BBC OS Conversations with Russians

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In recent days, Russia staged its annual Victory Day military parade, celebrating the defeating of Nazi Germany during World War Two, which ended in 1945. Host James Reynolds hears from two women in Moscow, against the backdrop of Victory Day. They talk about the roles their families played during the war 78 years ago, and how they feel about those fighting in Ukraine today. We also bring together three men in Russia to hear their thoughts about fighting for their country.

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0:00.0	15 years ago, 23-year-old Norwegian student Martina Vic Magnussen was killed in an apartment near Mayfair.
0:07.0	23-year-old Martina Vic Magnussen was found partially buried in the basement.
0:13.0	Before being questioned, the only suspect in the case had fled the UK to Yemen.
0:18.0	I made a promise to Martina's family to find out what happened.
0:22.0	Murder and Mayfair is the new mini-series right here in the documentary.
0:26.0	All episodes are available now.
0:28.0	Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:34.0	We bring together people from around the world to discuss how major events affect their lives.
0:40.0	This time, it's conversations with Russian men and women.
0:48.0	Now in its 15th month, the war in Ukraine continues to wreak destruction.
0:54.0	We've been hearing from Russians about what they'll do if they're called up to fight,
0:59.0	about their views on the conflict and how it affects their lives.
1:03.0	A lot of people have what we say former friends, fun and tender, so people who were friends
1:08.0	and now there are no more friends either because of their position about the war
1:13.0	or them getting killed in Ukraine. So former friends.
1:17.0	If you do a search for BBC Earth Conversations and Ukraine,
1:23.0	you will quickly find a few previous editions in which we've spoken to Ukrainians about the war.
1:29.0	But finding Russians to speak openly, especially from inside their country,
1:34.0	tends to be much more difficult. But that's what we've been trying to do.
1:39.0	There is a public holiday in Russia to celebrate what it calls victory day.
1:44.0	It remembers and honors those lost 78 years ago in the Second World War
1:49.0	as Soviet soldiers helped to defeat Nazi Germany.
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