Cele mai bune Russian History podcast-uri (2025)

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1.67 - The Mongol Western Campaigns II - The Fall of Rus 48:50

9d ago48:50

48:50

Batu 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 23:18

9d ago23:18

23:18

Send us a text Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English. Support the showDe către Mark Schauss

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1.66 - - The Mongol Western Campaigns Part I - The Fall of Bulgaria 30:13

23d ago30:13

30:13

The 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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The History of Kyiv 23:42

23d ago23:42

23:42

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 showDe către Mark Schauss

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1.65 - Enter the Mongols 48:45

1M ago48:45

48:45

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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The History of St. Petersburg 24:06

1M ago24:06

24:06

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 showDe către history, Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Petrograd

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The History of Moscow 23:49

2M ago23:49

23:49

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 23:03

2M ago23:03

23:03

Send 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 23:16

3M ago23:16

23:16

Send 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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1.64 Mindaugas the One and Only 41:42

3M ago41:42

41:42

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 34:41

3M ago34:41

34:41

In this episode, we look at how the Teutonic Knights went from hospitals in the Holy Land to conquering Prussia.

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The History of the Cossacks - Part Three 24:25

3M ago24:25

24:25

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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The History of the Cossacks - Part Two 23:34

4M ago23:34

23:34

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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1.62 - The Baltic Crusades Part I 23:26

4M ago23:26

23:26

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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The History of the Cossacks - Part One 23:15

4M ago23:15

23:15

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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Sergei Witte 23:46

4M ago23:46

23:46

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 showDe către Mark Schauss

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1.61 - The Hanseatic League 41:53

5M ago41:53

41:53

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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1.60 - Rus and the Baltic Crusades 37:06

5M ago37:06

37:06

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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The Great Purge - Part Three 26:13

5M ago26:13

26:13

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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SE7 - Who Are the Mongols? 1:28:50

5M ago1:28:50

1:28:50

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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The Great Purge - Part Two 24:23

6M ago24:23

24:23

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. Support the show

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1.59 - Big Nest and the Rest 46:52

6M ago46:52

46:52

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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The Great Purge - Part One 25:15

6M ago25:15

25:15

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. Support the show

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1.58 - The Downward Spiral 35:00

6M ago35:00

35:00

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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An Interview with Professor Marlene Laruelle 29:29

7M ago29:29

29:29

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/ Support the show…

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1.57 - Svyatoslav III 44:37

7M ago44:37

44:37

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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The Battle of Borodino 23:11

7M ago23:11

23:11

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. Support the show

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A Life Under Russian Serfdom 23:54

7M ago23:54

23:54

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. Support the show

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1.56 - Andrey Bogolyubsky Asserts Himself 32:01

7M ago32:01

32:01

His troops have sacked Kyiv and his brother sits on the throne. What next?

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1.55 - Volga Bulgaria before the Mongols 47:37

8M ago47:37

47:37

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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Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part Three 23:40

8M ago23:40

23:40

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. Support the show

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Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part Two 23:12

8M ago23:12

23:12

Send us a text Today, we continue the story of this remarkable person. Dashkova, as she writes in her memoirs, believed herself to be in the middle of the coup to remove Peter III and replace him with the future Catherine the Great. Support the show

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1.54 - Life in Medieval Volga Bulgaria 37:06

8M ago37:06

37:06

In this episode, we catch up on the Bulgars and see how life on the Volga compares to Rus.

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1.53 - The Balts and the Origins of the Baltic Crusades 42:40

9M ago42:40

42:40

Northwest of Rus live the Baltic peoples. After centuries of relative isolation, they are attracting unwanted attention from their neighbours.

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Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part One 24:28

9M ago24:28

24:28

Send us a text Today, we begin the series into one of the most fascinating women in world and Russian history, Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova Dashkova. She would become friends with Catherine The Great, Voltaire, and even Benjamin Franklin. Support the show

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1.52 - The Qipchaks 25:39

9M ago25:39

25:39

We have already met the Qipchaks as the Polovtsi, the steppe enemies of the Rus. But they are more than just that.

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Lenin - Who Was He Really? 24:49

9M ago24:49

24:49

Send us a text Who was Vladimir Ulyanov Lenin? How did he become the man who would help overthrow the Romanovs and begin the Bolshevik control of Russia and its neighboring countries? Support the showDe către history, Russia, communism, Lenin, Bolshevik, USSR, Soviet Union

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The Great Game - Part Three 24:55

10M ago24:55

24:55

Send us a text Today, we wrap up the Great Game of tensions between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia. Support the show

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1.51 - Life in Rus 35:53

10M ago35:53

35:53

In this episode, we look at what we know about how the ordinary people of Rus lived.

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1.50 - Q&A 1:28:24

10M ago1:28:24

1:28:24

A special fiftieth episode answering questions from listeners. What was the Rus army like, what languages were spoken in Rus, marriages and diplomacy, and more.

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The Great Game - Part Two 24:31

10M ago24:31

24:31

Send us a text Today, we talk about the quagmire that the British stepped into when they invaded Afghanistan to begin the First Anglo-Afghan War and the role it played in the Great Game. Support the show

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The Great Game - Part One 23:09

11M ago23:09

23:09

Send us a text Today, we begin a new series on the Great Game (also known as Bolshaya Igra), a jockeying of position between the two great empires of the 19th century, Russia and Great Britain Support the show

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An Interview with Professor Simon Miles - Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War 29:47

11M ago29:47

29:47

Send us a text Today's special episode is an interview with Professor Simon Miles, Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War. To purchase his book, and learn more about this fascinating topic, go to https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501776069/engaging-the-evil-empire/#bookTabs=1…

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1.49 - Go and take Kyiv 44:35

11M ago44:35

44:35

As the next generation of rulers begins to contest the throne of Kyiv, one of them has a different idea.

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The Kremlin 23:15

11M ago23:15

23:15

Send us a text Today, we discuss the history of one of Russia's most famous architectural achievements, The Kremlin. Support the show

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1.48 - The Sons of Monomakh Part III 43:27

12M ago43:27

43:27

Concluding this series, the youngest of the sons of Vladimir Monomakh, Yuri Dolgoruky of Suzdalia, gets his time in Kyiv.

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The Russian Revolution - A People's Perspective 23:37

12M ago23:37

23:37

Send us a text Today, we finish our three-part series on the traumatic events of the end of the Tsarist regime with the people's perspective of the Russian Revolution. Support the show

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1.47 - The Sons of Monomakh Part II 50:25

12M ago50:25

50:25

Vyacheslav, the man who never wishes to leave Turov, takes the throne in Kyiv. But for how long?

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Alexei Navalny - Life, Hope, and Death 16:10

12M ago16:10

16:10

Send us a text Alexei Navalny's recent passing has placed focus on the corruption of the Russian government and its persecution of its enemies. Today, we recount the all too brief life and death of Alexei Navalny. Support the show

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1.46 - The Sons of Monomakh Part I 46:13

1y ago46:13

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Vladimir Monomakh’s long and eventful life has ended. As he intended, the throne of Kyiv passes to his son Mstislav, but that does not mean that the path of succession is settled.

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