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Jonathan Freedland presents the series in which stories from the past are compared with current events.

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The Long View: Marches of Mutiny

Marches of Mutiny

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Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of mutinous marches.

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of military uprisings from within.

The notorious Wagner group of mercenaries marched for Moscow after calls from its leader to 'end this disgrace’. Yevgeny Prigozhin insisted it was a ‘march for justice’ and not a coup, but for 24 hours Russia’s future seemed uncertain and the political impact of the brief uprising remains to be seen.

The Roman general, Sulla, was the first leader of the Republic to seize power by force, marching twice on Rome – first in 88 BC, and the Streltsy uprising of Russian soldiers in 1698 proved a decisive moment in the rule of Peter the Great.

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of marches of mutiny.

Contributors:
Catherine Steel, Professor of Classics, University of Glasgow
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and writer

Readings:
Gerard McDermott
Samuel James

Producer: 
Joel Moors

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