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Episode 25: Defeating the Demon Drink. The Tale of Ivan Churikov
Everyone in the late Russian Empire was in agreement: the country had a vodka problem. But what were its causes and how should it...
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Episode 24: City under Siege. The Tale of Rudolph Felix Bauer
In 1704, Colonel Rudolph Felix Bauer found himself involved in the siege of Tartu, one of the many battles of the Great Northern War...
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Episode 23: The Other Rasputin. The Tale of Iliodor (Trufanov)
Between 1905 and 1912, the monk Iliodor (Trufanov) set Russia ablaze with his inflammatory right-wing rhetoric, causing scandal after scandal. In this episode, we...
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Episode 22: From Riches to Ruin. The Tale of Ivan Tolchenov
In 1796, the merchant Ivan Tolchenov was secreted in his magnificent mansion in Dmitrov, hiding from his creditors. This episode seeks to understand how...
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Episode 21: Empire of Light and Colour. The Tale of Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
The colour photographs of Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii fascinated the imperial public of the early 20th century, persuading Emperor Nicholas II to sponsor expeditions across the...
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Episode 20: Genteel Country Lives. The Tale of the Chikhachev Family
Andrei and Natalia Chikhachev, middling nobles, spent their lives running their small estate of Dorozhaevo in Vladimir province and raising their family. In this...