The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991
33 hrs. 36 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Eric Hobsbawm
Author
Eric Hobsbawm
Narrator
Vladimir Kapitonov
Narrator
Vladimir Kapitonov
Description
The most relevant study!
The peak of world historiography!
As Hobsbawm—who made the term widely used—saw it, the “Short Twentieth Century” is the period from 1914 to 1991: from the beginning of the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union. All the major and most significant events of the 20th century fit into precisely this timeframe, making it one of the most dense, complex, and ambiguous stretches in all world history. On the one hand, there is unprecedented scientific and technological progress; on the other, absolutely medieval obscurantism of racist theories; the triumph of medicine over many deadly diseases; and two world wars without precedent in scale and cruelty. The first flight of a human to the stars and the first atomic bomb; the “golden age” of the 50s–60s; and a whole chain of dull and grim “crisis decades.” Eric Hobsbawm explains in detail what the 20th century was, how it changed our civilization, and what lessons humanity drew from it.
The peak of world historiography!
As Hobsbawm—who made the term widely used—saw it, the “Short Twentieth Century” is the period from 1914 to 1991: from the beginning of the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union. All the major and most significant events of the 20th century fit into precisely this timeframe, making it one of the most dense, complex, and ambiguous stretches in all world history. On the one hand, there is unprecedented scientific and technological progress; on the other, absolutely medieval obscurantism of racist theories; the triumph of medicine over many deadly diseases; and two world wars without precedent in scale and cruelty. The first flight of a human to the stars and the first atomic bomb; the “golden age” of the 50s–60s; and a whole chain of dull and grim “crisis decades.” Eric Hobsbawm explains in detail what the 20th century was, how it changed our civilization, and what lessons humanity drew from it.
