A podcast on the history of Russia, told from the perspective of someone learning and studying events from a variety of sources on a weekly basis, and then informing you, the listener, on what they've learnt this week.
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The history of all the peoples of the Russian Empire. New episode twice a month. Subscribe for exclusive Member Episodes
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First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin. From there, we will cover all aspects of Russian and Soviet history as well as the histories of all of the countries that were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire. Hopefully, the podcast can help you understand the policies of Vladimir Putin, and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
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Toghrilcha’s son returns to take the throne and make the Horde officially Muslim.
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Send us a text Just wanted to share the plans I have for the podcast, which will continue for at least another year. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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A new century finds Moscow and Tver ready to stake their claim.
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Send us a text Today, we begin our two-part series covering the Soviet Space Program from its early days in the 1930s up to the launch of the three Sputnik satellites. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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And good riddance, most of the Rus would probably say. As Toqtoa defeats Nogay, Andrei continues trying to make himself a truly grand knyaz.
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The last two decades of the thirteenth century is a time of turmoil for both the Great Horde and the knyazes of Suzdalia.
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Send us a text Today, we cover the largest tank battle in human history, the Battle of Kursk, whose outcome still reverberates to this day. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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When the Great Horde integrated conquered peoples, it did not mean they had to become nomads.
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Following the death of Berke, the Quriltai chooses Batu’s grandson Mongke Temur as the new khan.
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Send us a text Today, we cover one of the pioneers of modern acting, Konstantin Stanislavski, the man whose "system" would be known as method acting. Support the show
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As Hulegu’s stand off with the Horde continues, the first Muslim khan finds new allies in the Mamelukes.
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Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Support the show
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Send us a text Today, we cover the preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany in 1942. This is a two-part series that will culminate in the largest invasion in human history. Support the show
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In this episode, we begin a look at how the Ulus of Jochi developed into the Great Horde.
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders - The Horse and the Rise of Empires - An Interview with author David Chaffetz
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40:17Send us a text Today, I am sharing an interview with author David Chaffetz to talk about his book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders. We will talk about the role of horses in Russian history from the days of the Mongol Invasion all the way up two World War II. Support the show
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Aleksandr Nevsky is dead. His brother Andrey already blew his chance to succeed, but submission to the Mongols means the rules are changing.
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Send us a text Today, we cover the non-aggression treaty between the USSR and Nazi Germany signed in 1939, that shocked the world. It also was the trigger that started World War II Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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1.74 - Aleksandr Nevsky II - Aleksandr and the Mongols
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56:27Aleksandr has used the Mongols to claim his throne, now he has live with them.
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Send us a text During Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire. Support the show
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Hero? Collaborator? Both? In 2008, Russians voted him their greatest historical hero, but does his life justify the acclaim?
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Send us a text Today, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union. Support the show
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We return to the Northeast to cover the succession to Vsevolod Big Nest, the struggle for Novgorod, and the arrival of the Mongols.
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Send us a text Today, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientists Support the show
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After decades fighting for his birthright, Daniil must face a new enemy.
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Send us a text Despite Russia claiming that their country never played the colonialism and imperialism game that the west played, they are not telling the truth. Russia and the Soviet Union, had a long history taking over countries, lands, and peoples, for their own benefit Support the show
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Roman Mstislavich had united Volhynia and Galicia, but his early death leaves his kingdom open to Rus and foreign pretenders. It will take his son, Daniil, years to recover.
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Raskol - The Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church
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22:53Send us a text Today, we cover the only major schism in Russian Orthodox history, known as the Raskol. Occurring in the mid-17th century, the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, led to the schism that would pit one side, the central church, against those known as the Old Believers, millions who exist to this day. Support the show…
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Batu continues his campaign westwards. Despite winning his battles, circumstances force him to return to the Volga to consolidate his rule.
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From the chroniclers seeing them as God’s punishment, to Tsarist historians trying to push them out of Russian history altogther, to Stalinists banning any mention of them other than as predatory parasites, this episode looks at some of the ways Russian historians have struggled to come to grips with the Mongols.…
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In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part Two
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24:16Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series on the final Moscow Show Trial in which 21 men would lose their lives in a trial short on reality and long on self admission of quilt. Support the show
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1.67 - The Mongol Western Campaigns II - The Fall of Rus
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48:50Batu continues his western campaigns and brings about the end of Rus.
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In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part One
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23:18Send us a text Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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1.66 - - The Mongol Western Campaigns Part I - The Fall of Bulgaria
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30:13The Mongol Empire continues its campaigns of expansion. Chingis Khan has given his son Jochi the west, but first he must conquer it.
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Send us a text Today, we finish our three part series on some of the most important cities of Russia with the history of the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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Word comes from the Polovtsi that there is a new force on the steppe. The Rus join them to fight them off.
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Send us a text Today, we cover the history of Russia's one-time capital, St. Petersburg. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, it became Russia's first truly European city. Support the show저자 history, Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Petrograd
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Send us a text Today's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow. Support the show
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The Patriarchs and Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part Two
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23:03Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Support the show
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The Patriarchs and the Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part One
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23:16Send us a text Today, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century. Support the show
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Under pressure from Teutonic knights, Rus, and Poland, a new kingdom emerges from the Lithuanian tribes.
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1.63 - The Baltic Crusades Part II - The Teutonic Order
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34:41In this episode, we look at how the Teutonic Knights went from hospitals in the Holy Land to conquering Prussia.
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Send us a text Today, we wrap up our history of the Cossacks, flowing them from the time of Catherine the Great, the Napoleonic Invasion, and though their tough times under the Bolsheviks. Support the show
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Send us a text Today, we continue on our journey into the history of the Cossacks, focusing mostly on those from the Don River basin. Support the show
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Through the second half of the 12th century, the pieces start to fall into place for the conquests of the 13th century.
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Send us a text Today, we start a new, 3-part series on the history of the Cossacks. The legendary bands of free men, helped influence the Russian experience to this day. Support the show
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Send us a text Sergei Witte was the first Prime Minister of Russia that wasn't the Tsar. Try as he could, he was unable to convince Nicholas II to reform the country and create a constitutional monarchy. Support the show저자 Mark Schauss
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The Baltic crusades were not the only force driving German colonisation in the Baltic. In this episode we look at the rise of the Hanseatic League, a new commercial network across Northern Europe.
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Big claims have been made for the impact of the Baltic Crusades on Russia’s relationship with the West. This episode looks at whether they stand up to scrutiny.
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Send us a text Today, we wrap up the tragic story of the Great Purge which costs millions of lives and adversely affected Russians to this day. Support the show
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In this special episode I am joined by Jack Wilson, AKA The Jackmeister: Mongol History to talk about who the Mongols were, where they came from, why they set out to conquer the west, and more.
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