Overview
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
388 Episodes
Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish the two-part story about Leon Trotsky, beginning in 1917 and ending with his assassination by Ramon Mercader in 1940. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we revisit the life of Leon Trotsky with our focus being on who he was as a person and how he became the revolutionary that would help the Bolsheviks take control of Russia. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the final battle of the European p[art of World War II. We will focus on the human suffering instead of the actual battle. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we will cover the rebellion of the soldiers stationed at the naval base of Kronstadt, this time against the Bolsheviks who they helped get into power in 1917. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss those men (and some women) who had influence over the Tsars of Russia starting with Ivan I. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 29 March 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the history of one of Russia's oldest cities, Veliky Novgorod. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2026
Send us Fan Mail 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 death of Feodor I. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the Russian Imperial Era which began under the reign of Peter the Great in 1721 and ended with the abdication of Nicholas II in February 1917. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026
Send us Fan Mail 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 of the Soviet Union. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2026
Send us Fan Mail 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 conflict between the USSR and China that almost led to war between the two communist behemoths. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 18 January 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the Korean War and other Cold War activities that the US and the USSR dabbled in. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2026
Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a multipart series on the Cold War, a battle of ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the autobiography of the Archpriest Avvakum Petrov, the man who was one of the leaders of the schismatic Old Believers, born from the denial of the reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church by Patriarch Nikon in the mid-17th century. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 7 December 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the women in Russia who helped bring about the revolutions that would bring down the Romanov dynasty. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 episode after that. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the enormous role that women played in the two Russian Revolutions of the early 20th century. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian people. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the histories of the remnants of the Golden Horde and the Mongol Invasion, the khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the Soviet Space Program with some fantastic successes, and disastrous failures. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 21 September 2025
Send us Fan Mail Just wanted to share the plans I have for the podcast, which will continue for at least another year. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 Sputnik satellites. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the largest tank battle in human history, the Battle of Kursk, whose outcome still reverberates to this day. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 17 August 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover one of the pioneers of modern acting, Konstantin Stanislavski, the man whose "system" would be known as method acting. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 3 August 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 20 July 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 6 July 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 22 June 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 show
Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2025
Send us Fan Mail During Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientists Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 show
Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 show
Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2024
Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024
Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue on our journey into the history of the Cossacks, focusing mostly on those from the Don River basin. Support the show
Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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 show
Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Published: 11 August 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2024
Send us Fan Mail 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
Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2024
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