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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
From NYC to the Russian Civil War, Nick and Chango delve deep into the bizarre rumors and outright lies about the final fate of Lurich and Aberg.
Primary Sources:
-Cited newspaper articles
-The Phenomenon of An Athlete. Georg Lurich from a Historical Figure to The Hero of of Folk Tales, by Kalle Voolaid
https://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~lehti/Oralhistory/3.2.Kalle.htm
3 years ago
This episode went from zero to a thousand super quick.