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Russia in Five Babushka Dolls Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Pussy Riot

    Vanora Bennett's final Babushka doll is a member of activist group Pussy Riot.

  2. Valentina Tereshkova

    Vanora Bennett on Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman in space.

  3. Ayn Rand

    The Russian-born writer whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA.

  4. Nadezhda Alliluyeva

    Vanora Bennett profiles Stalin's wife, born in 1901 in the Tsarist Russian south.

  5. Catherine the Great

    Vanora Bennett looks at one of the longest-lasting rulers of the European Enlightenment.