90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar

Empire: World History

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History

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, the nation stands on the verge of implosion. And on Europe's horizon is the Great War... Listen as William and Anita are joined by the great Antony Beevor to discuss the build-up to the revolution and the events of February 1917. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me, William with me Anita Arnan and me William
0:34.1	Durham pool. We're a little bit giddy today because we've got one of our
0:37.1	favorite people on the podcast. I mean it's very very exciting. It's a real treat
0:41.6	we're going to be talking about one of the most significant events in world history, the Russian revolution.
0:46.3	With one of the most significant historians of our time. I wanted to say that. The dashing. the debonair, the very, very brilliant. Sir Anthony Beaver is our special
0:58.4	guest today. You really do. Honestly, we are humble to have you on our podcast.
1:03.0	No, true story, really.
1:05.0	Oh, come on. I always feel that those of us who earn a living with our history books
1:08.0	kind of owe it to you,
1:10.0	the Starlingrad really in a sense created the entire genre of people settling down to read 600 page.
1:17.0	Doorstop.
1:20.0	Yes, but will it, I mean, the thing which drove me up the wall was that all the journalists were asking me is history the new novel?
1:28.0	And I said no, it's not.
1:30.0	Absolutely.
1:31.0	It's much more exciting.
1:32.6	Yeah, I mean, you two go back a long, long time,
1:35.0	but can I just tell a little, I love Anthony story?
1:37.5	So we met at a history festival some years ago.
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