The Invention Of...

BBC

Misha Glenny investigates the borders, the histories and the people that make different nations what they are.

Episodes

The birth and death of Yugoslavia

More history than you can consume!

What are the Balkans?

Two World Wars, One Failed Revolution

The Butcher And The Poet

Hungary and Mohacs 500

How to Invent a Country: Taiwan

China: The Life and Times of Chairman Mao

China: imperial collapse

China - to kowtow or not to kowtow

China - the first emperor

Turkey - Ottoman or Turk

Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act

Turkey - The Military and Decline

Turkey - The Ottomans: East or West

Russia - A Tale of Two Ivans

Russia - the Empire Strikes Back

Russia - the bear moves west

Russia - the sacred song of war

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