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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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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The history of all the peoples of the Russian Empire. New episode twice a month. Subscribe for exclusive Member Episodes
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Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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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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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Supp…
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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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41:00Send 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for…
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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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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 Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and c…
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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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24:58Send 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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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24:00Send us a text Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Send us a text Today's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
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The Patriarchs and Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part Two
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23:45Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
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The Patriarchs and the Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part One
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23:59Send us a text Today, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the s…
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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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotif…
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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. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify 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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Send us a text Today, we cover those unfortunate individuals who were caught up in the Purge despite having nothing to do with the charges put up against them. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Vsevolod Big Nest continues to try to impose his will on the Rostislavichi and Olgovichi as Rus enters the thirteenth century.
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Send us a text Today, we begin a three-part series on the Great Purge of 1937-1939, where over one million people lost their lives. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
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Svyatoslav’s death leaves Ryurik as sole ruler in Kyiv, but he soon finds that Vsevolod Big Nest thinks he’s really the guy in charge.
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Send us a text Today's episode with Professor Laruelle will cover a number of topics including an overview of Russian history and the ebb and flow of Russian reforms and autocracy and how it relates to the rest of the world. You can find out more about her books at http://marlene-laruelle.com/ Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on pol…
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As the twelfth century draws to a close, Svyatoslav of the Olgovichi makes another play for Kyiv, but finds himself forced to share power with Rurik Rostislavich.
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Send us a text Today, we cover the story of the Battle of Borodino, the battle that would turn the tide against the French and Napoleon. It was one of the most important conflicts in world history. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Supp…
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Send us a text Today, we cover the miserable conditions that Russian serfs lived in. In particular, we will share quotes from the memoirs of one of the serfs, Savva Dmitrievich Purlevsky, who live in Russia between 1800 and 1868. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen…
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His troops have sacked Kyiv and his brother sits on the throne. What next?
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By the twelfth century, Bulgaria had become the regional power on the Volga. Conflict with the emerging and ambitious Suzdalia was inevitable, but the Bulgars proved quite capable of holding their own.
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Send us a text Today, we wrap up the series of this remarkable woman. From meeting Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Denis Diderot, Dashkova would become the first woman to lead a major science academy. Freedmen's affairs radio This program will focus on political, social and cultural concerns for descendants of... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify …
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