Reimagining Soviet Georgia

Reimagining Soviet Georgia


Episode 18: Anastas Mikoyan and Soviet Armenia with Pietro Shakarian

May 03, 2022

Anastas Mikoyan was an incredible figure. An Armenian old Bolshevik whose career spanned decades all the way from active involvement in the Baku Commune of 1918 to playing a central role in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Mikoyan's role as First Deputy