An icon of the head of John the Baptist (c. 1680) from Yaroslavl is the focus of this last episode of 2019, prompting a discussion of how Russia has been viewed across history.

© 2019 Allyson Healey

Theme music © 2019 Bruce Healey

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Additional Music Credits:

“Ay Uchniem (Song of the Volga Boatmen),” performed by Kiriloff’s Russian Balalaika Orchestra, 1921. 78 rpm recording via archive.org: https://archive.org/details/78_ay-uchniem-song-of-the-volga-boatmen_kirilloffs-russian-balalaika-orchestra_gbia0054989a/Ay+Uchniem+(Song+-+Kirilloff’s+Russian+Balalaika+Orchestra.flac

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Virtutes Instrumenti” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)