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From Russia With Love
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Geraldine is holidaying in Russia. First stop Moscow, then onto St Petersburg and soon a cruise down the Volga.
It’s incredibly beautiful but also confronting. Geraldine reminds Eliza that more than half a million people died of hunger in the siege of Leningrad in the Second World War.
The holiday has given Geraldine new insights into President Putin and his desire to recreate the country’s past glories.
The school year has finished in Beirut. Eliza and her family are well and truly integrated into the Beirut community, but many of their friends are moving. The best part about expat life is meeting new people, the worst part is saying goodbye.
Eliza is travelling to France next week and is still pinching herself that the flight is only four hours!
Let us know your thoughts about the podcast on the facebook page “Long Distance Callers” or email us at ldcpodcast1@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
Shostakovich Symphony Number 7 (audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHZu5xoIe0
The story behind Symphony Number 7 https://www.classicfm.com/composers/shostakovich/guides/story-behind-shostakovich-leningrad-symphony/
Metropolis – Philip Kerr https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/metropolis-philip-kerr-review
Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062898104/boy-swallows-universe/
210 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on February 16, 2024 02:51 (). Last successful fetch was on December 20, 2023 00:42 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 236176564 series 2091316
Geraldine is holidaying in Russia. First stop Moscow, then onto St Petersburg and soon a cruise down the Volga.
It’s incredibly beautiful but also confronting. Geraldine reminds Eliza that more than half a million people died of hunger in the siege of Leningrad in the Second World War.
The holiday has given Geraldine new insights into President Putin and his desire to recreate the country’s past glories.
The school year has finished in Beirut. Eliza and her family are well and truly integrated into the Beirut community, but many of their friends are moving. The best part about expat life is meeting new people, the worst part is saying goodbye.
Eliza is travelling to France next week and is still pinching herself that the flight is only four hours!
Let us know your thoughts about the podcast on the facebook page “Long Distance Callers” or email us at ldcpodcast1@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
Shostakovich Symphony Number 7 (audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHZu5xoIe0
The story behind Symphony Number 7 https://www.classicfm.com/composers/shostakovich/guides/story-behind-shostakovich-leningrad-symphony/
Metropolis – Philip Kerr https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/metropolis-philip-kerr-review
Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062898104/boy-swallows-universe/
210 episodes
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