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Episode 24: Can we escape history? (Part 1 of 2)

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The Russian, the Attachment to History

Putin has moved the remains of a Russian hero nine times since he died. The move is part of an ongoing battle between Russia's past and present, says Andrew Hammond. He argues that Russians have tried to make their borders more fluid in recent years. But they still don't engage with history on a political or policy level, as we should, he adds.

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