hungary in 1956, when protestors took to the streets to demand freedom from tyranny and a greater say in their own destiny. When the Hungarians rose up against the status quo in October 1956, they were met with a brutal response from Moscow.
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The Soviet Invasion of Hungary in 1956
- The History and Legacy of the Hungarian Uprising and the Military Operations That Put It Down
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-05-20
- Language: English
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Chernobyl and Three Mile Island: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Notorious Nuclear Accidents
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dennis E. Morris
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs, which ushered in the nuclear era at the end of World War II, but given the effectiveness of nuclear power, plants like those at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania were constructed to generate energy for Americans during the second half of the 20th century. While nuclear power plants were previously not an option and thus opened the door to new, more efficient, and more affordable forms of energy for domestic consumption, the use of nuclear energy understandably unnerved people.
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Eh, fine
- By Anonymous on 18-01-23
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Chernobyl and Three Mile Island: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Notorious Nuclear Accidents
- Narrated by: Dennis E. Morris
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Some have called the Crimean War history’s most unnecessary war, and while it is misunderstood, often overlooked, and sometimes ignored, it also involved many of the 19th century’s major powers, namely Russia, Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria, as well as men from lands these powers would call their empires. It was a war bridging the old with the new, mixing Napoleonic fighting styles and modern weapons, old world diplomacy and modern communications, and the traditional rules of war and modern death tolls.
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The Crimean War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Modernized Warfare and Weakened Tsarist Russia
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 25-01-19
- Language: English
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Soviet Russia's Space Program During the Space Race
- The History and Legacy of the Competition That Pushed America to the Moon
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Of all the goals the Bolshevik Revolution aimed to bring about, perhaps nowhere were Russian promises delivered on more than in the success of the Soviet Space program of the 1950s and 1960s. As a result of Russian innovation and technology, but also due to incredible drive to modernize and compete with the United States for world power, Russia was finally and triumphantly modernized in the eyes of her own people and the world.
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Soviet Russia's Space Program During the Space Race
- The History and Legacy of the Competition That Pushed America to the Moon
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 15-03-17
- Language: English
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The Cossack Hetmanate: The History and Legacy of the Cossacks and Their Autonomous Republic in the Ukraine
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. After various cultures helped develop the region, the legendary Cossacks arrived during the early modern period and dominated the region for several centuries, forming an independent republic that helped forge Ukrainian identity to this day. Even as the origins of these ferocious fighters remain murky and obscure, the Cossacks have continued their growing international appearance with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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The Cossack Hetmanate: The History and Legacy of the Cossacks and Their Autonomous Republic in the Ukraine
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 52 mins
- Release date: 23-04-20
- Language: English
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program: The History and Legacy of the USSR’s Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb examines the Soviets’ race to reach the ultimate goal during and after World War II, and how they went about their objectives. You will learn about Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons program like never before.
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-09-19
- Language: English
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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To most observers, it seemed clear that Japan and Russia were destined to come into conflict in Korea and Manchuria. However, Russia’s vastly larger population, army, and navy seemed to make it inevitable that Japan would lose if the conflict escalated into war. Few could have foreseen that when war came, it would reveal that Russian power was largely an illusion. That would be underscored by one of the war’s most famous events, a bizarre battle that involved a makeshift Russian fleet under the command of an irascible and unstable admiral sailing around the world to meet its fate.
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The Battle of Tsushima
- The History and Legacy of the Decisive Naval Battle That Ended the Russo-Japanese War
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- By: David Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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“A tour de force of investigative history.” —Steve Coll The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a...
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 22-09-09
- Language: English
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The Rus’
- The History and Legacy of the Group that Established a Russian State in the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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For many, the Rus might be synonyms for Russia or Russians, perhaps an early form of the civilization that later became Russia. This is partly true. Modern-day Russia lays claim as a successor to the Rus, particularly the Kievan Rus empire that dominated, with oscillating borders, the area around today’s Kiev and Ukraine between the 8th and 11th centuries. Crucially, the Rus had roots in the Nordic region. Initially, they would travel into modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and beyond to trade. Only later would they start to settle in the region and then become known as the Rus.
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Lydia Litvyak
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Woman Who Became World War II’s Most Successful Female Fighter Pilot
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Partly out of dire circumstances and partly from a cultural worldview, it was the Soviet Union who first pressed female pilots into direct combat when Hitler invaded Russia. Ahead of Stalingrad, Stalin publicly declared that “women should be given the right to fly and fight for their country.” As a result, more than 800,000 women served in the Soviet military during the war years.
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Lydia Litvyak
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Woman Who Became World War II’s Most Successful Female Fighter Pilot
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-03-23
- Language: English
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Siberia and the Gulag: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Notorious Territory and Prison Camp System
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Over the long course of Russian history, perhaps no aspect of the giant country has generated interest quite like Siberia, the easternmost part of Russia that lies in Asia. Generally speaking, all that is widely known about Siberia is that it is really big and really cold, which, to be fair, are good starting points for a deeper exploration of this fascinating region.
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Siberia and the Gulag: The History and Legacy of Russia’s Most Notorious Territory and Prison Camp System
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 05-02-19
- Language: English
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