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Russia in Five Babushka Dolls

Series 1

Catherine the Great

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Vanora Bennett looks at five influential women in Russia's history, starting with Catherine the Great, one of the greatest and longest-lasting rulers of the European Enlightenment. Show more

Russia in Five Babushka Dolls

Series 1

Nadezhda Alliluyeva

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Vanora Bennett explores the life of Stalin's wife, born in 1901 to provincial revolutionaries in the Tsarist Russian south. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Vanora Bennett explores the life and work of a writer born in Russia, but whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA. Show more

Russia in Five Babushka Dolls

Series 1

Valentina Tereshkova

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Vanora Bennett looks at influential women in Russia's history. In this episode, Vanora profiles Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman in space. Show more