POWs of the Crimean War
From Subject to Change by Russell Hogg
May 22, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 105
About this episode
This episode discusses the experiences of POWs during the Crimean War with Professor Donald Rayfield.
The subject today comes out of the Crimean war (1853-1856). I talked to Professor Donald Rayfield, Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian history at Queen Mary University of London, about the war itself and in particular what happened to those taken prisoner. Surprisingly life could be pretty good!
People in this episode
Host: Russell Hogg
Guest: Professor Donald Rayfield
Topics covered
- Crimean War
- prisoners of war
- Russian history
- Georgian history
- military history
Keywords
- Crimean War
- POWs
- Professor Donald Rayfield
- Russian history
- Georgian history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Queen Mary University of London
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