Ep 51: Alexander Mikaberidze on Kutuzov
Alexander Mikaberidze, Professor of History and Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and author of Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace, joins the show to discuss the Russian general Kutuzov, the hero of 1812.
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Show Notes
Alexander Mikaberidze, Professor of History and Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and author of Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace, joins the show to discuss the Russian general Kutuzov, the hero of 1812.
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Times
• 00:53 Introduction
• 01:31 18th century Russia
• 04:00 A young officer
• 08:57 Modernization
• 12:11 Catherine’s wars
• 14:30 International relations
• 17:00 Shot in the head - twice
• 22:11 Promotions
• 29:18 Tolstoy’s take on Kutuzov
• 32:32 Czar Alexander
• 39:21 Austerlitz
• 48:28 Grand strategy in 1812
• 57:21 Tolstoy and reality
• 1:02:09 Legacy