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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