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2017-12-31T09:05:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvM2FhXC8yMDE3MTIzMTA5MTExNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Historian and author Erik Scott discussed the role non-Russian ethnic groups played in the 1917 Russian Revolution and the formation of the Soviet Union. In his illustrated talk, Mr. Scott emphasized the influence of Georgian revolutionaries such as Joseph Stalin, who was arrested several times in the early 1900s by the Tsar’s secret police and was exiled to Siberia in 1913. Erik Scott is the author of Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire.
Historian and author Erik Scott discussed the role non-Russian ethnic groups played in the 1917 Russian Revolution and the formation of the… read more
Historian and author Erik Scott discussed the role non-Russian ethnic groups played in the 1917 Russian Revolution and the formation of the Soviet Union. In his illustrated talk, Mr. Scott emphasized the influence of Georgian revolutionaries such as Joseph Stalin, who was arrested several times in the early 1900s by the Tsar’s secret police and was exiled to Siberia in 1913. Erik Scott is the author of Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire. close
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