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The Romanovs and the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War
In Episode 89, Lucas and Luna explore the Romanov dynasty's crucible: the Crimean War, focusing on the epic 349-day Siege of Sevastopol. They discuss the technological shock of rifled artillery and steam warships against Russian smoothbore muskets and sailing ships, the tragic heroism of Admiral Pavel Nakhimov and Vice Admiral Vladimir Kornilov, the engineering genius of military engineer Eduard Totleben, and the pivotal Battle of Balaklava with its Charge of the Light Brigade. The episode examines how the war exposed the empire's backwardness, shattered Nicholas I's autocratic…
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