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The Romanovs and the Morse Code: Russia's Telegraph Revolution
In Episode 101, Lucas and Luna explore an unexpected chapter of Romanov history: the telegraph. In the 1850s, Tsar Nicholas I personally championed the electric telegraph, linking St. Petersburg to Warsaw and Moscow. The episode follows the construction of the first telegraph line, the role of Russian inventor Pavel Schilling, and how the Crimean War exposed the empire's communication weaknesses. Lucas explains how the telegraph transformed imperial administration, sped up diplomacy, and even changed the way the tsar governed. But he also reveals a darker side: censorship on the wires…
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