William Tyler
Russia Expands East and South and Amercia to the West
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Summary
This lecture examines Russian and American expansion in the 18th century. The reign of Catherine the Great saw the beginnings of the modern Russian Empire; that is the empire of the later Tsars, of the Soviets (especially after World War II), and the attempts of Putin to recover those lost “glory days,” as he sees it. While the newly born United States continued to build on its inherited British territories in the years following independence to create the America we know today.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Link to William’ s blog with recommended book lists for his Lockdown lectures.