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This title presents the first 25 episodes from the landmark BBC Radio series. Martin Sixsmith brings his first-hand experience of reporting from Russia to this fascinating narrative, witnessing the critical moment when the Soviet Union finally lost its grip on power. Power struggles have a constant presence in his story, from the Mongol hordes that invaded in the 13th century, through the iron autocratic fists of successive Tsars. Ivan the Terrible, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great - all left their mark on a nation that pursued expansion to the East, West and South. Many Tsars flirted with reform, but the gap between the rulers and the ruled widened until, in 1917, the doomed last Tsar, Nicholas II, abdicated. The first part of Sixsmith's history ends with Lenin and the Bolsheviks forcing through the final Revolution and paving the way for the Communist state. Eyewitness accounts and readings from Russian authors and historians, from Pushkin to Solzhenitsyn, enhance this fascinating account, as well as music taken from a wide range of Russian composers including Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Shostakovich. Martin Sixsmith traces Russia's turbulent 1000-year history from its founding to the Revolution.
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I heard the Radio 4 broadcaasts of most of these 15 minute blocks of brilliant retellings- with music, explaining where Russia's history is different from ours! I found it fascinating and can't wait for the next episodes on R4 starting next week! No sentimentality, just the facts, man! Sixsmith is a brilliant story teller and the discs are easier on the wrists than the heavyweight book edition! The opresentation is immaculate: no previous knowledge is required, no knowledgee of Russian language - though a little may help! To leaven what might have been a heavy load, there are the tempting bits of Russian music - Tchaikovsky. Shostakovich, Glinka, excuse me etcetera(!) to tease the ear. Could it have been done better? I doubt it! Slava! Slava!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This Cds are really worth every penny you paid for them. The creator of the series is passionate, well-informed and keeps the listeners interested until the end of each part which is only 15 min. long. He does not intend to exhaust the topic but to open it to further reading on each specific period of Russian history. I preferred the Cds as I usually read a lot yet I do not devote much time to the radio as I would like, moreover, it is perfect if you are looking for a taster in the subject and become informed about this massive and culturally diverse country. Very much recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Made to accompany a TV series it is for a wide audience ; condenced into a few hours listening it would cover the same space in time as "The Sceptred Isle" took to cover 30 or so hours of listening. None the less it does not pretend to be anyting other than a breif introduction to its subject and as such it is an excellant way to pass dead time; whilst driving; and in so do get a taste for the history of one of Europs great powers
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