Catriona Kelly
Professor of Russian at the University of Oxford
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureOntologistsSocial philosophersPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of cultureMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of religionEpistemologistsPhilosophers of educationHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesModernist theatrePolitical philosophers20th-century essayistsRussian atheists19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian Empire20th-century deaths from tuberculosis19th-century essayistsGeorgistsMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesAnarchist writersPositivistsBurials at Novodevichy Cemetery19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire, 19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Novelists from the Russian Empire, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, Russian male novelists, Russian opinion journalists, Russian-language writersAlexander II of RussiaHistoryChristian vegetariansRussian anarchistsRussian male journalistsChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates20th-century letter writers
Chekhov
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
14 March 2013
Also featuring: Cynthia Marsh, Rosamund Bartlett
CultureRussian atheistsPositivistsBurials at Novodevichy Cemetery19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian Empire19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire, 19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Novelists from the Russian Empire, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, Russian male novelists, Russian opinion journalists, Russian-language writers20th-century deaths from tuberculosisModernist theatreTsar Alexander II's assassination
Melvyn Bragg discusses the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, by a gang of Russian terrorists, which led to start of the revolutionary era in Russia.
6 January 2005
Also featuring: Orlando Figes, Dominic Lieven
Tolstoy
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and times of the 19th century Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, whose novels such as War and Peace gave expression to the compelling moral and social questions of their day.
25 April 2002
Also featuring: A. N. Wilson, Sarah Hudspith
Epistemologists19th-century essayistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian EmpireGeorgistsPhilosophers of literatureChristian vegetariansRussian anarchistsMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsSocial philosophers19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire, 19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Novelists from the Russian Empire, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, Russian male novelists, Russian opinion journalists, Russian-language writersCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of education20th-century essayistsOntologistsPhilosophers of mindMetaphysiciansRussian male journalistsPolitical philosophersPhilosophers of religionAnarchist writersWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates20th-century letter writers