Podcasts about Southern Russia

Wilfred "Biffy" Dunderdale: A Life of Espionage On today's Spybrary, host Shane Whaley sat down with Lt. Col. Tim Spicer OBE, author of A Suspicion of Spies: Risk, Secrets and Shadows – The Biography of Wilfred ‘Biffy' Dunderdale. The book offers a glimpse into the life of this iconic British spy. Drawing upon years of research, Spicer's biography explores the remarkable life of a man who navigated the treacherous world of espionage, leaving an indelible mark on history. Early Life and Introduction to Espionage: Born in Odessa in 1899, Wilfred "Biffy" Dunderdale's life was marked by adventure from a young age. Spicer highlights Dunderdale's multilingual upbringing, fluent in English, Russian, French, Polish, and German, as a key asset in his future espionage career. By 16, Dunderdale was already immersed in naval studies in St. Petersburg, hinting at a future intertwined with maritime affairs. At the tender age of 17, Dunderdale found himself at the helm of an Imperial Russian submarine. In a daring maneuver, he engaged and sank five German ships, an act of valor that earned him the prestigious Order of St. Stanislav and the Order of St. Anne, the highest military honors bestowed by Tsar Nicholas II. This early display of courage and strategic thinking foreshadowed Dunderdale's future successes in the world of espionage. A Career Forged in Conflict: Dunderdale's exceptional language skills paved the way for his recruitment by British Naval Intelligence in 1918. During this time, he conducted numerous intelligence operations in Crimea, distinguishing himself with two Mentions-in-Despatches and a military MBE for his role in suppressing a Bolshevik mutiny aboard the submarine 'Outka'. The Rise of a Spymaster: In 1921, Dunderdale's talents caught the Secret Intelligence Service's (SIS) attention, leading to his posting in Constantinople. His responsibilities expanded to encompass intelligence work in Turkey, the Caucasus, and Southern Russia, further solidifying his reputation within the intelligence community. Dunderdale's meteoric rise within the SIS culminated in his appointment as Head of Station in Paris in 1926, at the remarkably young age of 26. This achievement marked him as the youngest SIS Head of Station ever, a testament to his exceptional abilities and the trust placed in him. In Paris, he collaborated closely with the French Deuxième Bureau, focusing on anti-Bolshevik and, increasingly, anti-Nazi operations.   Crucial Contributions to World War II: One of Dunderdale's most significant contributions to the Allied war effort was his involvement with the Enigma machine. Working in conjunction with Polish and French intelligence, he played a key role in the development and understanding of this crucial German encryption device. Notably, Dunderdale facilitated the smuggling of the first Enigma machine to Bletchley Park just before the outbreak of World War II. This daring act provided Allied codebreakers with a critical advantage, enabling them to decipher German communications and significantly contributing to the Allied victory. Throughout World War II, Dunderdale maintained a vast and effective intelligence network in France, gathering invaluable information on German U-boat operations, Normandy's coastal defenses, and the development of V1 and V2 rockets. These intelligence coups proved instrumental in both the D-Day landings and the broader Allied war effort. A Legacy of Espionage and Intrigue: Dunderdale's postwar activities remained shrouded in secrecy. However, his influence continued to be felt in the shadowy world of espionage. Spicer's biography sheds light on Dunderdale's involvement in clandestine operations behind the Iron Curtain, his role in the Suez Crisis, and his connection to the "Buster Crabbe" affair. The Bond Connection: Dunderdale's life story reads like something straight out of a spy novel or 'like Commando comics' says Spybrary Host Shane Whaley. Biffy's long friendship with Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, has fueled speculation about Dunderdale's influence on the iconic character. Many believe that Dunderdale, with his taste for adventure, his network of informants, and his deep understanding of the world of espionage, served as a key inspiration for the suave and resourceful James Bond. Unveiling a Shadowy Figure: Lt. Col. Tim Spicer's A Suspicion of Spies offers a captivating look into the life of one of Britain's most enigmatic and influential spies. Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Spicer brings Wilfred "Biffy" Dunderdale out of the shadows, revealing a man who dedicated his life to serving his country in the most clandestine of ways. The biography stands as a testament to Dunderdale's unwavering commitment to his duty, his extraordinary courage, and his lasting impact on the world of espionage. 'An exhaustively researched, detailed and gripping account of the life and dramatic times of one of Britain's foremost secret agents - the inimitable Wilfred 'Biffy' Dunderdale. A fabulous hero to quicken any schoolboy adventurer's blood, Dunderdale remains an iconic figure in the world of British and allied secret services. Read this book to understand why.' Damian Lewis About the Author Lieutenant Colonel Tim Spicer OBE has led a life filled with action and adventure. During his twenty years in the British Army he saw active service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands campaign, the Gulf War and the Balkans, as well as serving in the Far East, Cyprus and Germany. Key appointments have included Chief of Staff of an Armoured Brigade, Staff Officer at the Directorate of Special Forces and Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards, among many others. Over the course of his illustrious military career, Spicer has developed extensive knowledge of intelligence, counter-terrorism, complex relations and protective security. In 2001 he founded the private security company Aegis, which has counted the UK, US and Italian governments among its clients. He is the author of An Unorthodox Soldier: Peace and War and the Sandline Affair (2000), a fast-moving account of his military life, including the events surrounding his time in Papua New Guinea when he was captured and held at gunpoint, as well as the notorious 'Sandline Affair' of 1996, and A Dangerous Enterprise (2021) that charts the history of the little-known, yet remarkable 15th Motor Gunboat Flotilla, commanded directly by the Secret Intelligence Service. Join Us Next Time: Stay tuned for more thrilling spy content on the Spybrary Spy Podcast!

Valentina Kovalenko is a standout figure in the dark minimal movement of Southern Russia. Hailing from Krasnodar, she is known for her impeccable taste and distinctive style, specializing in minimal sounds. Her approach is a perfect blend of technical skill, deep musical knowledge, and a keen sense of style. A resident DJ at Praktika.krd and a graduate of the 16 BIT DJing School, Valentina is also a regular guest on the radio show Taktika Zvuka. She frequently participates in events across Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, and Rostov-on-Don. Valentina's sets are marked by their dark and immersive sound, blending straight and broken rhythms with rich, dense bass. She has a unique talent for creating an electrifying atmosphere on the dance floor, drawing the audience into a hypnotic experience with her deep basslines and textured soundscapes. She often incorporates exclusive, unreleased material into her performances, adding a fresh edge to her sound. Her style is defined by minimalism, refined technique, and the ability to forge a deep connection between the music and her audience. With a focus on broken rhythms, deep basslines, and minimalist melodies, Valentina captures the essence of minimalism, expressing simplicity and elegance in every set. Keep an eye on Valentina Kovalenko: https://soundcloud.com/sspatiu https://instagram.com/sspatiu Listen to more electronic music on Intaresu https://intaresu.com

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

A deadly attack on Christian churches in Southern Russia.

It's Tuesday, June 25th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Muslims killing Christians in Russia and Nigeria Islam-related deaths have dominated the news over the weekend.  Suspected Jihadists attacked Russian Orthodox Churches and synagogues in two cities in Southern Russia, 75 miles apart from one another, killing at least twenty, reports ABC News.  In addition, last week, Fulani Muslims stormed a village in Kajuru County, Nigeria with AK-47s. As they shouted “Allahu Akbar” or “Allah is Greater,” they shot up a group of Christians who were conducting a prayer meeting for the community, killing five, reports International Christian Concern. 1,300 Muslims died during pilgrimage to Mecca And, just within the last week, over 1,300 Muslims have died of excessive heat on their pilgrimage to Mecca where temperatures have soared as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius), according to the Associated Press.   One of the five pillars of Islam is the Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca. They hope it will help with forgiveness of their sins. But Ephesians 1:7 tells us that in Jesus “we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” Argentina's food inflation drops from 211% to 0.1% Argentina reports the first week without food inflation in thirty years, and only 0.1% in fifteen days.  That's not bad for a nation that was looking at 211% inflation or 4% per week back in 2023. Argentina's new conservative president, Javier Milei, is wrapping up a visit to Europe, in which he referred to the government of Spain bringing "poverty and death" to  the country.  And, he told an audience that he is defeating the socialists with "the largest fiscal adjustment in the history of Argentina." Trump is angry that Biden has targeted pro-lifers Speaking to the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton over the weekend, presidential hopeful Donald Trump promised he would take care of the pro-life activists facing prison time “on the first day.”   Listen to Trump tell the story of Paula Harlo. TRUMP:  “In the Republican Party, we will always support families, babies, life. Very important to the Republican Party. “By contrast, Joe Biden is weaponizing the Justice Department to viciously persecute pro-life activists and Americans of faith. Just last month, the Biden DOJ got Paula Harlow, a 75-year-old woman in poor health, sentenced to two years in prison for singing outside of a [abortion] clinic. Fearing she would die in prison, her husband pleaded with the judge for mercy and even asked to be thrown in prison with his wife. The judge responded by mocking their religion. “Paula is one of many peaceful pro-lifers whom Joe Biden has rounded up, sometimes with SWAT teams, and thrown them in jail. Many people are in jail over this. This is just crazy. We're gonna get that taken care of immediately, first day. “But let's call these brave Americans what they really are. It's persecuted Christians. That's what they are. They're persecuted.” Franklin Graham to Trump: Stop cussing During another of his speeches over the weekend, the former president announced having received a letter from evangelist Franklin Graham, encouraging him to avoid foul language in his speeches. Trump said the evangelist is wrong on the matter. Trump justified an occasional use of foul language for emphasis, but then told the audience he has been “working hard on it.”  Ephesians 4:29 is for all of us: “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”  Supreme Court to examine case banning puberty blockers for minors The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a case which challenges a Tennessee law banning artificial medical treatments for minors who want to change their God-given gender, reports CBS News. About half of the states have placed restrictions on such medical procedures. Biden's transgender plan blocked The flags are on the field on this one. Already, two U.S. district judges have blocked the Biden administration's plan to impose Title IX restrictions on public schools in America in an effort to transgender bathrooms and sports programs. So far, 26 states have joined seven lawsuits concerning the policy which is supposed to go into effect on August 1st. The Scriptures do speak to this moral issue. Deuteronomy 22:5 says, “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.” Will women be drafted? The U.S. Senate has approved a measure that would include women in the military draft, reports The Hill.com. The provision is not contained in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act before Congress.  And a spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News Digital that he is opposed to the inclusion of women in the draft. Presently, according to Pew Research, Israel, Eritrea, Mali, Morocco, North Korea, Tunisia, Mozambique, Norway, and Sweden include women in their selective service program. 2,750 pro-life pregnancy centers vs. 1,603 abortion mills Lifeway Research reports that 16% of Protestant churches support crisis pregnancy centers in the United States.  Baptist churches are three times more likely to provide financial support for the pro-life centers than Lutheran Churches. According to the data, 2,750 pro-life pregnancy centers provide $358 million of free services to women across the country each year, according to a Charlotte Lozier Institute report issued last December.  By contrast, as of 2020, there were 1,603 facilities conducting abortions in America.  Sadly, states are now spending over $200 million annually on abortion services, and the federal government is funding domestic abortion businesses to the tune of $390 million per year.  That's about the same amount of money donated each year by private charity to pro-life pregnancy centers. 21 Worldview listeners donated $4,140 And finally, toward our $84,000 final goal by 5:00pm central this Saturday, June 29, 21 Worldview listeners stepped up to the plate to help fund our 6-member team for another fiscal year. Our thanks to Kenyon in Merritt Island, Florida, Jamey in Macon, Georgia, Joshua in Bolivar, Missouri, Rob in Annandale, Virginia, and an anonymous donor from Helena, Montana – each of whom gave $25. We appreciate Suzanne in Macon, Georgia, Emily in De Forest, Wisconsin, Dean in Paulden, Arizona, and Charles in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee – each of whom gave $50. We honor the donations of Edna in Marionville, Missouri who gave $75, Brett in Topeka, Kansas who gave $100, an anonymous donor and Grant in Ashland, Kentucky – both of whom gave $200, as well as Mark in Rossville, Georgia who pledged $20/month for 12 months for a total gift of $240. And we are grateful to God for Larry in Union, Kentucky and William in Marshall, Illinois – both of whom gave $250, Calvin in Odessa, Minnesota who gave $300, Max in Macon, Georgia and Lisa in Newport, Washington – both of whom gave $500, as well as Elizabeth in Carol Stream, Illinois and Charles in Waxhaw, North Carolina – both of whom pledged $50/month for 12 months for a gift of $600 each. Those 21 donors gave $4,140.  Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (sound effect of drum roll) $58,005.16 (audience cheering) In order to hit our $84,000 goal, we still need to raise $25,994.84 by the end of the week. We need to find 12 people to pledge $100 per month for 12 months, 9 people to pledge $50 per month for 12 months, and 18 people to pledge $25/month for 12 months. Will you step up to the plate? Please go to TheWorldview.com, click on “Give,” select the dollar amount you'd like to donate, and click on the recurring monthly tab if that's your wish. Ask God what He wants you to give to this newscast that proclaims Jesus Christ as our standard for Truth. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, June 25th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Footage posted on social media show people shooting at police cars. Among the dead are 15 police officers. The attacks targeted churches and synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala. Investigators say five gunmen were killed. Most of the attackers, they said, came from one small area of Dagestan. In its first comments, the Kremlin dismissed the possibility of another wave of Islamist violence in the Northern Caucasus. Also: a huge fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 people including 18 Chinese workers, and Princess Anne - the sister of King Charles - has been admitted to hospital in England after an incident involving a horse.

At least 15 police officers have died in a series of attacks in southern Russia's Republic of Dagestan.

Corn ends higher on extended weather concerns and strong export inspections, while soybeans got a push by the meal market.  Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says it was impressive considering the collapse in wheat which was down the 9th day on harvest pressure, rains chances in Southern Russia and the higher dollar.  Cattle had a nice rally anticipating strong cash, while hogs failed again as demand is lackluster.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Over a 24-hour period, leader of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin urged Wagner fighters to march on Moscow, successfully captured a city in Southern Russia, and then signed an agreement to back off and retreat to Belarus. Host Carolyn Moorman, Non-Resident Fellow Jeff Hawn, and Open-Source Information Gathering Manager Aram Shabanian dive into what these events mean for Russia's internal political dynamics and foreign policy.

The events of the weekend in Russia could have been a plot from a Russian drama. A rogue soldier withdraws his units and leaves the battlefront in order to carry out a coup. He takes over a key base in Southern Russia which is essential for the war in Ukraine and whilst this is all going on, Moscow is put under high alert for a potential coup. And as we approached the climax of the plot an agreement is struck, and everything all comes to an end. The Coup is over, but is Putin still in trouble?

In the dry, arid steppe between the Volga River and the Caspian Sea in Southern Russia live a people who feel and certainly look different from those who surround them. Known as the Kalmyks, their origins come from a place that's decidedly far from their current homeland. How did they get to this part of Europe? Where did they come from originally? And what historic events befell them throughout their long and proud history? Find out in this all new episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historylovescompany/support

Deep dive into philosophical, historic and archetypical backgrounds of the current war in search of strategic paths forward.With Aleksey Arestovych ( @arestovych ) on Yuriy Romanenko's (@YuriyRomanenko_Ukraine) channel "Alpha&Omega" @ALPHAMEDIACHANNEL - English translation #PrivateerStationYuriy Romanenko, Ukraine Politologist. https://www.youtube.com/@ALPHAMEDIACHANNELOlexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Former Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_Arestovych Official channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/arestovych Social Media: https://lnk.bio/alexey.arestovich---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privateer Station on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1582435 PS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privateerstation PS on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-privateer-station-war-in-uk-101486106/ PS on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iEdf0Jyw1Y3kN04k8rPib PS on ApplePodcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/privateer-station-war-in-ukraine/id1648603352 PS on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTY0NzQzOS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk PS on PadcastAddict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4079993 PS on PodChaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/privateer-station-war-in-ukrai-4860097 PS on Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/4546617 If you like what we do and would like to support our work, consider joining this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3qCbfcPbnph7QS3CPBTMQ/join Arestovych in English

(Bonus) The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943)was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later renamed Volgograd) in Southern Russia. The battle was marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, with the battle being the epitome of urban warfare. The Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle to take place during the Second World War and is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with an estimated 2 million total casualties. Today, the Battle of Stalingrad is universally regarded as the turning point in the European Theatre of war, as it forced the German High Command to withdraw considerable military forces from other areas in occupied Europe to replace German losses on the Eastern Front. The victory at Stalingrad energized the Red Army and shifted the balance of power in the favour of the Soviets.

The current situation in Ukraine has dominated world headlines for months and will, no doubt, continue to do so for a while, with so many being killed and displaced - and with no end in sight.In this episode Matt interviews Nick, a Russian believer who is doing everything he can to support Ukrainian refugees in Russia. He shares about his experiences in the refugee camps, mobilising the church in Russia to respond and how he has taken several trips across the border to bring food to those starving in Mariupol.He also talks about his other passion, reaching Muslims in Southern Russia and the Caucasus with the good news of Jesus, and shares some great stories of his experiences there.We hope that this counter-narrative will inspire you and encourage you to pray and to consider how the Lord might use you in His mission to bless all nations and to seek and save the lost.As always, do get in touch: matt@frontiers.org.ukIf you enjoy the episode, please do share it with your friends or write us a review on your podcast app.

was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad later renamed to Volgograd in Southern Russia. The battle was marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids with the battle being the epitome of urban warfare.The Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle to take place during the Second World War and is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare with an estimated 2 million total casualties.

Today we break down what happened on September 11th, 2017, when cops in Russia were alerted of a lost phone, which contained a disturbing selfie of a man-eating a human hand. The police traced the phone back to Dmitry and Natalia Baksheev, a couple from Southern Russia. What authorities would be find in their apartment in addition to uncovering what they had been doing for 17+ years is something that is truly unthinkable. Keep up with the show: Instagram: @thedwtdpodcast Music by: lex music

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Beverage Multinationals Suspend Operations in Russia | Once Unleashed, Sanctions Have an Unpredictable Bite | Extreme Winter Transitions to a Gentle Spring   | NEWSMAKER – Ian Gibbs, chairman since 2016 of the International Tea Committee   | FEATURES – This week, Tea Biz travels to the UK offices of the International Tea Committee, where Chairman Ian Gibbs describes several immediate and possibly long-term impacts on the global tea trade - stemming from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.   Payment Concerns Further Disrupt Tea Supply Chain – During a period of upheaval caused by the pandemic, the tea industry's newest worries include guaranteeing payment for containers of tea without violating sanctions while booking scarce carriers for shipments to the Russian Federation and Ukraine. As the ruble's value collapsed, Russian tea buyers accustomed to favorable credit terms now find it difficult to secure the financing needed to pay upfront, according to Ian Gibbs, chairman since 2016 of the International Tea Committee (ITC). Gibbs predicts a dip – but not a significant drop in the volume of tea shipped to the world's third most valuable tea market. In 2020 the Russian Federation imported 142,000 metric tons of tea valued at more than $400 million and produced 4,000 metric tons of its tea, grown in Southern Russia along the coast of the Black Sea near Sochi.

Abu Abdullah Ibn Battuta was a 14th-century Islamic scholar who spent 20 years travelling the full extent of the Islamic world, which stretched from West Africa to the Middle East to Southern Russia to Western China down to the island of Java. All of these newly-Islamicized lands needed legal experts, and Ibn Battuta's skills were in as high demand as an IBM mainframe engineer in the 1960s or a Java developer today.He made an entire life travelling on religious pilgrimages, going to wealthy courts, getting highly paid positions, finding new wives, fleeing when his life was in danger (including a memorable shipwreck off the coast of India), and repeating the process over and over again. In this way he went as far south as Tanzania, as far north as the Volga basin, as far west as China, as far southeast as Indonesia, and as far west as Mali. In all, he went three times further than Marco Polo.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

Soviet Tours is a Berlin-based tour operator focussed on off-the-beaten-path destinations across the globe. Their core area, as the name suggests, lies mainly in and around the former USSR. From the mystic forests of Central Siberia to the austere peaks of the High Caucasus, from the scorching deserts of the Soviet Stans to the windswept steppes of Southern Russia. We talk with the founder of Soviet Tours Gianluca Pardelli. He is a Berlin-based photojournalist, adventurer and travel author who is fascinated by that enigmatic country that was once known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.  If you are enjoying the podcast, you can show your support via a monthly donation of $4, £3 or €3 via Patreon, plus you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.I am delighted to welcome Gianluca to our Cold War conversation…Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

We live in unsettled times. A global health crisis, social unrest, economic collapse and fear grip our nation and many others around the world.  As part of my ongoing effort to equip you as a successful metron manager I felt from the Lord that I should share a story with you. A part of My story.  This part of my story involves another time and another place. This time and place was also in the middle of unsettled and dangerous times. The soviet union, the once unimaginably strong and seemingly permanent structure had collapsed. Another kingdom of this world had been humbled and brought to ruin so that the King of Kings could bring justice and restoration. The Kingdom of God was advancing and God had called me right into the middle of the chaos.  Many of you feel that you are right in the middle of the Chaos. Fear and loss seem to rule the day. It felt the same way in the early 1990s when I landed in Russia.  You may feel that you are down to your last 5 dollars and you are on a one way ticket to hopelessness. You are likely asking God ‘Where are you?' I want to share this story that I call ‘Faith and Five Dollars' I will be reading directly from my book entitled Faith and Five Dollars.  Five dollars, six countries, four months and a one way ticket to Southern Russia. This is a book about faith, obedience, and miracles.  Many of you are praying for miracles to happen. I want to share this book in this series of podcasts as a testimony to the reality and power of God.  Ephesians 1:19-20 says ‘I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.' I hope you enjoy this reading of ‘Faith and Five Dollars'.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draws against Man Utd and Sevilla and look ahead to Wednesday night's Champions' League tie away to Krasnodar.On the show tonight, we ask was the draw against Utd really turgid fare or was it a good point won and we heap praise on Mendy, Silva and James. In part two we discuss the penalty that should have been and let JK loose in his opprobrium of referees and VAR. We also look at defensive solidity versus lack of creativity and ask is the real issue we need to address in midfield. We wrap up part two with a look at the media agenda against Chelsea and what is really going on here.In part three we look back at another 0-0 draw in the Champions’ league match against Sevilla. Mendy and Silva were impressive but why were people disappointed in a good tactical hard-fought game against a tough Sevilla side; one which we had to avoid defeat in?In part four, we look ahead to this week’s Champions’ League match against Krasnodar, in Southern Russia and ask who are they; who will start for Chelsea and how do we see it going. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the second half of our Wonder Woman episode! Join us for a discussion of suffragettes, women warriors, and more! Sources: Suffragettes: Camila Ruz & Justin Parkinson, "'Suffrajitsu': How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts," BBC News Magazine (October, 2015) https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34425615 Karen Abbott, ""The Hatpin Peril" Terrorized Men Who Couldn't Handle the 20th-Century Woman" Smithsonian Magazine (24 April 2014) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hatpin-peril-terrorized-men-who-couldnt-handle-20th-century-woman-180951219/ Tao Tao Holmes, "The Suffragettes Who Learned Martial Arts to Fight for Votes," Atlas Obscura (3 November 2015) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/suffrajitsu Drunk History "Suffragettes Learn to Fight with "Suffrajitsu"" https://youtu.be/n38bf7c82Pc https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/keydates/ Vicky Iglikowski-Broad, "Suffragettes and the Black Friday protests: 18 November 1910" The National Archives https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/suffragettes-and-the-black-friday-protests-18-november-1910/ Bios: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/garrett_anderson_elizabeth.shtml http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item124196.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ger-harding-womens-suffrage-1.3425155 http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/sophia-duleep-singh Alwyn Collinson, "How Black Friday changed the Suffragette struggle" Museum of London (14 November 2018) https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/black-friday Hints to the Ladies on Jiu-Jitsu (1926) British Film Institute National Archive https://youtu.be/tpDmcxOSuas Women Warriors: Alexandra Kralick, "Skeletal Studies Show That Sex, Like Gender, Exists Along a Spectrum," Discover Magazine, available at https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/skeletal-studies-show-sex-like-gender-exists-along-a-spectrum Holly Norton, "How the Viking Female Warrior Was Written Out of History," The Guardian, Available at https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/15/how-the-female-viking-warrior-was-written-out-of-history Meilan Solly, "Researchers Reaffirm that Remains in Viking Warrior Tomb Belonged to a Woman," Smithsonian Magazine, available at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-reaffirm-famed-ancient-viking-warrior-was-biologically-female-180971541/ Valeri Guliaev, "Amazons in the Scythia: New Finds at the Middle Don, Southern Russia," World Archaeology 35, 1 (2003) Adrienne Mayor, The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World. Princeton University Press, 2016

Some like it hot, some like it cold. A common myth about Russia is that it is always cold. David and Grant talk about the weather they experienced in Southern Russia and how the summer heat drives away the frost so often experienced during winter months in the motherland. Become a Patron of TRWL at https://www.patreon.com/trwl_podcast Articles Cited in this episode: https://www.russianlife.com/stories/the-russia-file/russians-celebrate-epiphany-in-ice-cold-water/?utm_source=Russian+Life&utm_campaign=c6d7a193c3-TWERF&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2e99ba62b2-c6d7a193c3-191314893&goal=0_2e99ba62b2-c6d7a193c3-191314893&mc_cid=c6d7a193c3&mc_eid=8251c08e25 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50677161 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/02/07/camel-pulls-car-out-of-snow-in-russia-saving-driver-video-a64435 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg41CuwLKxo https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/lowest-temperature-inhabited?fb_comment_id=957394674288768_2259891097372446 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/30/the-temperature-in-siberia-rose-more-than-100-degrees-in-two-weeks/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/16/in-the-coldest-village-on-earth-eyelashes-freeze-dinner-is-frozen-and-temperatures-sink-to-88f/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Yupik

Novaya Gazeta confirms that the man behind an assassination in Berlin has ties to a special forces group within the Russian FSB. Sentences are handed down for another group of pro-democracy protesters in the Moscow Case. State-linked Russian companies get caught trying to dodge U.S. sanctions, members of an indigenous group take Russia’s Environment Ministry to court and Chechen law enforcement kidnaps a video blogger after he exposes the lavish properties belonging to the local ruling elite in Southern Russia.

In episode 57 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering his recent week in Vancouver, Canada, and the relationship between photography and lens-based-media contemporary art practice. Plus this week photographer Guy Martin takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Guy Martin was born in Cornwall, England and graduated from the Documentary Photography course at the University of Wales, Newport in 2006. He began pursuing long term personal documentary projects while studying at Newport, one of which, Trading Over the Borderline - a documentation of the border region between Turkey and Northern Iraq and its trade routes – won him The Guardian and Observer Hodge Award for young photographers. Inspired by regions that are in periods of transition, he went on to pursue a long term project on the re-birth of the Cossack movement and Russian nationalism in Southern Russia and the Caucasus from 2005 to 2007, which culminated in the documentation of the Russian/Georgia conflict in August 2008. From January 2011 he began to document the revolutions sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa, photographing the revolution in Egypt before documenting the civil war in Libya from the east to the besieged western city of Misrata. In 2012 Martin was left seriously injured with shrapnel lodged in his spleen after a rocket attack in Misrata, in which his fellow photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, Der Spiegel, D Magazine, FADER, Monocle, Huck, The New Statesman, The Wall Street Journal and Time. In 2011 he became a member of the photographic agency Panos and in 2012 his work from Egypt and Libya formed the basis for joint exhibitions at the Spanish Cultural Centre in New York, at the HOST Gallery in London, the Third Floor Gallery in Cardiff and the SIDE Gallery in Newcastle. His first solo show Shifting Sands was held at the Poly Gallery in Falmouth, Cornwall. He now divides his time between Istanbul and London. https://guy-martin.co.uk You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 on Player FM https://player.fm/series/a-photographic-life and Podbean www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/i6uqx-6d9ad/A-Photographic-Life-Podcast Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Photography, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. He is currently work on his next documentary film project Woke Up This Morning: The Rock n' Roll Thunder of Ray Lowry. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay can now be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU&t=3915s. © Grant Scott 2019

Art Correspondent In Krasnodar, Southern Russia

Is God pissed? ● How did a town in Southern Russia piss off God last week? ● Who else is God mad at – Ebola, Zika, Rabies, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Polio and Typhoid are all spreading around the globe ● What miracle product did Larry use to stop a plague at his home? ● How many insect species live at your house? (It’s WAY more than you think) ● All this and more in this week’s Sinners’ Sunday.

As RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan runs a news network described by US intelligence as "the Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet". Formerly known as Russia Today, RT risks being stripped of its UK broadcast licence in the wake of the Salisbury spy poisoning. So who is the woman at its helm? Born into an Armenian family in Krasnodar in Southern Russia, Simonyan grew up in poverty, but her academic achievements helped her win a place on a prestigious exchange program to the United States. Arriving in New Hampshire just four years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the experience changed her life. Initially shocked by the excesses of Western capitalism, Simonyan soon found her feet and was even crowned 'Carnival Queen' of her All-American high school. After returning to Russia, Simonyan started a career in journalism, becoming a household name after reporting from the carnage of the Beslan school siege. Shortly after, when she was just 25, she was handpicked to create the new Kremlin-funded international news network Russia Today. Controversy has dogged the channel, with allegations of pro-Kremlin propaganda and biased reporting, but all agree that under Simonyan's leadership the channel has given Russia a far bigger - and stronger - voice abroad. Married with two children, Simonyan is known by her friends for her love of disco, Cossack folk music and traditional cooking - including boiled beaver's head. Mark Coles asks some of those who know her best what drives her - including her best friend and the American woman who offered to adopt her as a teenager. Presenter: Mark Coles Producers: Beth Sagar-Fenton & Jordan Dunbar Researcher: Sylvie Carlos.

On this episode we feature an exquisite session with Katya Kraus. She was originally born in Germany, but later her family moved to Southern Russia, specifically to the city of Krasnodar. Since her early childhood, she was fond of music, she went to music school, studied guitar and had many other activities to cultivate her passion for music. But it was just in her adolescence when she met with electronic music, it was love at first sight. After a visit to the Kazantip Festival, she started to define her style and taste in the directions of Techno. Some time later, she actively began to study music production and collecting vynils. As per today, she has participated in several musical projects. And her applausive performances have been heard all over the Russian and European circuit. Find out more about Katya at: Soundcloud: @katya_kraus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katya.kraus

Stop your new year’s cleanses folks – time to start drinking again ;) ! The Schirmchendrink team is happy serving you the first cocktail in 2016: the Manhattan! This tasty cocktail has been mixed in Southern Russia, in Stavropol, by the talented Ruslan Dudaev. Involved in the progressive house scene earlier he finally found his calling in Deep House and Melodic Techno. His mixing skills are outstanding , his mixes alsways hit the spot and keep you listening till the last minute - you can literally feel his love for electronic music ! Check out the first Schirmchendrink in 2016 and raise your glasses… … Cheers! The bartenders Tracklist and Free Download available on Facebook! www.facebook.com/schirmchendrink Link up: https://www.facebook.com/dudaevruslan https://soundcloud.com/ruslan-dudaev www.facebook.com/schirmchendrink soundcloud.com/schirmchendrink www.schirmchendrink.com Mastering by Roby Deep https://soundcloud.com/robydeep

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Celts. Around 400 BC a great swathe of Western Europe from Ireland to Southern Russia was dominated by one civilisation. Perched on the North Western fringe of this vast Iron Age culture were the British who shared many of the religious, artistic and social customs of their European neighbours. These customs were Celtic and this civilisation was the Celts.The Greek historians who studied and recorded the Celts' way of life deemed them to be one of the four great Barbarian peoples of the world. The Romans wrote vivid accounts of Celtic rituals including the practice of human sacrifice - presided over by Druids - and the tradition of decapitating their enemies and turning their heads into drinking vessels.But what were the Celts in Britain really like? Was their apparent lust for violence tempered by a love of poetry and beautiful art? How far should we trust the classical historians in their writings on the Celts? And what can we learn from the archaeological remains that have been discovered in this country? With Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology at Oxford University; Alistair Moffat, Historian and author of The Sea Kingdoms - The Story of Celtic Britain and Ireland; Miranda Aldhouse Green, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Wales.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Celts. Around 400 BC a great swathe of Western Europe from Ireland to Southern Russia was dominated by one civilisation. Perched on the North Western fringe of this vast Iron Age culture were the British who shared many of the religious, artistic and social customs of their European neighbours. These customs were Celtic and this civilisation was the Celts.The Greek historians who studied and recorded the Celts' way of life deemed them to be one of the four great Barbarian peoples of the world. The Romans wrote vivid accounts of Celtic rituals including the practice of human sacrifice - presided over by Druids - and the tradition of decapitating their enemies and turning their heads into drinking vessels.But what were the Celts in Britain really like? Was their apparent lust for violence tempered by a love of poetry and beautiful art? How far should we trust the classical historians in their writings on the Celts? And what can we learn from the archaeological remains that have been discovered in this country? With Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology at Oxford University; Alistair Moffat, Historian and author of The Sea Kingdoms - The Story of Celtic Britain and Ireland; Miranda Aldhouse Green, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Wales.