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Gold Domes, Black Earth

Tim Whewell's 6,000-mile journey across Russia

World Service,3 episodes

Episodes

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Building the State
What drove Russia's nation-building in the early 20th century?
11 Dec 2000,28 mins
Enduring Russia
Democracy flourished in medieval Novgorod. Can the people now regain power over the state?
22 Dec 2000,28 mins
The Light of Byzantium
In search of Russia's first thinkers among the monks of Valaam
01 Sep 2001,26 mins