FALL OF USSR: The Story of The End of The Soviet Union

About FALL OF USSR: The Story of The End of The Soviet Union

In telling the story of the failed coup attempt that lead to the end of the Soviet Union from many viewpoints, we tell the story of the USSR and Russia today. A six part series from the people who make My History Can Beat Up Your Politics.

Publisher

Bruce Carlson

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Oct 2023

Latest episode

3 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Jan 2025

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2. 

   27 Nov 2023

   Episode Six: Two Bears in a Cave

   A country is removed from the map in a week. There's more too than that, but it's not far from the most truthful description. The final episode of our series on the fall of the Soviet Union finds a rescued Gorbachev quickly realizing that he might be in yet another seizure of power.  One that is more quiet, gradual and unavoidable.

3. 

   13 Nov 2023

   Episode Five: I Cannot Forsake Principles!

   The first blood is spilled. We look at the right-wing of Soviet Society which triggered the putsch. And the rebellious elements that also existed. Jeans, rock and roll, religion, revisionism and weakness. Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

4. 

   3 Nov 2023

   Episode Four: Moscow Does Not Believe in Your Tears

   As barricades are built and citizens turn to a protective barrier, the Soviet culture they come from might be the very thing that keeps them going. Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme by Chris Novembrino

5. 

   3 Nov 2023

   Episode Three: Athens Versus Sparta

   Two institutions, the press and the military, may well determine the fate of the USSR on the night of August 19th, 1991. The Emergency Committee decides, it's time to explain themselves on TV. A reporter makes a fateful decision. So does another. A motley crowd is fashioned into an instant militia. Music by Lee Rosevere (Music for Podcasts) and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

6. 

   30 Oct 2023

   Episode Two: The Steam Bath of History

   The coup appears to be winning sway, despite some minor protests.  But demokrats find ways to spread the message.  The United States reacts.  To understand more, we look into the events that lead to the emergency committee.

7. 

   25 Oct 2023

   Episode One: Wake Up Cassandra, It's a Coup!

   Soviet citizens wake up to tanks outside their windows in 1991. Media is censored. The President is detained. Another president escapes, maybe just escapes... A third President is powerless. Is this the end of everything? Music by Lee Rosevere and Theme Song by Chris Novembrino

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10 ratings

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Engagement

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