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Entitled 'The Flawed Melting Pot', this was one of a series which had the overall title of 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. Geoffrey Hosking, Professor of Russian History at University College London, aimed to explain the dramatic changes of the Mikhail Gorbachev era in their historical context.
'In this lecture entitled 'The Flawed Melting Pot', Professor Hosking discusses the national desires and ambitions of the various Soviet peoples. He explores how nationalism will affect the Soviet Union.' (BBC)
Listing photograph: In the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on August 23, 1989 — the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that ultimately saw the Baltic states fall under the auspices of the USSR — almost 2 million people formed a human chain. It stretched across the Soviet Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Nations annexed by the USSR were now demanding freedom.
Entitled 'The Flawed Melting Pot', this was one of a series which had the overall title of 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. Geoffrey Hosking, Professor of Russian History at University College London, aimed to explain the dramatic changes of the Mikhail Gorbachev era in their historical context.
'In this lecture entitled 'The Flawed Melting Pot', Professor Hosking discusses the national desires and ambitions of the various Soviet peoples. He explores how nationalism will affect the Soviet Union.' (BBC)
Listing photograph: In the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on August 23, 1989 — the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that ultimately saw the Baltic states fall under the auspices of the USSR — almost 2 million people formed a human chain. It stretched across the Soviet Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Nations annexed by the USSR were now demanding freedom.
