Welcome to Russian History Retold.

Episode number 202, 202, Siberia, Part 1.

Last time, we went over some little known facts about Ivan IV,

also known as Ivan Grozny. Today I'm starting a multi-part

series on one of the coldest, most formidable and intriguing places on earth, Siberia.

Before I get in today's episode, I'd like to announce an expansion of the Russian

rulers podcast into Patreon. Starting in a few weeks I'll be beginning a

subscription-based podcast that will review the entirety of Russian history from

the beginning for a small monthly charge, along of course with other benefits.

Now, I've struggled over the past 10 years on how to help pay for the time I've spent on the

and how to help pay for the time I've spent on the podcast

and I've greatly appreciated all the donations over the years.

And yet I didn't want to make it onerous to my listeners,

you know, having lots of advertising or anything like that but I think this is a way

that I'm going to be able to provide more for you and you know I'm kind of

starting from the beginning again but adding a lot of new and interesting texture and information that I didn't do when I first started this 10 years ago.

Oh, and by the way, I'm still going to be producing free episodes here.

Now here's some of the books that I'll be using over the next few episodes about Siberia. I start with travels in Siberia by

Ian Frazier, in Siberia by Colin Thubarn, the Siberian's by Farley Moat, my sister's mother,

a memoir of war, exile, and Stalin Siberia by Donna Salica Urbikis.

I've also got Baikal Sacred Sea of Siberia by Peter Matheson.

A history of Russia by Nicholas Riazanovsky and Mark Steinberg, and Once in Future Empire from prehistory to Putin by Philip Longworth.

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