In this episode of Ancient to Recent, Joseph Parkinson begins a new series on the final days of Joseph Stalin.

At the height of his power, the Soviet dictator who had ruled through fear, purges, and war suddenly lies stricken after a stroke in his dacha. As his inner circle, men like Lavrentyi Beria and Nikita Khrushchev, hesitate, delay, and quietly calculate their next moves, the fate of the Soviet Union hangs in the balance.

Across the USSR and the wider world, confusion spreads. Allies and enemies alike wait for news, while millions, from Kremlin insiders to Gulag prisoners, react in vastly different ways to the impending death of one of history’s most feared rulers.

As Stalin fades, the system he built begins to tremble, and the race for power is already underway.

Join Joseph Parkinson as Ancient to Recent begins its series on the death of a dictator and the struggle that follows.

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