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The Rest Is HistoryMar 9, 2022

161. Yeltsin, Economic Chaos and President Putin

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I mean, it's such a hackneyed parallel, but it is the best parallel, the Weimar Republic, for what happens to Russia in the 1990s.

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[Episode 3 of 4] 'You certainly won't understand what ordinary Russians see in Vladimir Putin if you don't understand what happened in the 1990s. A time of utter, utter collapse.' In part three of our Soviet Union, Russia and Putin series, Tom and Dominic drill down into the details of the chaos in 90s Russia, the laughing stock Yeltsin became on the global stage, and Putin's brutal rise to power on the back of the Second Chechen War. The final episode in the series is out tomorrow - or get it now by heading to restishistorypod.com! Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producers: Tony Pastor & Jack Davenport *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
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Best for Readers interested in Russian history and political parallels.Often cited around recent history of Russia

“The excerpt discusses a passage from Robert Harris's novel 'Archangel', which is set in early Russia under Yeltsin and features a British historian at a conference in Moscow.”

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For: Readers interested in Russian history and political parallels.
Key quote: “I mean, it's such a hackneyed parallel, but it is the best parallel, the Weimar Republic, for what happens to Russia in the 1990s.”
The host mentions 'Archangel' to illustrate the parallels between Russia's situation in the 1990s and the Weimar Republic. The book's narrative provides a lens through which to understand the complexities of Russian democracy and nationalism during this tumultuous period.
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