The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Boehmer (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 20,247 History audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Boehmer
Paul Boehmer narrates 472 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,598 hours in all.
About as long, on the History shelf
2,079 History audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History is an audiobook by Martin Schulze Wessel: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Boehmer, released May 25, 2026, on the History shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Boehmer
- Released
- May 25, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History
- ISBN
- 9798318549144
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History as an audiobook?
The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History?
The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History is narrated by Paul Boehmer.
Is The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.