The Kremlin's persecution of Jews

Holy Smoke - A podcast by The Spectator

Damian talks to Jewish pianist Ariel Lanyi about the cruel cat-and-mouse game that the Soviet Union played with Jewish classical musicians at a time when it was sneakily trying to extinguish both their religion and their ethnic identity.Presented by Damian Thompson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.