This week's episode is brought to you by Audible.

Audible has the world's largest selection of audiobooks and audio entertainment, including

Audible originals, stories created exclusively for Audible, including documentaries, exclusive

audiobooks, and scripted shows you can't hear anywhere else.

You can listen at the gym while shopping in the car while traveling anytime you can't

read you can always listen with Audible.

And Audible members now get more than ever.

Every month you get to choose one audiobook regardless of the price, as well as two Audible

originals from a fresh selection.

Now, last week, Dostoevsky made a cameo appearance in our narrative of political events,

so you have to be aware that most of his great works can be found on Audible.

And if you want to immerse yourself in the literary culture of the times we've been talking

about, brothers, Karmatsov, the idiot, crime, and punishment notes from the underground, it's

all there, it's all highly recommended.

So start listening with a 30-day Audible trial.

Use one audiobook and two Audible originals absolutely free.

Visit audible.com slash revolutions or text revolutions to 500-500.

That again is a-u-d-i-b-l-e.com slash r-e-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-s or text revolutions to 500-500.

Hello, and welcome to Revolutions.

Episode 10.14, the Tsar Liberator.

On a very superficial level, the Russian Empire got through the period between the Decemberist

revolt of 1825 and the revolutions of 1848 in pretty good shape.

...