Vejas Liulevicius

Well, journey is probably just the right word because it's this week that the third of that trilogy, Decline of Communism, is being released. And it felt like something that I very much wanted to do because the history that's narrated there is one that is so compelling and often so tragic that it needs to be shared. Yeah.

Well, journey is probably just the right word because it's this week that the third of that trilogy, Decline of Communism, is being released. And it felt like something that I very much wanted to do because the history that's narrated there is one that is so compelling and often so tragic that it needs to be shared. Yeah.

The vast amount of material that one can include is probably dwarfed by the amount that actually ends up on the cutting room floor. One could probably do an entire lecture course on every single one of those lecture topics that got broached.

The vast amount of material that one can include is probably dwarfed by the amount that actually ends up on the cutting room floor. One could probably do an entire lecture course on every single one of those lecture topics that got broached.

The vast amount of material that one can include is probably dwarfed by the amount that actually ends up on the cutting room floor. One could probably do an entire lecture course on every single one of those lecture topics that got broached.

But one of the great satisfactions of putting together a course like this is also being able to give further suggestions for study to the listeners, and in some cases, to introduce them to neglected classics. or books that make you want to grab somebody by the lapels and say, you've got to read this.

But one of the great satisfactions of putting together a course like this is also being able to give further suggestions for study to the listeners, and in some cases, to introduce them to neglected classics. or books that make you want to grab somebody by the lapels and say, you've got to read this.

But one of the great satisfactions of putting together a course like this is also being able to give further suggestions for study to the listeners, and in some cases, to introduce them to neglected classics. or books that make you want to grab somebody by the lapels and say, you've got to read this.

There's probably few things that are as exciting as a really keen and targeted reading recommendation. In addition, I've also done other courses on the history of World War I, on the diplomatic history of Europe from 1500 to the present, a course on the history of Eastern Europe,

There's probably few things that are as exciting as a really keen and targeted reading recommendation. In addition, I've also done other courses on the history of World War I, on the diplomatic history of Europe from 1500 to the present, a course on the history of Eastern Europe,

There's probably few things that are as exciting as a really keen and targeted reading recommendation. In addition, I've also done other courses on the history of World War I, on the diplomatic history of Europe from 1500 to the present, a course on the history of Eastern Europe,

and also a course on dictatorships called Utopia and Terror, and then also a course on explorers and a course on turning points in modern history. And every single one of those is so rewarding because you learn so much in the process, and it's really fantastic.

and also a course on dictatorships called Utopia and Terror, and then also a course on explorers and a course on turning points in modern history. And every single one of those is so rewarding because you learn so much in the process, and it's really fantastic.

and also a course on dictatorships called Utopia and Terror, and then also a course on explorers and a course on turning points in modern history. And every single one of those is so rewarding because you learn so much in the process, and it's really fantastic.

That's right. Well, would a book that got turned into a movie be acceptable as well? Yes. So in that case, you know, All of us reflect on our own childhoods and that magical moment of reading a book or seeing a movie that really got you launched on some particular set of things that you're going to find fascinating for the rest of your life.

That's right. Well, would a book that got turned into a movie be acceptable as well? Yes. So in that case, you know, All of us reflect on our own childhoods and that magical moment of reading a book or seeing a movie that really got you launched on some particular set of things that you're going to find fascinating for the rest of your life.

That's right. Well, would a book that got turned into a movie be acceptable as well? Yes. So in that case, you know, All of us reflect on our own childhoods and that magical moment of reading a book or seeing a movie that really got you launched on some particular set of things that you're going to find fascinating for the rest of your life.

And there's a direct line to the topics we were talking about today from myself in the Chicagoland area as a kid seeing the film of Dr. Zhivago. Yeah. and then later reading the novel on which it was based by Pasternak.

And there's a direct line to the topics we were talking about today from myself in the Chicagoland area as a kid seeing the film of Dr. Zhivago. Yeah. and then later reading the novel on which it was based by Pasternak.

And there's a direct line to the topics we were talking about today from myself in the Chicagoland area as a kid seeing the film of Dr. Zhivago. Yeah. and then later reading the novel on which it was based by Pasternak.