Russia 100 – From Stalin to Putin
2024 marks 100 years since a watershed moment in Russia’s history: the death of Vladimir Lenin, and the beginning of Joseph Stalin’s rise to power. In this episode, Professor John Russell deep dives into the complexities of Russia’s past and present, from Stalin’s rise to power to Putin’s fifth presidential term.
About the Speaker
Professor John Russell
John Russell is Emeritus Professor of Russian and Security Studies at the University of Bradford. Graduated from the universities of Surrey (BSc) and Birmingham (PhD), he was twice exchange student at Moscow State University. He worked as simultaneous interpreter for NBC News throughout the Gorbachev era and specialised in all aspects of Soviet and post-Soviet society, East-West relations and International Terrorism. He taught at the University of Maryland (Europe) for 25 years and the University of Bradford for 23, and published the monograph Chechnya – Russia’s “War on Terror”, numerous chapters in collected works, journal articles, and reviews and has given lectures and interviews locally, nationally and internationally.
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