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Russia: Tsars to Putin

Andrew Marr discusses Russia with Simon Sebag Montefiore, Amanda Vickery, Arkady Ostrovsky and David Aaronovitch.

On Start the Week Andrew Marr looks at Russia from the heyday of the Soviet Empire to its transformation under Putin. The historian Simon Sebag Montefiore writes about the Romanovs, the most successful dynasty of modern times, while Amanda Vickery highlights a moment of defiance and triumph during WW2's siege of Leningrad. The journalist Arkady Ostrovsky charts the huge changes that have taken place, from Perestroika to corporate state. And David Aaronovitch explores the emotional pull of communism in Britain through the story of his family and their ties to The Party.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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43 minutes

Simon Sebag Montefiore

is a historian and author.

The Romanovs: 1613-1918 is published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Amanda Vickery

is Professor in Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London.

Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler is on the 麻豆社 iPlayer.

Arkady Ostrovsky

is a journalist.

The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev鈥檚 Freedom to Putin鈥檚 War is published by Atlantic Books.

David Aaronovitch

is a journalist.

Party Animals: My Family and Other Communists is published by Jonathan Cape.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest Simon Sebag Montefiore
Interviewed Guest Amanda Vickery
Interviewed Guest Arkady Ostrovsky
Interviewed Guest David Aaronovitch
Producer Katy Hickman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Jan 2016 09:00
  • Mon 11 Jan 2016 21:30

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