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In Our Time

Eugene Onegin

Duration: 49 minutes

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

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), often described as his masterpiece, which tells the tragic story of Onegin, Lensky and Tatyana. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Kahn
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Finer
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Dixon

In Our Time

The Emancipation of the Serfs

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Tsar Alexander II's 1861 decree that freed 30 million Russians from serfdom, an act of reform that followed Russia's defeat in the Crimean War. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Participant:
Sarah Hudspith
Participant:
Simon Dixon
Participant:
Shane O'Rourke