The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
The Rest Is Politics 
Открыть в Hinto Об эпизоде
In our most recent episode, Alastair mentioned our sister podcast, The Rest Is History, and its recent mini-series on the Soviet Union, its fall, Putin's early life and his subsequent rise to power. Here's the first episode of the series on Brezhnev, Putin's formative years, his early KGB career and Gorbachev's descent into chaos. Was Putin a nationalist or a communist? What changed from Brezhnev to Gorbachev? What was Putin doing in East Germany during the Soviet twilight years? Find the next episode in the series here: Apple Spotify Elsewhere Or search 'The Rest Is History' wherever you get your podcasts. See you on Wednesday for our next episode of 'The Rest Is Politics'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Слушай этот эпизод на английском, чтобы учить английский
Подкасты — один из самых плотных способов впитать английский в естественном темпе. The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union от The Rest Is Politics даёт живые диалоги, неподготовленную речь и лексику, которая действительно встречается в реальных разговорах.
В приложении Hinto каждое слово транскрипта кликабельное. Тапни незнакомое слово, увидь перевод на своём языке мгновенно и продолжай слушать без потери ритма.
Эпизоды для изучения английского
- 571. Rory and Alastair Challenge Ed Miliband on Israel-Palestine 15 сент. 2026 г.
- "Our Generation Was Lied To": Two Gen Z MPs on Fixing Politics 10 сент. 2026 г.
- 570. Why Trump Acts Like a Russian Asset and Miliband’s West Bank Sanctions 9 сент. 2026 г.
- 569. Farage’s Foreign Funding Scandal and Germany’s Far-Right Breakthrough 8 сент. 2026 г.
- Becoming Burnham: The Manchester Arena Call, Westminster Plotting, and Keir vs Andy 3 сент. 2026 г.
- 568. MAGA's Plan to Make Britain Look Broken and Iceland's 'Brexit' Moment 2 сент. 2026 г.
- 567. Who Really Benefits from AI and Will Data Centres Decide the Midterms? 1 сент. 2026 г.
- Becoming Burnham: People Pleasing, The Shadow Years and Losing to Jeremy Corbyn 27 авг. 2026 г.
- 566. Carney vs. Trump and Alastair’s Advice for Burnham’s First PMQs 26 авг. 2026 г.
- 565. Zelenskyy’s Corruption Problem and Is History Repeating Itself in Germany? 25 авг. 2026 г.
- Becoming Burnham: Thatcher, Hillsborough, and the Anger that Shaped Him | Part 1 20 авг. 2026 г.
- 564. Burnham’s Media Machine and West Bank Settler Impunity 19 авг. 2026 г.
- 563. Britain’s Afghanistan Shame and the Jason Arday Tragedy 18 авг. 2026 г.
- Will Climate Action Go Backwards Under Burnham? 13 авг. 2026 г.
- 562. The Right’s War With Itself and Burnham’s Prisons Challenge 12 авг. 2026 г.
- 561. How Trump’s Chaos Keeps Splintering the World Order 11 авг. 2026 г.
- The Truth About Climate Migration – It's More Complicated Than You Think 6 авг. 2026 г.
- 560. Trump's Hamas Disarmament 'Deal' and Europe's FIFA Boycott 5 авг. 2026 г.
- 559. Who Really Benefits from the Ceuta Migration Crisis? 4 авг. 2026 г.
- Data Centres vs. Drinking Water: What Matters To Us Most? 30 июл. 2026 г.
- 558. The 'Cockroach' Uprising and Should We Stop Data Centres? 29 июл. 2026 г.
- 557. Can Burnham Deliver Britain's Biggest Change in Generations? 28 июл. 2026 г.
- Britain's Ticking Time Bomb: The Food Security Crisis 23 июл. 2026 г.
- 556. The US-China AI Arms Race and Badenoch vs. Rory’s Centrism 22 июл. 2026 г.
- 555. Burnham’s Cabinet Purge and the Rough Sleeping Pledge 21 июл. 2026 г.
- The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know 16 июл. 2026 г.
- 554. Burnham’s Worldview, Trump's Ceasefire Collapse, and Advising Count Binface 15 июл. 2026 г.
- 553. Farage in Meltdown and The Killing of Ann Widdecombe 14 июл. 2026 г.
- 552. Trump's Red Card Saga and Germany's Far-Right Machine 8 июл. 2026 г.
- 551. Will Farage’s Trumpian Resignation Stunt Backfire? 7 июл. 2026 г.
