The Flag Comes Down: Inside the Soviet Collapse
(00:00:00) The Flag Comes Down: Inside the Soviet Collapse (00:01:01) The Stagnation Trap (00:02:54) Afghanistan and the Cracking of the Myth (00:04:12) Chernobyl and the Collapse of Official Truth (0...
11 Jul 13min
Yeltsin on the Tank: What the August Coup Actually Decided
On the morning of 19 August 1991, Soviet citizens turned on their radios and heard classical music. No news. No statement. Just Tchaikovsky — and everyone who had lived through Soviet history knew imm...
10 Jul 12min
Russia Declares Sovereignty: The War of Laws That Broke the Union
(00:00:00) Russia Declares Sovereignty: The War of Laws That Broke the Union (00:01:06) What 1989 Left Behind (00:02:20) Lithuania Moves First (00:03:17) Russia Declares Sovereignty (00:04:46) The Eco...
9 Jul 13min
The Domino the Soviets Couldn't Stop: 1989 and the End of Empire
(00:00:00) The Domino the Soviets Couldn't Stop: 1989 and the End of Empire (00:00:48) The Satellite Empire and What Held It (00:01:49) Gorbachev's Retreat from the Brezhnev Doctrine (00:03:01) Poland...
8 Jul 14min
Eastern Europe Walks Out: 1989 and the Empire's Point of No Return
(00:00:00) Eastern Europe Walks Out: 1989 and the Empire's Point of No Return (00:00:36) The Stagnation That Set the Stage (00:02:42) Afghanistan and the Mortal Army (00:04:18) Chernobyl Breaks the Sp...
7 Jul 15min
The Map That Lied: How Lenin's Federal Bargain Planted a Time Bomb
(00:00:00) The Map That Lied: How Lenin's Federal Bargain Planted a Time Bomb (00:01:02) The Bargain Lenin Made (00:02:46) The Force That Held It Together (00:03:56) What the Republics Actually Felt (...
6 Jul 15min
Brezhnev's Trap to Gorbachev's Gamble: Why Reform Became Revolution
(00:00:00) Brezhnev's Trap to Gorbachev's Gamble: Why Reform Became Revolution (00:00:51) Brezhnev's Stability Trap (00:02:33) The Weight of the Gun (00:04:02) Chernobyl and the Breaking of the Spell ...
5 Jul 14min
Glasnost Meets the Reactor: How Chernobyl Broke the Soviet Information State
(00:00:00) Glasnost Meets the Reactor: How Chernobyl Broke the Soviet Information State (00:01:13) What Happened at Reactor Number Four (00:02:57) The Coverup and Its Collapse (00:04:45) Glasnost Meet...
4 Jul 13min
