Perspectives in History
A podcast where I tell the story of lesser-known and or misunderstood events and people from history in a way that is hopefully as entertaining as it is informative. Formerly known as Historia Dramatica.
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Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
We begin by examining the politics and society of mid-1800s France to better understand the circumstances that led to the dramatic events of 1870-1871. When a disastrous military defeat at the hands of the Prussians leads to the collapse of the Second French Empire, a new government comes to power promising to continue fighting to the very end.
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Bibliography
Abidor, Michael. Communards: The Story of the Paris Commune of 1871 As Told By Those Who Fought For It. Marxists Internet Archive, 2010.
Christiansen, Rupert. Paris Babylon: The Story of the Paris Commune. Penguin Books, 1994.
Edwards, Stewart. The Paris Commune, 1871. Quadrangle Books, 1971.
Gluckstein, Donny. The Paris Commune: A Revolution in Democracy. Haymarket Books, 2006.
Horne, Alistair. The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune, 1870-1871. Penguin Books, 1990.
Lissagaray, Prosper-Olivier. History of the Paris Commune of 1871. Black and Red Publishers, 2007.
Marx, Karl. Civil War in France: The Paris Commune. International Publishers, 1985.
Cover Image: Photograph of communards manning a barricade in Paris, March 18th, 1871.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "La Varsovienne" performed by Catherine Ribeiro.
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
In the final days of the Russian Civil War, Ungern-Sternberg prepares to make a triumphant last stand against the forces of revolution, until a betrayal from his own ranks brings about his demise.
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Bibliography
Ossendowski, Ferdinand. Beasts, Men, and Gods. Loki's Publishing, 2018.
Palmer, James. The Bloody White Baron. Faber and Faber, 2014.
Sunderland, Willard. The Baron's Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution. Cornell University Press, 2014.
Znamenski, Andrei. Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. Quest Books, 2011.
Cover Image: Baron Ungern: A Halt in Suchansky Valley. Painting by Igor Komornyy.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Ancestral Litany" by Imade Saputra.
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
As the tide of the Russian Civil War turns against the Whites, Ungern-Sternberg strikes out on his own and invades Mongolia at the head of his Asiatic Cavalry Division. He then stages a daring raid to rescue the Bogd Khan from the Chinese forces that occupied the country.
Email me: perspectivesinhistorypod@gmail.com
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Bibliography
Ossendowski, Ferdinand. Beasts, Men, and Gods. Loki's Publishing, 2018.
Palmer, James. The Bloody White Baron. Faber and Faber, 2014.
Sunderland, Willard. The Baron's Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution. Cornell University Press, 2014.
Znamenski, Andrei. Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. Quest Books, 2011.
Cover Image: Baron Ungern: A Halt in Suchansky Valley. Painting by Igor Komornyy.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Ancestral Litany" by Imade Saputra.
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Caught up in the surge of patriotism that accompanied the outbreak of the “Great War,” Baron Ungern re-enlists in the Imperial Russian Army. However, as the empire is torn asunder by war and revolution, Ungern devises an audacious plot to save Russia.
Email me: perspectivesinhistorypod@gmail.com
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Bibliography
Ossendowski, Ferdinand. Beasts, Men, and Gods. Loki's Publishing, 2018.
Palmer, James. The Bloody White Baron. Faber and Faber, 2014.
Sunderland, Willard. The Baron's Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution. Cornell University Press, 2014.
Znamenski, Andrei. Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. Quest Books, 2011.
Cover Image: Baron Ungern: A Halt in Suchansky Valley. Painting by Igor Komornyy.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "Ancestral Litany" by Imade Saputra.
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
We examine the early life of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg. We then follow his early career in the Russian military, as he first ventures to the far east following the Russo-Japanese War.
Email me: perspectivesinhistorypod@gmail.com
Podcast Website
Follow me on Twitter
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Buy Some Used Books
Bibliography
Ossendowski, Ferdinand. Beasts, Men, and Gods. Loki's Publishing, 2018.
Palmer, James. The Bloody White Baron. Faber and Faber, 2014.
Sunderland, Willard. The Baron's Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution. Cornell University Press, 2014.
Znamenski, Andrei. Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia. Quest Books, 2011.
Cover Image: Baron Ungern: A Halt in Suchansky Valley. Painting by Igor Komornyy.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "Ancestral Litany" by Imade Saputra.