Episodios

  • Prominent Russians: Aleksandr Gorchakov.

    Prominent Russians: Aleksandr Gorchakov.
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Aleksandr Gorchakov.Aleksandr Gorchakov was a State Chancellor of Russia. He dedicated his career to denouncing the Paris Treaty, and helped Russia earn the right to resume its naval presence in the Black Sea.
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    10 m
  • Prominent Russians: Maria Spiridonova.

    Prominent Russians: Maria Spiridonova.
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Maria Spiridonova.Maria Spiridonova was a prominent revolutionary and political figure who helped bring about the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, but was later persecuted for her opposition to some aspects of Bolshevik ideology.
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    8 m
  • Prominent Russians: Georgy Malenkov.

    Prominent Russians: Georgy Malenkov.
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Georgy Malenkov.
    Georgy Malenkov was born in Orenburg, in the Russian Empire. In 1919 he voluntarily joined the Red Army and was a political worker of the military forces. In a year Malenkov joined the Communist Party and soon became an active functionary. From 1920 Georgy Malenkov studied electrotechnics in the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and headed the commission for the exposure of students who supported the ideas of Leon Trotsky, whose politics sharply differed from Stalinism. Almost all of these students became victims of repressions and many were killed.
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    8 m
  • Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #3

    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #3
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #3.

    Recognized worldwide as a noteworthy historical figure, Catherine the Great was one of the most prominent rulers of Russia and a figure deserving of admiration. During her rule from 1762 to 1796 the Russian Empress Catherine II made such progress in political power that it is hard to find similar examples in world history. She expanded the territory of the Russian Empire and improved its administration, following the policy of Westernization. She was reputed to be an "enlightened despot," however she was also praised for her generosity and humanity. Many historians associate her with all the significant events and trends in Russia's expanding world role.
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    6 m
  • Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #2

    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #2
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #2.

    Recognized worldwide as a noteworthy historical figure, Catherine the Great was one of the most prominent rulers of Russia and a figure deserving of admiration. During her rule from 1762 to 1796 the Russian Empress Catherine II made such progress in political power that it is hard to find similar examples in world history. She expanded the territory of the Russian Empire and improved its administration, following the policy of Westernization. She was reputed to be an "enlightened despot," however she was also praised for her generosity and humanity.
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    8 m
  • Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #1

    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #1
    Jul 17 2025
    Prominent Russians: Catherine II the Great #1.
    Recognized worldwide as a noteworthy historical figure, Catherine the Great was one of the most prominent rulers of Russia and a figure deserving of admiration. During her rule from 1762 to 1796 the Russian Empress Catherine II made such progress in political power that it is hard to find similar examples in world history. She expanded the territory of the Russian Empire and improved its administration, following the policy of Westernization. She was reputed to be an "enlightened despot," however she was also praised for her generosity and humanity.
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    9 m
  • Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #2

    Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #2
    Jul 16 2025
    Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #2.
    One of Russia’s greatest statesmen, Peter the Great – the Tsar and first Emperor of Russia - was a man of unwavering willpower, extraordinary energy and supreme vision. Having inherited a vast but backward state, he propelled Russia to the rank of a major European power, while his extraordinary personality and wide scale reforms have been an inspiration to generations of historians, writers and ordinary Russians.
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    5 m
  • Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #1

    Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #1
    Jul 16 2025
    Prominent Russians: Peter I the Great #1.
    One of Russia’s greatest statesmen, Peter the Great – the Tsar and first Emperor of Russia - was a man of unwavering willpower, extraordinary energy and supreme vision. Having inherited a vast but backward state, he propelled Russia to the rank of a major European power, while his extraordinary personality and wide scale reforms have been an inspiration to generations of historians, writers and ordinary Russians.
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    7 m