Back to the USSR

Back to the USSR

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THE LAST SOVIET - EP 7: Homecoming
The Last Soviet

Sergei finally returns to a new country. But what will happen to his beloved space program now cosmonauts are selling their space medals in the metro?  Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Episode 9: My Little Secret
Trapped in Treatment

Getting out and going home. Survivors recount what it was like to go home and whether getting "back to normal" will be possible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Chapter 2: The Rat
About a Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

Soviet baby boomers are born into a country ravaged by war. Given that parents are largely absent — either dead, traumatized, or working to make ends meet – children spend most of their time in the dvor, the urban courtyard. The dvor is Vladimir Putin’s world. 

S4 – 1: In Search of a Friend
Unobscured

When she traded her name for an empire, Alexandra faced a world that bewildered her—imperial Russia. Even her wedding was overshadowed by death. The darkness of those waters left her searching for a lineline. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co ...  Show more

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The Big Interview

Belarus’s exiled opposition leader speaks to Monocle’s Tomos Lewis about the state of the resistance movement and her hopes for the country’s future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.