#43 – The Battle of Balaclava

#43 – The Battle of Balaclava

Apr 20, 2017 | Free, Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

On Feb 7, the British Chiefs of Staff decided to take the day off to visit the site of the Battle of Balaclava, infamous for the “Charge of the Light Brigade” in 1854. Meanwhile, the Americans and the Soviet military commanders took the opportunity to talk...
#42 – Poland’s Borders

#42 – Poland’s Borders

Apr 7, 2017 | Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

  Conversation at Yalta turns to Poland’s borders. Stalin had a new proposal that would mean moving the southern part of the Polish-German border 200 kilometers west – into Germany, right up to the Oder & Neisse rivers. Which was actually giving Poland...
#41 – Frank Makes Shit Up

#41 – Frank Makes Shit Up

Mar 31, 2017 | Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

On Feb 8, when Stalin arrived for his lunch date with Roosevelt, FDR told him that the Foreign Ministers had met that morning and agreed to accept the two extra countries for the Soviet’s in the UN General Assembly. It was good timing for FDR, because that day they...
Stalin-Era Diaries Go Online

Stalin-Era Diaries Go Online

Mar 28, 2017 | News | 0 comments

Should provide some interesting content for the show: The site, called Prozhito, or Lived Through, was launched in 2015 and can be searched using the day, author or a keyword. It already includes more than 600 never-published journals. (source)
#40 – Stalin Plays With Pooh

#40 – Stalin Plays With Pooh

Mar 24, 2017 | Free, Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

At Yalta, Feb 7 and 8 – days 4 and 5 – are going to be about trying to get agreement on the Polish issues and the issue of the Soviets entering the war with Japan. Winnie The Pooh is getting played by Uncle Joe, who senses that the US/UK love fest is...