How Russia became one of the greatest empires the world has ever known
World Service,·6 episodes
Ivan the Great's expansionist ambitions created the beginnings of the Russian empire.
05 Dec 1988,·27 mins
Peter the Great was a larger-than-life pragmatist who made use of diplomacy.
29 Mar 1989,·27 mins
The post-Napoleonic War years fuelled Alexander I's ambitions eastwards and in Europe.
04 Apr 1989,·27 mins
Communism wiped away the empire of the Tzars to create the Soviet Union.
17 Apr 1989,·26 mins
Will perestroika lead to the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
27 May 1990,·26 mins
Perestroika has unleashed a wave of nationalism among Soviet republics.
30 May 1990,·27 mins
