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The System That Formed You, Then Hanged You
A peasant boy rises through the Soviet ranks, then the system deems him expendable. What do you owe a system that formed you?
The System That Formed You, Then Hanged You
This episode explores the life of Sergei Kuzmich Bunyachenko, a Red Army officer who served the Soviet Union for twenty-four years, only to be executed by the state he dedicated his life to. It asks what one owes to a system that both creates and destroys.
Person: Sergei Kuzmich Bunyachenko
Date: August 1, 1946
Location: Moscow
Event: Execution of twelve men
Period: Soviet era
- Sergei Bunyachenko, born in 1902 to poor…
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