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A history of Russia and her peoples. From the dawn of history through to the turn of the 21st Century. Presented on a weekly basis by Gareth, with occasional input from Anastasiya. We hope you join us on this journey as we unravel Russia's long, and sometimes very violent, history. The Russian History Podcast is your definitive guide to Russian History in weekly bite-sized portions. Contact: therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com

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    Latest episodes from The Russian History Podcast

    Episode 122: The Great Northern War: Part IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 15:17


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at an early turning point in the war. Peter, and his army, is going to launch a campaign in the Baltic to relieve pressure on Poland, and with some very mixed results. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 121: The Great Northern War: Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 18:41


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the naval action in the White Sea, as Sweden tries to remove Russia's only serviceable port; alongside the Swedish army trying to prevent Augustus, and his Saxon/Polish army, taking Riga. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 120: The Great Northern War: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 16:07


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the opening moves of the campaign on the Baltic front, as Charles arrives with his army to defend Swedish possessions against the advancing Russian army. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 119: The Great Northern War: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 18:39


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we finally get into the start of hostilities; except that Peter, and Russia, don't appear to be committing to war with Sweden as her allies grow restless. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 118: An Introduction to the Great Northern War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 11:36


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we set the stage for the looming conflict, by looking at the initial participants and what each hoped to achieve by declaring war on Sweden. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 117: Peter's Reforms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 11:50


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we take a brief look at some of the reforms that Peter would introduce in his attempts to modernise, or Westernise, the Russian state. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 116: The Grand Embassy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 14:20


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the event that would become known as the Grand Embassy; Peter's diplomatic tour of Europe. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 115: The Second Azov Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 14:28


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, when do don't succeed, try, try again. Peter and the Russian army arrive back at the walls of Azov, and try once more to defeat the Ottoman garrison defending the fortress. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 114: The First Azov Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 13:09


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we get into Peter's first military campaign abroad, with his attempt to wrestle control of the fortress of Azov, and the surrounding region, away from the control of the Ottoman Empire. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 113: The Gunner's Mutiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 14:30


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we get into the events of the gunner's mutiny of 1682. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 112: The Great Compromise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 14:34


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we get into the events that would see Peter and Ivan become co-czars, and then cover Peter's ascent to Czar in his own right. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 111: Feodor the Third

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 15:21


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the life and rule of Feodor the Third. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 110: The Beginning of the End of the Second Russo-Turkish War.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 14:58


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the end of the Second Russo-Turkish war. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 109: The First Russo-Ottoman War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 16:30


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the initial stages of the first Russo-Ottoman war. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 108: Razin's Uprising

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 18:37


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the uprising of one Stenka Razin. A legendary Cossack, his band of followers would eventually involve into an army of some twenty thousand. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 107: Money Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 12:17


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the conclusion to the Russo-Commonwealth war and Alexei's attempts to reform the Russian economy. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 106: The Russo-Commonwealth War: Jan's Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 16:45


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the events of the battle of Kanev, and how this pivotal battle laid the foundations for Jan Casimir's subsequent campaign. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 105: The Russo-Commonwealth War: 1661

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 12:03


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the events of 1661, as war once more rages between Russia and the Commonwealth Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 104: The Russo-Commonwealth War: 1660

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 18:51


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the events of 1660, as war once more rages between Russia and the Commonwealth Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 103: The Russo-Commonwealth War: 1659

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 17:26


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the events of 1659, as war once more rages between Russia and the Commonwealth Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 102: The Northern War: 1657-1658.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 15:56


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the next stage of the Northern War as, after a brief expansion, the war settles back down to become a very much regionalised conflict. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 101 - Swedish Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 11:51


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the expansion of the war, as, once more, Sweden wades into the action expanding the conflict from a localised one involving the Commonwealth and Russia, to one that will involve much of Europe and be fought in the Balkans through to North America. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 100 - The Campaign of 1655

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 12:03


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering the Commonwealth's counter-attack and the Russian attempt to thwart it at the Battle of the Shivering Field. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 99 - The Plague of 1654

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 14:32


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering another outbreak of plague. In 1654, Moscow will feel the brunt, within Russia, of a calamitous outbreak that will shake society to its core, within the city. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 98 - The Siege of Smolensk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 13:30


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering events at Smolensk, where Alexei, and the Russian army, are hoping to capture one of their main war aims. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 97 - Prelude to War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 15:46


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering Alexei's ascencion to the throne, his plans for reforming the state and army and how he would instigate a war with the Commonwealth; all in an attempt to reverse the territorial losses suffered in the past couple of centuries. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 96 - Marriage Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 16:42


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering Mikhail's assencsion to the throne, his battle against his family to marry the woman he wants, the difficulty in producing an heir and then his untimely death. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episodes 6-10 - Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 50:42


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, Episodes 1 through to 5 are re-recorded and remastered. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episodes 1 -5 - Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 81:07


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, Episodes 1 through to 5 are re-recorded and remastered. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 95 - The Ingrian War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 15:32


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be covering Sweden's campaign against Russia in the Baltic, a conflict that will later become known as the Ingrian war. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 94 - An Uneasy Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 17:52


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we'll be wrapping up the siege of Smolensk and covering the final part of the war, as the Commonwealth once more marches on Moscow. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 93 - The First Romanov

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 15:48


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we take a quick look at Russia's new Czar, before then getting into the initial events at Smolensk, the siege that will come to embody the war with the Commonwealth, and the siege that will eventually bring the long war to a close. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 92 - The Battle of Moscow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 15:42


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, the war takes a new dynamic, as the Second Militia engage in running battles to prevent the Commonwealth from being able to relieve their garrison within Moscow that has been forced to endure a siege within the Kremlin itself. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 91 - The Polish Czar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 19:09


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, war appears to be drawing to a close. The Czar, and the Pretender, have both lost. Russia has a new Czar, but rebellion is in the air within months of his army having occupied Moscow. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 90 - The Battle of Klushino

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 16:43


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, the war escalates even further. It's 1610 and Poland/Lithuania have stopped backing the pretender and, instead, joined the war outright. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 89 - Unlikely Allies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 18:23


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we're covering the escalation of the war between the second pretender claiming to be Dmitry, son of Ivan Grozny, and Czar Vasily Shuisky. Sweden, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, will pick a side each and join the conflict. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 88 - False Dimitry II. Falser.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 16:09


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we get into the second imposter claiming to be Dmitry, son of Ivan Grozny. He, along with a surprisingly high number of followers, will challenge the new Czar for the right to sit on the Russian throne. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 87 - False Dimitry's End.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 19:23


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at how the rule of the imposter Dmitry is brought to an end, despite his best efforts in attmepting reverse the fortunes of the Russian state.   Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 86 - Feodor, son of Boris

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 16:03


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the transition of power between Boris and his son and heir, Feodor. Mistakes will be made, and these mistakes will have far reaching consequences that will last well into the 17th century.   Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 85 - Boris Descends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 14:56


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the end for Boris, where, despite a military victory against the pretenders attacking army, things in Moscow aren't going so well.   Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 84 - The False Dmitry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 18:25


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the pretender of the Russian throne, the man who would become known as the False Dmitry, and at how his initial military effort to take the throne would play out. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 83 - The Great Famine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 15:00


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we get into the causes of the Great Famine, analysing how Boris made a desparate situation even worse, by issuing unsound economic policies and then not challenging the noblity and clergy who were exploiting the situation. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 82 - Boris Ascends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 18:09


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the events of the late 16th century, touching on Sweden's tenous grip over it's new province of Finland, whilst back in Russia, we look at the succession crisis that is brewing as a result of Feodor, and by extension, the house of Rurik, not having a legitimate male heir should Feodor die without issue. Spoiler, Feodor dies without issue. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 81 - The Russo-Swedish War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 15:17


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we cover the events of the Russo-Swedish war of 1590-1595 Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 80 - Fyodor, son of Ivan.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 13:09


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we take a brief look at Fydor, son of Ivan. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 79 - The Khanate of Sibir

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 18:55


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at what happens when Russia expands East, and comes into conflict with Sibir. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 78 - Ivan, Son of Ivan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 15:33


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look Ivan Grozny's relationship with his eldest surviving son, also named Ivan. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 77 - The Battle of Molodi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 15:19


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the Crimean campaign of 1572, as Khan Giray looks to repeat the previous years' success. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

    Episode 76 - The Fall of the Oprichnina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 15:44


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the great Crimean raid of 1571 that would reach the very walls of Moscow.

    Episode 75 - The Formation of the Oprichnina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 16:43


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at the formation of Ivan's own army and secret police, the Oprichnina.

    Episode 74 - The Death of Anastasia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 19:16


    This week, on the Russian History Podcast, we look at Ivan's family and cover what little we do know of his personality. Questions and queries can be emailed to therussianhistorypodcast@gmail.com or by following @ruhipoca on Twitter. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $2.50 a month, you can help the show continue with increased costs as more and more sources are now available; please find further details here: https://www.patreon.com/therussianhistorypodcast

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