EPISODE · Mar 9, 2021 · 34 MIN
RWA #15: The Lion of Tashkent (Based in Russia I)
from Russians With Attitude · host Russians With Attitudes
Full episode for our patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48457529 01:40 - Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia" 06:37 - Russian expansion mindset 10:05 - Officer Ignatiev's secret mission in Khiva and Bukhara 13:22 - Peking showdown 18:53 - General Chernyaev: Glorious conquest of Tashkent 26:30 - Tashkent siege plan 34:12 - Emir of Bukhara joins the battle 39:21 - New territory: Turkestan. New gender: Frontiersexual. 46:40 - Russian dreams of conquering India. From Paul I to Zhirinovsky. 52:01 - Pan-slavism: the edgiest ideology of 19th century?
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Full episode for our patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48457529 01:40 - Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia" 06:37 - Russian expansion mindset 10:05 - Officer Ignatiev's secret mission in Khiva and Bukhara 13:22 - Peking showdown 18:53 - General Chernyaev: Glorious conquest of Tashkent 26:30 - Tashkent siege plan 34:12 - Emir of Bukhara joins the battle 39:21 - New territory: Turkestan. New gender: Frontiersexual. 46:40 - Russian dreams of conquering India. From Paul I to Zhirinovsky. 52:01 - Pan-slavism: the edgiest ideology of 19th century?
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