THE INVENTION OF RUSSIA

11AM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ ‘The Soviet regime was almost as unforgiving towards its own soldiers as towards the enemy.’ Antony Beevor’s bestselling book Stalingrad gives a vivid account of the siege that cost a million lives and turned the tide of the Second World War. In this final programme of Misha Glenny’s series on Russian history, Antony considers how the siege has shaped – and still shapes – Russia’s attitude to war.