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East of the West
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, Jane Collingwood, Thomas Judd, Patrick Moy, Hugh Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
Prepare to discover a fascinating country; a land buffeted for centuries by power-struggles and revolts, lorded over by Turks, carved up by its neighbours, and subsumed into the Soviet Union. Yet also a land of proud and resilient people, of crawfish hunters and bagpipe makers, shepherds and gypsies, in which daily life goes on.
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