Displaying 2 items of The Year That Was with the tag "czech history".
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The Object of Power: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part II
October 1st, 2019 | Season 1 | 46 mins 51 secs
1919, czech history, european history, russian history, russian revolution, season 1, sudetenland, tsar nicholas
The world has been obsessed with the tragedy of the Romanov family for more than a century. It's easy to forget that the Tsar's family were among hundreds of thousands of people killed in the Revolution as well as in conflicts that swept across Eastern Europe. These conflicts would have lasting implications for the entire world.
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Incident at Chelyabinsk: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part I
September 24th, 2019 | Season 1 | 47 mins 51 secs
1919, czech history, czechoslovak legion, european history, history, russian history, russian revolution, season 1, tsar nicholas, world war i
One of the strangest conflicts of the Great War happened 1000 miles east of Moscow between two units of Czech and Hungarian former POWs. What these troops were doing on the edge of Siberia is a fascinating tale of ethnic resentments, self-determination, and unintended consequences.