149. Battleground 44' - Joseph Stalin

In our weekly round up of the latest news from Ukraine, Roger Moorhouse and Patrick Bishop examine a week of "salient moments" that may signal a turning point in the war. They discuss the Kremlin’s risky move to throttle Telegram, the deepening recession across 21 sectors of the ...  Show more

In this episode of Battleground: Special Forces, Saul David is joined by Julius Strauss to dive into the brutal history and mixed legacy of one of Russia’s elite units: Spetsnaz. Julius provides a unique reporter’s perspective on the ground, reflecting on his own experiences embe ...  Show more

Josef Stalin is a titan of modern history – and one of its most infamous leaders, responsible for the deaths of millions. Danny Bird spoke to Robert Service to chart the Soviet tyrant's life, from his childhood in Georgia to his rise to become the dictator of the Soviet Union and ...  Show more

Sean McMeekin discusses his revisionist new history of the Second World War, which places Josef Stalin at the centre of the conflict   Historian Sean McMeekin discusses his revisionist new history of the Second World War, which places Josef Stalin at the centre of the conflict. H ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. We all know of Hitler, and you might know of Joseph Stalin… but did you know that Stalin was DEADLIER than Hitler? Me neither. Anyways, Stalin is a real rags-to-dictator type of guy. So much so that this story needs two episodes to do it justi ...  Show more

Did you know that the team behind the Hitler story have profiled lots of other dictators from history? Follow ‘Real Dictators’ wherever you get your podcasts. As well as the rest of the Stalin story, you’ll discover over 100 episodes on figures including Chairman Mao, Colonel Gad ...  Show more