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I am excited to bring you this week's guest Kelsie Chernenko. Kelsie always dreamed of becoming a mom, and believed a baby would be the ultimate in fulfillment, making her finally feel “complete.” But after becoming a mom three years ago, she struggled when the reality of motherhood did not match her expectations. She didn't get that blissed out feeling society promises new moms. Instead, she felt lost, overwhelmed & like something was still missing. This unexpected identity crisis propelled her down a path of self-discovery that involved her hitting rock bottom, finding her purpose, and starting a coaching business.Now, as a certified Life Coach, she uses a variety of holistic modalities & techniques to help new moms overcome common challenges in motherhood and rediscover themselves in the process.In this episode we discuss:the experiences of (mostly new) motherhood that are not openly discussed how motherhood has been a catalyst for both Kelsie and I to want MORE from life and our work the ways we can support ourselves in the ebbs and flows of parenting A deep dive into our personal experiencesIf you're looking for support, Kelsie has an AMAZING program. The Motherhood program is a 1:1 online coaching program aimed at helping new moms who feel lost and unfulfilled overcome the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual challenges that arise during the transition to motherhood. In this program designed for the busy new mom, you will learn to prioritize your needs and self-care, improve your mindset, manage your emotions, rediscover your identity and gain clarity on your passion, career and goals.For those in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia area, she also hosts monthly in-person events called Mama's Time Out. Part workshop, part social club, part discussion group, these intimate events are kid-free and mother-centered, giving moms the chance to make new mom-friends, have meaningful discussions on topics that matter to them, and learn how to overcome common challenges in motherhood.To connect with Kelsie:Follow Kelsie on Instagram: @kelsiejanecoachingEmail info@kelsiejanecoaching.com to get on the waitlist for the Motherhood program Visit her website here for more information about the Motherhood programAdd Kelsie Jane on Facebook & request to join Mama's Time Out Facebook pageWith love,Robyn xoP.S. If you loved this episode, I'd appreciate if you could leave a review or share on your socials. It truly means the world to me and helps amplify this message for other mothers desiring a supportive business for motherhood. If you would like to learn more about The Mothered Business Mastermind, click here. Please say hi to me on Instagram @robyn.gooding or take a peek at my website for more info www.robyngooding.comClick here to book your call anytime!

On January 1, 1985, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev addressed each other's people in an unprecedented exchange of televised New Year's greetings. Remember that in March 1985, Gorbachev came into office, after the death of former Soviet leader Chernenko and after his very long illness. Knowing the voracity of the Cold War makes […]

On January 1, 1985, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev addressed each other's people in an unprecedented exchange of televised New Year's greetings. Remember that in March 1985, Gorbachev came into office, after the death of former Soviet leader Chernenko and after his very long illness. Knowing the voracity of the Cold War makes this exchange even more meaningful. The four major American networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN carried the leaders five minute speeches at 1pm EST. Even more remarkable, Soviet television agreed to broadcast Reagan's message to the Soviet people simultaneously, or at 9pm Moscow time: prime time in the Soviet Union.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7128TUTTI I FALLIMENTI DI GORBACIOV di Stefano MagniGli articoli e gli editoriali sulla morte di Gorbaciov, in questi due giorni dopo la sua morte, sono tutti più o meno celebrativi. L'ultimo presidente sovietico fu l'uomo che pose fine alla guerra fredda, dunque viene ricordato soprattutto per il suo ruolo di pace. Ma non si comprende come mai in patria, sia in Russia che nelle altre repubbliche ex sovietiche, sia ricordato con estrema ostilità. Benché rispettato dal nuovo regime, Putin stesso gli ha reso omaggio, non ha ottenuto funerali di Stato. È una figura, ormai storica, divisiva e impopolare. Perché?Si fa presto ad affermare che Gorbaciov sia odiato dai nostalgici dell'Urss, che con Putin sono tornati in auge. Certamente, questa fu l'opposizione più visibile ed anche più violenta. Nel periodo dal 1985 al 1989, il Kgb era ben consapevole dei limiti economici, militari e strutturali dell'Unione Sovietica. Fu il Kgb a incoraggiare la promozione di Gorbaciov a Segretario Generale, dopo la morte di Chernenko, approvata poi dal Comitato Centrale con voto unanime. Gorbaciov era già uomo di fiducia di Andropov, storico direttore del Kgb e poi segretario generale dell'Urss dal 1982 al 1984. Gorbaciov venne selezionato perché relativamente "giovane" (54 anni nel 1985) e aperto di mente, ma fedele al sistema comunista. Il Kgb stesso promosse e in un certo senso incoraggiò l'abbandono dei regimi dell'Est europeo, con quella che venne informalmente chiamata la "dottrina Sinatra": ciascuno per la sua strada. Tuttavia, l'atmosfera cambiò repentinamente quando nei regimi ex comunisti le elezioni vennero vinte da partiti non comunisti, a partire dalla Polonia.Esercito e Kgb si coalizzarono per impedire che la disgregazione del blocco orientale divenisse disgregazione anche della stessa Urss. E pretesero che Gorbaciov imponesse l'ordine alle repubbliche secessioniste, anche proclamando lo stato d'emergenza. Il segretario generale usò la forza (contro Kazakistan, Georgia, Azerbaigian, Lituania e Lettonia), ma rifiutò il cambio di passo preteso da militari e servizi. Fu questo rifiuto che portò al tentativo di golpe contro di lui, nell'agosto del 1991. Il resto è noto: il golpe fallì, Gorbaciov ottenne una vittoria apparente, ma di fatto aveva già perso il potere. Eltsin, il presidente della Repubblica Socialista Federativa Russa, si oppose in prima persona ai militari e divenne lui il leader politico carismatico della nuova stagione russa che portò alla disgregazione dell'Urss. Dopo il collasso sovietico, esercito, ex servizi segreti, burocrazia statale, non perdonarono mai a Gorbaciov di aver causato il "crollo" dell'impero, di essersi lasciato sfuggire di mano il processo di riforme e decentramento che loro stessi avevano avviato.LE REPRESSIONI FINITE NEL SANGUENelle repubbliche ex sovietiche, al contrario, non perdonano a Gorbaciov quelle ultime repressioni della stagione di sangue del 1986-91, volte a tenere assieme un'Urss in piena frammentazione. In Kazakistan ricordano gli oltre 200 morti civili del massacro di Alma Ata del dicembre 1986. Quando Gorbaciov sostituì il segretario generale locale Dinmukhamed Kunaev con il russo Gennadij Kolbin, i kazaki inscenarono proteste che vennero schiacciate con la forza delle armi. Gli armeni non perdonano a Gorbaciov di aver permesso (o non ostacolato abbastanza) i primi massacri compiuti dagli azeri nel Nagorno Karabakh nel 1988 e 1989. Gli azeri, al contrario, non dimenticheranno mai il massacro di Baku, il "gennaio nero" del 1990, quando le forze regolare e le truppe speciali del KGB entrarono nella capitale azera per stroncare sul nascere il locale Fronte Popolare (indipendentista e anti-armeno), uccidendo da 130 a 170 persone, in gran parte civili, fra il 19 e il 20 gennaio. I lituani non dimenticano la "domenica di sangue", culmine di tre giorni di intervento militare sovietico (11-13 gennaio 1991) contro la repubblica baltica, dopo la sua proclamazione di indipendenza. Mentre il mondo era distratto dalla Guerra del Golfo, che sta appena iniziando, i sovietici nella notte fra il sabato 12 e la domenica 13 gennaio 1991, tentarono di occupare la capitale lituana, a partire dalla conquista della sede della televisione. La folla inerme oppose resistenza, vi furono meno morti rispetto ai precedenti massacri (14 le vittime), ma fu comunque traumatico, il tutto ripreso quasi in diretta dai media locali e internazionali. Contemporaneamente, e per lo stesso motivo, i carri sovietici entravano anche a Riga, ma dopo dieci giorni di confronto fra manifestanti (protetti da numerose barricate in cemento) ed esercito, l'Armata si ritirò. Non prima di aver fatto altri 6 morti, fra cui due poliziotti lettoni.I DISSIDENTI RUSSISe nelle repubbliche ex sovietiche vedono in Gorbaciov l'ultimo dei dittatori occupanti, non meno repressivo dei suoi predecessori, anche i dissidenti russi tendono a considerarlo come uno storico bluff. Significativa la reazione di Kasparov, campione di scacchi e poi dissidente: al momento della morte dell'ultimo leader sovietico ha twittato "Come giovane campione del mondo sovietico e beneficiario della perestrojka e della glasnost, ho spinto ogni muro della repressione per testare i limiti improvvisamente mutevoli. Era un periodo di confusione e di opportunità. Il tentativo di Gorbaciov di creare un 'socialismo dal volto umano' fallì, e grazie a Dio". Le pagine più drammatiche di denuncia, le scrisse un altro dissidente, Vladimir Bukovskij, nel suo Gli Archivi Segreti di Mosca: "Per quanto ci affannassimo a spiegare che il sistema sovietico non era una monarchia e che il segretario generale non era uno zar, chi in quel momento non avrebbe comunque augurato il successo al nuovo zar-riformatore? Delle centinaia di migliaia di politici, giornalisti e accademici, solo un minuscolo gruppetto conservò una sufficiente lucidità per non cedere alla seduzione, e un gruppo ancor più sparuto di esprimere apertamente i suoi dubbi".La repressione del dissenso interno non finì affatto con l'ascesa al potere di Gorbaciov. Come documenta Bukovskij, dai files presi negli archivi del Cremlino, ancora nel 1987, il KGB organizzava campagne per arrestare i dissidenti, far fallire le iniziative a favore dei diritti umani, impedire l'ingresso di intellettuali e attivisti stranieri. Il tutto era ordinato da Chebrikov, direttore dei servizi segreti, con il pieno appoggio di Gorbaciov. Nella sua monumentale opera Gulag, la storica Anne Applebaum, ci ricorda come gli ultimi campi di concentramento vennero chiusi nel 1992, l'anno dopo la fine dell'Urss. "Tipica di quel periodo è la vicenda di Bohdan Klimchak - scrive la Applebaum - un tecnico ucraino arrestato per aver tentato di lasciare l'Unione Sovietica. Nel 1978, temendo di essere arrestato con l'accusa di nazionalismo ucraino, aveva varcato la frontiera sovietica con l'Iran e chiesto asilo politico, ma gli iraniani lo avevano rimandato indietro. Nell'aprile 1990 era ancora detenuto nella prigione di Perm. Un gruppo di congressisti americani riuscì a fargli visita e scoprì che, in pratica, a Perm la situazione rimaneva immutata. I prigionieri si lamentavano ancora per il freddo che dovevano patire e venivano rinchiusi nelle celle di rigore per 'reati' come il rifiuto di allacciare l'ultimo bottone dell'uniforme".LE MALDESTRE RIFORME ECONOMICHETuttavia fu un altro prigioniero politico ucraino, Anatolij Marchenko, che determinò un primo grande cambiamento nel sistema concentrazionario sovietico. Per protesta contro le orribili condizioni degli internati nei campi, intraprese lo sciopero della fame e fu lasciato morire l'8 dicembre 1986. La vicenda fece scalpore anche all'estero e Gorbaciov si decise ad approvare un'amnistia generale. Non fu, appunto, la fine del sistema dei campi in quanto tale (che come abbiamo visto chiuse solo nel 1992), ma la fine del Gulag come metodo statale repressivo. Il Kgb accettò, sia secondo la Applebaum, che secondo voci dissidenti come quella di Bukovskij, perché l'amnistia ormai "costava" poco al regime. Non si doveva fare alcuna retromarcia ideologica: i prigionieri, graziati, dovevano comunque firmare delle dichiarazioni di pentimento. E giunti alla fine degli anni Ottanta, la dissidenza, ridotta allo stremo, non era considerata più un pericolo per il regime, come si legge dai documenti di allora.I dissidenti sono, appunto, una minoranza. La maggioranza dei russi ha pessimi ricordi di Gorbaciov per le sue maldestre riforme economiche. "Mi trovai ben presto - ricorda l'allora ambasciatore Sergio Romano al Corriere - ad osservare criticamente gli avvenimenti. Rimproveravo a Mikhail Sergeevic (Gorbaciov, ndr) di non avere un vero programma economico. Va bene concedere più libertà: tutti erano giustamente contenti. Ma cosa fare del sistema di produzione collettivo? Lui parlò della creazione di una 'industria sociale': ma non spiegò mai in cosa consistesse".Gli anni di Gorbaciov furono anni di ristrettezze. E anche di proibizionismo dell'alcool, che aggiunse ulteriore disperazione ad uno scenario lugubre di suo, con code per il pane e razionamenti. Particolarmente catastrofica fu la "riforma monetaria" del 22 gennaio 1991. A sorpresa, nottetempo, per stroncare i proventi del lavoro nero e del contrabbando, vennero confiscate tutte le banconote da 50 e 100 rubli. La procedura di sequestro permise di ritirare dalla circolazione 14 miliardi di rubli in contanti, ma bruciò i risparmi di decine di milioni di sovietici, soprattutto quelli più benestanti.

Unseren geneigten Zuhörer*innen dürfte bewusst sein, dass sich unsere Redakteure Michi und Moritz trotz der Überschrift höchstwahrscheinlich nicht mit aktueller Entwicklung von Bevölkerungsgruppen beschäftigen, sondern mal wieder mit irgendwelchen bereits verstorbenen Personen. Die Rede ist von den beiden sowjetischen Staatsoberhäuptern Andropov und Chernenko, die ganz im Sinne der damals vorherrschenden Gerontokratie erst im gesetzten Alter ihr Amt angetreten haben. Dass man vorher mal beim zuständigen Hausarzt nach Tauglichkeit gefragt hätte, steht auf in einem anderen Zettel. Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

Unseren geneigten Zuhörer*innen dürfte bewusst sein, dass sich unsere Redakteure Michi und Moritz trotz der Überschrift höchstwahrscheinlich nicht mit aktueller Entwicklung von Bevölkerungsgruppen beschäftigen, sondern mal wieder mit irgendwelchen bereits verstorbenen Personen. Die Rede ist von den beiden sowjetischen Staatsoberhäuptern Andropov und Chernenko, die ganz im Sinne der damals vorherrschenden Gerontokratie erst im gesetzten Alter ihr Amt angetreten haben. Dass man vorher mal beim zuständigen Hausarzt nach Tauglichkeit gefragt hätte, steht auf in einem anderen Zettel. Wir wünschen viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, Kelsie Jane shares her mission behind the type of work she does to support women who are on their motherhood journey. She shares her insights into what Martyrdom in motherhood can look like and where this narrative stems from. Tapping from her own experience of motherhood as well as from her time coaching other mothers, Kelsie offers supportive strategies on how to overcome the narrative of Martyrdom within ourselves. Show Notes: In this episode of the Thryving Mother Podcast, we discuss, What Martyrdom in Motherhood can look like and where this narrative stems from.What some of the consequences of Martyrdom in Motherhood can beA few ways women can shift the narrative of Martyrdom within themselves. About Kelsie Kelsie is a mom, wife, coffee lover, storyteller, and motherhood coach. After having her son 2.5 years ago, Kelsie had an identity crisis which propelled her down a path of self-discovery that ultimately led to her finding her purpose as a motherhood coach. As a coach, she supports new moms who feel lost and unfulfilled in life after baby by providing them the tools to navigate the deep physical, mental, emotional and spiritual transformations that arise in new motherhood. She helps them use their transition to motherhood as a catalyst for personal growth and empowerment so that they can step into who they want to be as an individual, mother, partner, and family member.Learn more at: @kelsiejanecoachingLinks to Thryve:Thryve WebsiteThryve Living InstagramPodcast Website 

Die Macher der documenta fifteen haben den wilden Osten der Stadt Kassel entdeckt und für die Kunst erschlossen. Darunter das Hübner-Areal, eine stillgelegte Industrieanlage, die gleich mehreren Kollektiven Raum bietet.

What defines an RPG? The dialogues, the stats, the XP system? Maybe something else? Raphael Colantonio and Peter Salnikov talk to Julia Chernenko (Owlcat Games, Pathfinder: Kingmaker & Wrath of the Righteous) about game design in modern computer role-playing games.  Podcast with Oleg Shpilchevsky & Alex Mishulin – on Pathfinder Kingmaker (RU) https://disgustingmen.com/podkasts/dm-podcast-109-pathfinder-kingmaker-owlcat-games-exclusive  Unreal Engine Dev Contest: https://unrealcontest.ru  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for video version of this podcast and more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4veWHR5m7wyk0GNWmQD8VA Keep in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseofthedev/ 

Elena Chernenko, a special correspondent at the newspaper Kommersant who focuses on cybersecurity, non-proliferation, and arms control, joins the show to talk about arriving at foreign-affairs journalism, navigating Russia's contemporary media environment, and staying sane in an increasingly crazy world.Follow her on Twitter here.Music and audio for "The Russia Guy":Joey Pecoraro, "Russian Dance"Олег Анофриев, Бременские музыканты, “Говорят, мы бяки-буки”Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/kevinrothrock)

Rod and Kale discuss Rod's upcoming trip to Italy to promote Live Not By Lies as well as a trip to San Galgano and the strange story that has been part of Rod's life for the last few years. They move on to discuss an impending hostage crisis in Afghanistan, and the deep resonances with the Iran situation when Rod was a kid. He wonders if we are moving into our own version of the "Chernenko Years." Chernenko is the image Rod uses of the teetering Gerontocratic mess of late Soviet decline. We too are run by a gerontocracy, and they discuss why have we been unable to cycle this generation through. They move on to discuss Kyeyune's essay "Farewell to Bourgeois Kings and the sad truth that our elites are no longer effective. What they are doing simply no longer works.    They move on to discuss the long-term effects of people being mediated through social media, and the growing rift between the real and the virtual. We are overwhelmed by complexity. What role do the pattern-watchers have in making sense of the madness? How does the truth get translated?   Mentioned in this episode:   Keyune's essay: https://tinkzorg.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/farewell-to-bourgeois-kings/ Carl Trueman: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism/dp/1433556332 The Big Short: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Short-Inside-Doomsday-Machine/dp/0393338827/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+big+short&qid=1629980900&s=books&sr=1-2 The Benedict Option: https://www.amazon.com/Benedict-Option-Strategy-Christians-Post-Christian/dp/0735213305/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+benedict+option&qid=1629980940&s=books&sr=1-1 Live Not By Lies: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399/ref=pd_bxgy_1/139-4770705-8318864?pd_rd_w=8rsGn&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=JFA4X70W1MZANGGKQH72&pd_rd_r=a7db35fc-082c-42bc-96e7-880a2ef75684&pd_rd_wg=ext9X&pd_rd_i=0593087399&psc=1

Join today's interpreter conversation with Alex Chernenko, CEO of TRANSLIT, an Irish Language Solutions Provider, as we talk about the influence of the interpreter, creating opportunities during times of disruption and Life/Work Balance (in that order). Tune in on the Brand the Interpreter Podcast where I share your stories about our profession!EPISODE NOTES:Alex Chernenko - LinkedInTRANSLIT - WebsiteTRANSLIT Interpreting Management PlatformTRANSLIT Remote Simultaneous Interpretation PlatformFrom Local to Global - Interpreting InsightsWhat was your takeaway? Remember to connect with me, I'd love to hear from you!Instagram Facebook TwitterLinkedInIntro Outro

We’re celebrating Cork businesses through Local Enterprise Week (March 1-5) - This year the schedule is packed with events from “Tips and Tools for Minding your Mental Health & Wellbeing during COVID-19” to a session on selling online. Jonathan speaks to Alex Chernenko CEO of TRANSLIT, Clare Mc Sweeney of KuulPlay and Fergus Somers from Benchspace 

Can we tell the start of a Fourth Turning by noticing the frequency and intensity of nation-level unforced errors? A look at the Soviet Union during the 1980s, when in retrospect the nation was clearly falling apart, and the unforced errors during that decade that might have been good indicators of what was happening.     https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/ “At about this time, Soviet investigators would later tell Rust, radar controllers realized something was terribly wrong, but it was too late for them to act.”   In the 1980s, the Reagan administration released a publication called “Soviet Military Power” which was frankly intended to make the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics look more powerful than it was. In 1989, someone FINALLY put out a response to it, called Soviet Military Power, Annotated” which pointed out that it was frankly a propaganda document. Unfortunately, the annotations were also frankly propaganda. At one point it alludes to Rust's flight as having a lot of lucky coincidences that just happened to embarrass the Soviet Union on Border Guard day. It implies, that is, that Mathias Rust's flight sure looked like an intentional propaganda stunt that must have had direct help from someone who wanted to embarrass the USSR> Anyway, if it was the case that this was anything else, I'm rather confident that Rust would have been “disappeared” a while ago.     Googling us intelligence tracking Mathias Rust leads to a “Secrets of Signals Intelligence During the Cold War” - nothing there, really, that I used here, but it was interesting reading.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Solidarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Round_Table_Agreement   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severomorsk_Disaster https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/11/world/soviet-naval-blast-called-crippling.html   Listing them here for additional clarity and impact.   1979 - Afghanistan 1980 - Solidarity 1983 - KAL 007 1985 - Chernenko dies 1986 - Chernobyl 1987 - Mathias Rust 1989 - Berlin Wall Falls 1991 - August Coup   HBO's miniseries on Chernobyl influenced my views of the Chernobyl disaster by making the causes clear enough to be enthralling cinema. It's a good intro to the disaster, although parts of it are fictionalized. I could not find the cosmonaut cartoon, but saw it at work every day in 1985-1987. There was another cartoon I remember but also couldn't find about Solidarity: Polish &  Soviet leaders discuss the labor union, and assume that it was engineered by reactionary forces in the West. It then shows a small group of people reading from The Communist Manifest: Workers of the world, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! That sixth Star Trek film is The Undiscovered Country, released in December 1991, only a few weeks before the official dissolution of the Soviet Union. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102975/

As an April Fools episode, Austin and Dr. Emil Schoepenhauer (played by comedian Jessie Martin) talk about the revolutionary work done by the Chernenko Institute and its mandate to create neural links, VR, and dating apps. This is a gamechanger. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

At times I grow tired of the ugliness of our world. Sickening reports of violence, rape, murder, drug traffic, pornography and child abuse are flung at us constantly by television and newspapers. It's enough to make you want to either fade out or blow the whole mess up. In our local paper last week there was a story that President Reagan, Constantin Chernenko of the Soviet Union and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain were each given one wish they could have fulfilled. Reagan wished that a flood would cover Russia; Chernenko wished for an earthquake to swallow the United States; but, asked what she wished, Margaret Thatcher replied, "Well, if those two wishes are granted I would like a nice relaxing scotch and soda!" Many would probably join her in that wish.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: that scrap between Reagan and Chernenko - whose coat would you be holding? This episode, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, sees us refraining from fretting about Armageddon for a bit and getting blasted full in the face by non-stop Rah-Rah-Rah American Olympic nonsense instead, revelling in the thrill of being able to watch BBC1 at four in the morning and indulging in golf ball-assisted masturbation while pretending to be Daley Thompson. But if the IOC think that Top Of The Pops is going to be moved from its rightful slot on a Thursday evening, Baron de Coubertain can fuck right off. And there's just been an episode of Monkey on BBC2. Skill. Musicwise, it's full-on Eighties, but not in a necessarily bad way. John Peel and Dickie Skinner pull on some horrific shirts, Tracey Ullman does the Mashed Potato with the ghosts of the Atomic Age, overshadowed by a massive deckchair. Windjammer dance right out of the sportswear section of the Littlewoods catalogue. Hazel Dean pretends to forget about some bloke. Jeffrey Osbourne sweats his tits off in some awful 80 knitwear. Blancmange deliver the aural equivalent of a Vesta packet curry, without the grittiness. And because it's 1984, you know what's No.1. Taylor Parkes and Neil Kulkarni construct a shelter out of back issues of Smash Hits while Al Needham prepares a bin for toilet waste and observe the mushroom cloud of 1984, picking through the fallout and veering off to discuss erotic art in chip shops, the decline of the V-sign, going to the same place every Saturday for six weeks without realising it was a gay bar, Great Crisps of the Eighties, and East Germany's most popular wank mag. We stare, we contrast and compare, and we swear, swear, swear. Download  |  Video Playlist |  Subscribe  |  Facebook  |  Twitter Subscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guten Morgen, Brasilien! Com um atraso de quase um mês, estamos no ar com o programa do começo de novembro. E falaremos de um dos assuntos que mais move paixões no globo: a Revolução Russa, a famosa Revolução de Outubro, que fez 100 anos no começo de novembro (precisão nunca foi o forte do comunismo). E não é um tema apenas de História: a Revolução Russa está presente hoje, com um século de idade, de uma forma quase tangível. O novo mundo (e o novo homem) criados por Lenin, Stalin e Trotsky, o revolucionário que não revolucionou, são completamente ignorados pela historiografia brasileira, que conhece a Revolução e apenas "imagina" o que aconteceu depois. Como foi a experiência comunista, o que mudou na vida das pessoas, como foi a implantação de um sistema de governo, Estado e até de conhecimento, metafísica e de relacionamentos humanos completamente novo. O universitário (e o professor universitário) brasileiro médio nunca ouviu falar nem sequer do Gulag. Não lembra o nome do líder soviético que sucedeu Stalin (que dirá saber quem são Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko – ou nomes importantíssimos, como Beria, Malenkov e Zhukov como conhecemos os nomes de Goebbels, Himmler ou Mengele.  No Brasil, acredita-se que a Nomenklatura era a chamada da escola, a Cheka uma rave erótica, o Comintern um prédio com interior bonito e o Holodomor um reino d'O Senhor dos Anéis. Há muitos historiadores que estão sendo lidos às escondidas dos professores de História (quase como a literatura samizdat pós-Revolução Russa), mas falaremos também de uma outra questão: como o simbolismo, o imaginário criado pela Revolução Russa foi criado, como está presente até hoje, como sobreviveu relativamente incólume à queda do Muro de Berlim, como move paixões em países afastados da Cortina de Ferro sem grandes prejuízos. Os comunistas (e aqui você entenderá por que chamá-los de comunistas, e não de "socialistas", como se faz em uma leitura porca de Karl Marx) foram mestres da lingüística e do imaginário. Por que não usar a lingüística para analisar a Revolução Russa de volta? A Revolução Russa é o maior exemplo no mundo de fracasso vendido como sucesso absoluto, como fosse vantajoso defender a maior tirania do mundo só porque ela está com 70% off na Black Friday. O que é mais ou menos o que Pol-Pot deixou vivo de seu país. Afinal, não podemos também de deixar de falar também dos outros países que foram dominados pelos Bolcheviques. A produção é de Filipe Trielli e David Mazzuca Neto na Panela Produtora, com produção visual de Gustavo Finger da Agência Pier. Guten Morgen, Brasilien!

During the era of stagnation, the USSR was ruled by three men, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko.

The period of Soviet history between Nikita Khrushchev’s fall from power in 1964, and the arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev as premier in 1985, has often been seen as a period of economic, social and political stagnation in the USSR. For the vast majority of this twenty year time frame, the USSR was governed by one man, Leonid Brezhnev. As such, the Brezhnev era has earned a reputation for being a flat-line in the development of the socialist experiment. However, this view is far from universal. To discuss the nature of Brezhnev’s rule in Russia, and particularly the extent to which it might be considered as period of stagnation, I am joined by John Keep, the emeritus professor of Russian history at the University Toronto. Since retiring in 1988, he has co-written a retrospective on Stalininsm, and has also produced a fantastic overview of the Soviet Period in his “A History of the Soviet Union 1945-1991: The Last of the Empires” which is recommended core reading for the study of the USSR.

Today’s episode is the second of a two part programme with Dr Martin McCauley, formerly a senior lecturer in Russian and European history at the University of London. Dr McCauley has a long standing interest in the Soviet Union, having conducted research there in the late 1950s. He is the author of a wide range of books on the Soviet Union, including The Khruschev Era, and the excellent, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. In this programme I discuss the issues of historical approaches and methods with Dr McCauley and try to find out a bit more about how he came to his conclusions on the Soviet Union. This is a fascinating insight into how pastiches of a country are built up over time.

Today’s episode is the first of a two part programme with Dr Martin McCauley, formerly a senior lecturer in Russian and European history at the University of London. Dr McCauley has a long standing interest in the Soviet Union, having conducted research there in the late 1950s. He is the author of a wide range of books on the Soviet Union, including The Khruschev Era, and the excellent, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. This first programme is taken from a lecture given at Guiseley School to Sixth Form students in March of 2014. In the lecture, Dr McCauley looks at the origins of the Marxist-Leninist ideology, and how successive leaders of the union tried and failed to reform the system over a period of some 70 years. He also takes some time to explore the reasons for the collapse of the Union, and makes some interesting points about the clan-like system of political patronage in operation in the USSR.

Hello and welcome to andallthat.co.uk’s new podcast series: Meet the Historians. Over the course of this first series I will be talking to a number of historians who have written about the Soviet Union and finding out a bit more about their historical methods and approaches. I will also be exploring their interpretations of key topics such as Stalin’s wartime leadership, the effectiveness of Khrushchev’s de-Stalinisation programme and the reasons for the breakup of the USSR. The series will be available to download here as a podcast, via the iTunes store, or on our website at www.andallthat.co.uk/meetthehistorians Today I am joined by Bill Taubman who is the emeritus Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Professor Taubman has written a number of books on the Soviet Union, including: 'Stalin’s American Policy,' and the critically acclaimed: 'Khrushchev, The Man and his Era.' He is also working on a biography of another Soviet politician in the Khrushchev mould, Mikhail Gorbachev. Feedback and comments on this series would be very welcome.

After Brezhnev's death, two more Soviet leaders would die in quick succession which would lead to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev.

New Soviet leader Chernenko described as in poor health even as he assumes office. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

New Soviet leader Chernenko described as in poor health even as he assumes office. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.