Histories of the Unexpected

Backstabbers!: Homeschooling the Bolsheviks and the Rise of Stalin


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James and Sam tackle the fascinating history of BACKSTABBERS! From the politics of Tudor England to the assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus, Sam and James rampage around history of backstabbing before settling on the fascinating history of the Bolsheviks seizure of power in October 1917, the leadership of Lenin, his testament, the rise of Joseph Stalin and the assassination of Leon Trotsky.

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Histories of the UnexpectedBy Sam Willis & James Daybell

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