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Russia, The Drive To Empire

How Russia became one of the greatest empires the world has ever known

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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The Drive To Empire - Part One
Ivan the Great's expansionist ambitions created the beginnings of the Russian empire.
05 Dec 1988,27 mins
The Drive To Empire - Part Two
Peter the Great was a larger-than-life pragmatist who made use of diplomacy.
29 Mar 1989,27 mins
The Drive to Empire - Part Three
The post-Napoleonic War years fuelled Alexander I's ambitions eastwards and in Europe.
04 Apr 1989,27 mins
The Drive to Empire - Part Four
Communism wiped away the empire of the Tzars to create the Soviet Union.
17 Apr 1989,26 mins
The Drive to Empire - Part Six
Will perestroika lead to the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
27 May 1990,26 mins
The Drive to Empire - Part Five
Perestroika has unleashed a wave of nationalism among Soviet republics.
30 May 1990,27 mins