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Is your current health a predictor of your future health? Does what you eat today affect how healthy you’ll be tomorrow? Listen and explore the mystery of Frank Clemow’s claim that the 1891 Russian famine did not largely affect the 1892 cholera…

"There's something in the water."
"What aren't the doctors telling you?"
"Don't believe everything you hear."

What did the Russian Empire in 1892 had in common with the US in 2022?
This is an investigation into the conneciton between Cholera…

During the mid to late 19th century, the Russian Empire's infrastructure projects proved largely successful in accelerating the country into the modern era. However, to encourage this massive expansion within Russia, the Empire entrusted much of its…

It’s 1892 and cholera is once again making its way through Russia. In Tashkent, ethnic tensions are on the rise and an epidemic is not going to help. In this podcast we’ll be discussing cholera riots, ethnic and cultural differences, and the one…

Hand Drawn Map of Volga Drainage Basin

1 of a series of maps made in ArcGIS by Hal Stuart. Link to the interactive map with all layers here: arcg.is/fHb8y . Intended as an updated version of Clemow’s Map of 1892 Russia. Made with data largely from Clemow’s own tables in The Cholera…