1956: The Eventful Year

Zack Twamley

1956 - The Eventful Year is the latest history podcast project from Zack Twamley, the podder responsible for When Diplomacy Fails. 1956 is a series which examines the fascinating incidents, personalities and struggles that characterised this eventful year. It is my task and my pleasure to give you all several sample episodes from this exciting new series, where everything from the Hungarian uprising to the Suez Crisis, and many more incidents besides rocked the world and the year.For full access to 1956 - The Eventful Year, be sure to head over to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFails Hosted on...

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1956: The Eventful Year

Episodes (4)

Feb 21, 2018 1956 Episode 1.2: There Can Be Only One
Feb 21, 2018 1956 Episode 1.1: Death of a Comrade
Feb 21, 2018 1956 Part 1 Introduction

1956: The Eventful Year

Feb 21, 2018
31 MB

Episode 2 follows on from where our first episode left off. Here, the power struggle between the Soviet Union’s top men is in full swing, and power plays, character assassination, genuine assassination and even more tactics besides distinguish this period of post-Stalin Soviet history. The end result – Nikita Khrushchev’s victorious succession and confirmation as First Secretary – was far from certain once the struggle began, but as his rivals continued to underestimate him, and as he worked to build up his power base while the big fish sniped at one another, Khrushchev emerged as the best candidate to fill Stalin’s...

1956: The Eventful Year

1956 Episode 1.2: There Can Be Only One

Zack Twamley

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