And... # 3 / 3 among the Friday news dumps and trending stories.
Watching it now (live on PBS) but already online:
Straight from one of the most knowledgeable and articulate scholars/diplomats who has lived & breathed Russian history
Tonight on "Firing Line", which is a historically "conservative" perspective (a la Wm. F. Buckley). Often "meh", but tonight, timely & deep. Perspective and observations by the 2012-2014 U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul.