Incident at Chelyabinsk: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part I

September 24th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  47 mins 51 secs

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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.