We cannot hope to find peace with Russia unless we seek to understand Russian history in all its complexity, its highs and lows, its tragedies and its farces, its inspirations and its horrors.
I have listened to this this afternoon. I was fascinated by the talk, but at the end I was moved first by the emotion in your voice at the death of Gorbachev, but then moved to tears by the recording of ths Volga boatmen. I haven't heard a better recording of this piece since my Chaliapin cd got wore out and scratched. I ended my afternoon in tears.
Thank you. It is amazing what music you can find on Youtube. I also did two podcasts on Gorbachev but they came out very glitchy. I am going to rerecord them. But they also feature Gorbachev himself singing Dark Night - very moving. Thanks for picking up on that emotion. It is such a moving story.
I have listened to this this afternoon. I was fascinated by the talk, but at the end I was moved first by the emotion in your voice at the death of Gorbachev, but then moved to tears by the recording of ths Volga boatmen. I haven't heard a better recording of this piece since my Chaliapin cd got wore out and scratched. I ended my afternoon in tears.
Thank you. It is amazing what music you can find on Youtube. I also did two podcasts on Gorbachev but they came out very glitchy. I am going to rerecord them. But they also feature Gorbachev himself singing Dark Night - very moving. Thanks for picking up on that emotion. It is such a moving story.