S4 – Interview 3: Joshua Sanborn

About this episode

An interview with Dr. Joshua Sanborn discussing his book on the collapse of the Romanov regime and the Great War's impact on Russia.

Our interview with Dr. Joshua Sanborn, Professor of History at Lafayette College. His book on the collapse of the Romanov regime, "Imperial Apocalypse: The Great War and the Destruction of the Russian Empire," provides a rich history of the Great War through stories of the people on the ground. Restoring focus on the Eastern Front of the war, Dr. Sanborn's work traces the forces changing early twentieth centry Russia, and through Russia, the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Joshua Sanborn

Topics covered

• Great War
• Russian history
• collapse of the Romanov regime
• Eastern Front
• 20th century
• historical narrative

Keywords

• Joshua Sanborn
• Romanov regime
• Eastern Front
• Great War
• Russian history
• Imperial Apocalypse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lafayette College

Books & works: Imperial Apocalypse: The Great War and the Destruction of the Russian Empire

Places: Russia, Russian Empire

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