9.24- Swinging From A Tree

In 1918 and 1919, it was hard to tell whether the Mexican Revolution was heating up or cooling down.  Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions 

It's time to bring the Mexican Revolution to a close Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions 

The winds have now swept Mexico. To what end? I'll be in Copenhagen: CPH:DOX March 26 

En febrero de 1917, la guerra y el hambre abrieron las puertas a la caída del régimen zarista. ocho meses después le siguió la conquista del poder por los bolcheviques. Repasamos qué provocó y cómo finalizó la revolución que cambió la historia de Europa de la mano de Rusia. 

We are republishing Alan Wood's series on the Russian Revolution as a podcast, originally released to mark the centenary of the greatest event in human history. In the final episode of the 1917 series, Alan Woods discusses the October Revolution, when the workers and peasants of ... Show More

In 1973, 16-year-old Víctor Yáñez travels from his home in Chile to the former USSR to study agriculture. But when a military coup strikes at home, he's stranded in Communist Russia…for the rest of his life. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3KYKYX1. 

Bestselling military historian Antony Beevor discusses his new book Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921. In conversation with Rob Attar, he delves into the two revolutions that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and brought the Bolsheviks to power, and then examines the bloody civ ... Show More

The Tree of Ténéré stood for many years in the Sahara desert. Joshua Leo and Liz Waid examine how the tree survived, and what it can teach us today. 

Carcalla was killed by his Praetorian Prefect Macrinus in 217 AD. Macrinus then spent a troubled year as Emperor before the House of Severus came back to challenge his rule. 

Le 18 mars 2015, Lucas Tronche, 16 ans, disparaissait mystérieusement à Bagnol-sur-Cèze (Gard). Au moment de sa disparition, il devait se rendre avec son frère à un entraînement de natation mais il le laisse partir en lui disant qu'il allait le rejoindre un peu plus tard. Il ne l ... Show More