Station:
PBS America (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2023-10-02
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When Russia takes up arms, the world holds its breath. Over centuries, the immense empire has been shaped by battles won – and lost – and those who led the forces that fought in them. Peter the Great, founder of the magnificent St Petersburg, used guns and cannons to redraw the continent's maps. His descendants in the House of Romanoff went from commanding the largest army in the world to defeat at the hands of the Bolsheviks. The newly-founded Soviet Union withstood Hitler's murderous machine, only to inflict cruelty and terror on its own people. After the demise of the Soviet Union, Putin wages a cunning yet camouflaged campaign to revitalize Russian imperialism – if necessary, by force. With unseen archive footage, insights from international experts, and visually stunning maps, this series tells the compelling story of a nation's fight to achieve its goals.
There is no Next Episode of Russia's Wars planned.
S1E1 - Empire of the Czars
Peter and Catherine the Great - these Tsars conquer parts of Northern Europe, the Crimea, and the Caucasian region by force. Their successors defend the empire against Napoleon and establish Russia among the great powers.
Air Date: 02 Oct 2023 14:35 (CDT)
S1E2 - The Soviet Union
The Red Army, forged by Leon Trotsky from revolutionary guards and members of the Tsarist troops, becomes the sword of Communist Russia.
Air Date: 03 Oct 2023 14:35 (CDT)
S1E3 - The Russian Federation
With Putin, the army regains its force and momentum. His wars in Georgia, Chechnya and Ukraine betray the cunning spirit of a secret service man, always ready to lay the blame on Western liberal states.
Air Date: 04 Oct 2023 14:35 (CDT)