William Tyler
- Jan 17, 2022
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Synopsis for JW3 Rivers Course Thurs 20 Jan

THE VOLGA: Russia's Iconic River

The Mighty Mother Volga
The Story of the Viking Rus and the Founding of first Russian State
Story of the Volga Germans from reign of Catherine the Great
Famines along the Volga
War on The Volga: Nazis meet their nemesis at Stalingrad

Some books referred to

The Volga River Tim McNeese

The Volga Janet Hartley

The Eurasian Steppe Warwick Ball

Russia Martin Sixsmith

Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great Isabel de Madriaga

Hitler and Stalin Laurence Rees

World War Two Antony Beevor

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