Russia in Five Babushka DollsSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

Back up to: Russia in Five Babushka Dolls

1. Pussy Riot

   Vanora Bennett's final Babushka doll is a member of activist group Pussy Riot.
2. Valentina Tereshkova

   Vanora Bennett on Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman in space.
3. Ayn Rand

   The Russian-born writer whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA.
4. Nadezhda Alliluyeva

   Vanora Bennett profiles Stalin's wife, born in 1901 in the Tsarist Russian south.
5. Catherine the Great

   Vanora Bennett looks at one of the longest-lasting rulers of the European Enlightenment.