Weird Distractions

The Missing Amber Room

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"A whole room?" Well, sort of. This week, Alex & Christie distract themselves with the mysterious disappearance of the gorgeous amber room panels, and the potential theories surrounding this weird historical situation. Tune in to hear if the panels are at the bottom of the sea, if they've been destroyed by Nazi's and why one theory is giving off some lost cosmonaut conspiracy theory vibes. Need a distraction? We got you. 

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Resources: 

  • Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty page – “What Happened to Russia’s Amber Room?” – by RFE/RL writers – October 5th, 2020 
  • Independent article – “Amber Room: priceless Russian treasure stolen by Nazis ‘discovered by German researchers’” – no author listed – published October 20th, 2017 
  • Visit Petersburg website. 
  • Smithsonian Magazine website article – “A Brief History of the Amber Room” – By: Jess Blumberg – July 31st, 2007 
  • History.co.uk website article – “The Mystery of the Amber Room: The World’s Greatest Lost Treasure” – author not posted – date not posted 
  • The Smithsonian Magazine website – “The Deadliest Disaster at Sea Killed Thousands, Yet It’s Story is Little-Known. Why?” – by Francine Uenuma – January 29th, 2020
  • The New Orleans National WW2 Museum Website – “The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff” – Contributor – Robert Citino – Januaey 30th, 2020 
  • YouTube Video – “Explained: The Amber Room” – by user: Zepherus – November 12th, 2016 
  • Dictionary.com – Wehrmacht 
  • The First News article – “Could Secret Entrance to Tunnel Hidden in WW2 Bunker Complex Be Hiding the Amber Room?” – by: Stuart Dowell – June 11th, 2019 
  • Musement website – “Tours to the secrets of the underground Königsberg-Kaliningrad”

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