A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there! PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.
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Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Just because the Civil War was over didn't the misery ended. With the Whites gone, all the non-Bolsheviks who had been tolerating Lenin's government and its excesses decided it was time to turn against it. Revolt and revolution spread across the country yet again, threatening to end the Communist regime right after all its military victories.
Just as the Russian Civil War appeared to be winding down, a reborn Poland decided to make a play for some open land and invaded Soviet Russia. While the ensuing war would be an opportunity for the Bolsheviks to march on Europe, getting past the Poles proved easier said than done.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Hosking, Geoffrey Russia and the Russians: A History The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2001
- Figes, Orlando A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1917 Penguin Books 1998
- Smith, SA Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis 1890-1928 Oxford University Press 2018
- Fitzpatrick, Sheila The Russian Revolution, 4th Edition Oxford University Press 2017
- Kotkin, Stephen Stalin: Paradoxes of Power 1878-1928 Penguin Books 2015
- Smele, Jonathon D The Russian Civil Wars C. Hurst & Company Ltd 2016
- Suny, Ronald Grigor The Cambridge History of Russia, Vol III: The Twentieth Century Cambridge University Press 2006
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