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Behind bars and far from home: Experiences of Russian young offendersCreative Commons Image Oxana Maher under CC-BY-SA licence

By Mary McAuley (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

16 May 2011

Sometimes thousands of miles from home - if they have a home - and frightened. What is life really like for Russian young offenders, and... Read more : Behind bars and far from home: Experiences of Russian young offenders

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Things that go bump in the night...Jeraxx | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

10 May 2011

This week, Laurie Taylor and guests explore the popularity of the supernatural, and how Russia copes with criminal youth. Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Things that go bump in the night...

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Give me back the Berlin Wall - Give me Stalin and St. PaulCreative Commons Image franfiorini under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Stuart Mitchell (The Open University)

22 November 2007

Stuart Mitchell reflects on the influence of subjective feelings on a historian's perspective. Read more : Give me back the Berlin Wall - Give me Stalin and St. Paul

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Allotments: the Russian wayCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Dr Mike Dodd (The Open University)

07 September 2007

Mike Dodd heads East and is impressed with Russian allotments. Read more : Allotments: the Russian way

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The Princess spyUsed with permission

By The Timewatch team (Guest)

11 April 2006

Timewatch tells the tale of "Nora Baker"'s wartime bravery. Meet the princess spy. Read more : The Princess spy

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A reader's guide to Anna KareninaBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina is regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction and still enjoys huge critical and popular success. Read more : A reader's guide to Anna Karenina

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OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space RaceUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

13 May 2005

We ask whether Apollo 8 was more significant than Apollo 11 in establishing American dominance in space, as part of the BBC/OU series 'The Things... Read more : OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space Race

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A reader's guide to Fathers And SonsNo Copyright Image Russian writers by Levitsky (1856), public domain

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 May 2005

Ivan Turgenev's classic 1862 novel Fathers And Sons sparked a significant shift from plot to character. Read more : A reader's guide to Fathers And Sons

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A reader's guide to Crime And PunishmentToni Kaarttinen under CC-BY-NC licence

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 April 2004

Ill, mad or desperate? Enter the mind of a murderer as he struggles to live with his crime. Read more : A reader's guide to Crime And Punishment

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Pages tagged as Russia

Behind bars and far from home: Experiences of Russian young offendersCreative Commons Image Oxana Maher under CC-BY-SA licence

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Things that go bump in the night...Jeraxx | Dreamstime.com

Give me back the Berlin Wall - Give me Stalin and St. PaulCreative Commons Image franfiorini under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Allotments: the Russian wayCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

The Princess spyUsed with permission

A reader's guide to Anna KareninaBBC

OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space RaceUsed with permission

A reader's guide to Fathers And SonsNo Copyright Image Russian writers by Levitsky (1856), public domain

A reader's guide to Crime And PunishmentToni Kaarttinen under CC-BY-NC licence