Russian Rulers History Podcast
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Russian Rulers History Podcast
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 Puti...
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The Rurikid Dynasty
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Today we cover the 719 year dynasty that lasted from 862 with the arrival of the Viking Varangian, Rurik and ended in 1598 with the...
The Russian Imperial Era
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Today, we cover the Russian Imperial Era which began under the reign of Peter the Great in 1721 and ended with the abdication of Nic...
The Cold War - Part Four
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Today, we wrap up the series on the first Cold War and introduce the beginning of the second Cold War, this time with Russia instead...
The Cold War - Part Three
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Today we cover the tensions between the USSR and the US as well as the start of detente. We will also briefly cover the border confl...
The Cold War - Part Two
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Today, we cover the Korean War and other Cold War activities that the US and the USSR dabbled in.
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The Cold War - Part One
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Today, we begin a multipart series on the Cold War, a battle of ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Archpriest Avvakum - The Life Written by Himself - 12/7/25, 3.19 PM
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Today, we cover the autobiography of the Archpriest Avvakum Petrov, the man who was one of the leaders of the schismatic Old Believe...
The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the women in Russia who helped bring about the revolutions that would bring down the Romanov dynasty...
Quick Podcast Update
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Just wanted to let everyone know what's up with the podcast and when the next episode will be uploaded and what to expect in the epi...
The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part One
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Today, we cover the enormous role that women played in the two Russian Revolutions of the early 20th century.
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The Impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian People
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Today, we cover the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian people.
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Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea: A History
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Today, we discuss the histories of the remnants of the Golden Horde and the Mongol Invasion, the khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan, and C...
The Soviet Space Program - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the Soviet Space Program with some fantastic successes, and disastrous failures.
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Brief Update on the Podcast
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Just wanted to share the plans I have for the podcast, which will continue for at least another year.
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The Soviet Space Program - Part One
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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...
The Battle of Kursk
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Today, we cover the largest tank battle in human history, the Battle of Kursk, whose outcome still reverberates to this day.
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Konstantin Stanislavski - The Father of Method Acting
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Today, we cover one of the pioneers of modern acting, Konstantin Stanislavski, the man whose "system" would be known as method actin...
Operation Barbarossa - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
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Operation Barbarossa - Part One
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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 c...
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders - The Horse and the Rise of Empires - An Interview with author David Chaffetz
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Today, I am sharing an interview with author David Chaffetz to talk about his book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders. We will talk about...
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
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Today, we cover the non-aggression treaty between the USSR and Nazi Germany signed in 1939, that shocked the world. It also was the...
Russian Expansion Under Ivan the Great
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During Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire.
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Soviet Scientists
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Today, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union.
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Russian Scientists
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Today, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientists
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Russian Colonialism and Imperialism
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Despite Russia claiming that their country never played the colonialism and imperialism game that the west played, they are not tell...
Raskol - The Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church
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Today, we cover the only major schism in Russian Orthodox history, known as the Raskol. Occurring in the mid-17th century, the refor...
In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part Two
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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 l...
In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part One
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Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English.
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The History of Kyiv
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Today, we finish our three part series on some of the most important cities of Russia with the history of the capital of Ukraine, Ky...
The History of St. Petersburg
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Today, we cover the history of Russia's one-time capital, St. Petersburg. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, it became Russia's fir...
The History of Moscow
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Today's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow.
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The Patriarchs and Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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The Patriarchs and the Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part One
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Today, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century.
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The History of the Cossacks - Part Three
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Today, we wrap up our history of the Cossacks, flowing them from the time of Catherine the Great, the Napoleonic Invasion, and thoug...
The History of the Cossacks - Part Two
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Today, we continue on our journey into the history of the Cossacks, focusing mostly on those from the Don River basin.
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The History of the Cossacks - Part One
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Today, we start a new, 3-part series on the history of the Cossacks. The legendary bands of free men, helped influence the Russian e...
Sergei Witte
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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...
The Great Purge - Part Three
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Today, we wrap up the tragic story of the Great Purge which costs millions of lives and adversely affected Russians to this day.
The Great Purge - Part Two
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Today, we cover those unfortunate individuals who were caught up in the Purge despite having nothing to do with the charges put up a...
The Great Purge - Part One
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Today, we begin a three-part series on the Great Purge of 1937-1939, where over one million people lost their lives.
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