{"id":4881,"date":"2021-10-21T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/the-great-melting-pot-of-the-caucasus-history-with-william-tyler-mbe.html"},"modified":"2021-10-21T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:23:04","slug":"the-great-melting-pot-of-the-caucasus-history-with-william-tyler-mbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/the-great-melting-pot-of-the-caucasus-history-with-william-tyler-mbe.html","title":{"rendered":"The Great Melting Pot of The Caucasus: History with William Tyler MBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What countries are contained within it? The area lies between The Black Sea to the West and The Caspian Sea to the East, and is thus a bridge between Europe and Asia. It is bordered to the North by Russia and to the South by Turkey and Iran. Caught between worlds.<\/p>\n<p>The countries we shall look at are Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. But this is only the start of our story as today there are various breakaway areas, and the past is another story altogether.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a-27x40.jpg 27w\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51716 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/P-6-011315a-27x40.jpg 27w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>William Tyler MBE has a large following at JW3, he is a freelance educator, lecturer, public speaker, writer and consultant with a main focus on History. He was the Principal of The City Lit, Britain\u2019s largest college of adult education. He was his awarded his MBE for services to education. During lockdown William created a much followed blog for those attending his sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Week 1: 7th October: Where is it? Political and Geographical Introduction<\/p>\n<p>Week 2: 14th October: Early History: From Rome to End of Middle Ages<\/p>\n<p>Week 3: 21st October: Russo-Persian Conflict 1804-29<\/p>\n<p><em>28th October: No class<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Week 4: 4th November: Russia\u2019s Caucasian War 1817-64<\/p>\n<p>Week 5: 11th November:\u00a0World War One Unsettles the Region<\/p>\n<p>Week 6: 18th November: Russian Civil War and Bids for freedom<\/p>\n<p>Week 7: 25th November: The Soviet Caucasus<\/p>\n<p>Week 8: 2nd December: New Countries, Old Problems<\/p>\n<p>Week 9: 9th December: Modern Wars: 1991 to the Present<\/p>\n<p>Week 10: 16th December: Conclusions and Update<\/p>\n<p>NB: This series will take place both in the building and online. To attend in person, click the &#8220;Book Now&#8221; button on this page. To watch\u00a0online, click the button below.<\/p>\n<p><!--noindex--><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.russianartandculture.com\/the-great-melting-pot-of-the-caucasus-history-with-william-tyler-mbe\/\">Source<\/a><!--\/noindex--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What countries are contained within it? The area lies between The Black Sea to the West and The Caspian Sea to the East, and is thus a bridge between Europe and Asia. It is bordered to the North by Russia and to the South by Turkey and Iran. Caught between worlds. 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