A History of Russia, Part 2

In the second section of this two-part class, learn what the original Potemkin Village was, why it was so hard to kill Rasputin, how the Romanov dynasty ended, and why Tchaikovsky may have been forced to commit suicide. Read a chilling short story by Anton Chekhov, who was also a great physician. Learn of the suffering of the Russian people in the First and Second World Wars, how they overcame Nazi Germany, and what has led to the Russo-Ukrainian War.