What happens
The Pacific Story traces the history of the Amur River, which forms the boundary between Soviet Asia and Manchuria. The episode follows Russia's long struggle for access to the Pacific, beginning with a dispute with China in 1689 and continuing through the arrival of the Russian soldier Muravyov, the building of the Trans-Siberian railroad, and the growth of Japanese influence in Manchuria. Dr. Robert J. Kerner, professor of history at the University of California, comments on the river's strategic importance. The episode was broadcast on August 6, 1944, on the National Broadcasting Company network.
The Amur River region between Soviet Asia and Manchuria, from the seventeenth century to the Second World War
Characters: Muravyov, Dr. Robert J. Kerner
Listen for: The 1689 settlement with China, Muravyov's push for Russian access to the Pacific, and the Japanese seizure of Manchuria
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.