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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
- 342 - The Great Game - Part TwoSun, 05 May 2024
- 341 - The Great Game - Part OneSun, 21 Apr 2024
- 340 - An Interview with Professor Simon Miles - Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War
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
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 - 339 - The KremlinSun, 31 Mar 2024
- 338 - The Russian Revolution - A People's PerspectiveSun, 17 Mar 2024
- 337 - Alexei Navalny - Life, Hope, and DeathTue, 05 Mar 2024
- 336 - An Interview with Maya Vinokour Author of Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture
Today, we talk with Professor Maya Vinokour, author of the new book, Work Flows: Stalinist Liquids in Russian Labor Culture. You can find the book here - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501773679/work-flows/#bookTabs=1
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 335 - The Crimean War - A People's PerspectiveSun, 04 Feb 2024
- 334 - The Russian Civil War - A People's PerspectiveSun, 21 Jan 2024
- 333 - An Interview With Rolf Hellebust Author of How Russian Literature Became Great
Today, we share an Interview with Rolf Hellebust, author of How Russian Literature Became Great, available from Cornell University Press. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501773419/how-russian-literature-became-great/#bookTabs=1
Sun, 14 Jan 2024 - 332 - The Soviet - Afghan WarSun, 07 Jan 2024
- 331 - Interview with Valeria Sobol author of Haunted Empire: Gothic and the Russian Imperial Uncanny
Today, we have an interview with Valeria Sobol professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, author of the book, Haunted Empire: Gothic and the Russian Imperial Uncanny. You can find her book here - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501770104/haunted-empire/#bookTabs=1
Sun, 17 Dec 2023 - 330 - Russian and Soviet Cuisine - Part TwoSun, 10 Dec 2023
- 329 - Russian and Soviet Cuisine - Part OneSun, 26 Nov 2023
- 328 - The Volga - Part Three
Today, we wrap up our series as we cover the continuing relationship between Russia and the Soviet Union with the great Volga River. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 - 327 - The Volga - Part Two
Today, we continue our journey through the history of the Volga River and its historical relationship with Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 - 326 - An Interview with Professor Paul Robinson Author of Russian Liberalism
This is an interview I did with Professor Paul Robinson, author of the important work, Russian Liberalism. You can purchase a copy of his book through this website - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501772177/russian-liberalism/
Sun, 22 Oct 2023 - 325 - The Volga - Part One
Today, we begin a three-part series on the history of the Volga River, the longest in Europe, and its relationship to Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 15 Oct 2023 - 324 - Sports in the Soviet Union
Today, we cover the impact of sports in the Soviet Union. Also, I am adding a tribute to one of the inspirations for this podcast, my daughter, Anastasya Schauss, who passed away on September 23, at the age of 27. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 02 Oct 2023 - 323 - Russian Conflicts After 1991 - Part Two
Today, we end our two-part series on the numerous conflicts that Russia has participated after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 - 322 - Russian Conflicts After 1991 - Part One
Today, we begin a two-part series to discuss the conflicts that have plagued Russia and its neighbors after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 321 - Turning Points in Russian and Soviet History - Part Two
Today, we finish our two-part series on the major turning points in both Russian and Soviet history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 - 320 - Turning Points in Russian History - Part One
Today, we begin a two-part series relating to the turning points in Russian history. f you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 - 319 - The Historical Relationship Between Russia and China
Today, we discuss the long relationship between Russia, the Soviet Union, and China throughout the past four hundred years. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 06 Aug 2023 - 318 - The Soviet Gulag System - Part Five - The End
Today, we finish up our five-part series on the Soviet Gulag system. The punishments and rewards as well as the dismantling of the camps are discussed. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 30 Jul 2023 - 317 - The Soviet Gulag System - Part Four - The Work
Today, we discuss the work done in the Gulags. Brutal and sometimes absurd, work was the reason for the people to populate the prisoner camps. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 23 Jul 2023 - 316 - The Soviet Gulag System - Part Three - Life in the Gulag
Today, we continue our series about the Soviet Gulag with first-hand accounts of life within the camps. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 - 315 - The Soviet Gulag System - Part Two - The Women
Today, we talk about some of the experiences of women related to the gulag experience. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 09 Jul 2023 - 314 - The Soviet Gulag System - Part One
Today, we begin a five-part series on one of the most tragic institutions in Soviet history, the Gulag. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 02 Jul 2023 - 313 - Fabergé - More Than Just Eggs
Today, we discuss the history House of Fabergé, and the incredible jewelry they produced, especially the royal eggs. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 26 Jun 2023 - 312 - The Hermitage
Today, we take a tour of the famed St. Petersburg museum, the Hermitage. We will also recount the history of the museum from its founding in 1703 until today. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 - 311 - The Moscow Show TrialsSun, 11 Jun 2023
- 310 - Mikhail Kutuzov - Military Genius and Napoleon's Nemesis - Part Five
Today, we end our five-part series with Kutuzov defeating Napoleon Bonaparte. Unfortunately, he would die only a few month after expelling the French General from Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 309 - Mikhail Kutuzov - Military Genius and Napoleon's Nemesis - Part Four
Today, we cover the beginnings of the war against Napoleon Bonaparte. The failures of the generals leading the war effort would eventually lead to the appointment of Mikhail Kutuzov as head of the Russian army. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 28 May 2023 - 308 - Mikhail Kutuzov - Military Genius and Napoleon's Nemesis - Part Three
Today, we cover the period right before the Russian army goes into full attack mode against Napoleon's Grand Armee. Kutuzov has been busy with a number of different assignments and the death of two Tsars. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 21 May 2023 - 307 - Mikhail Kutuzov - Military Genius & Napoleon's Nemesis - Part Two
Today, we continue following the incredible career of General Mikhail Kutuzov. We also recount two episodes where his life hanged by a thread. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 14 May 2023 - 306 - Mikhail Kutuzov - Military Genius & Napoleon's Nemesis - Part One
Today, we begin a five-part series on one of Russia's greatest military geniuses, Mikhail Kutuzov. This period of Russian history would lay the groundwork for the revolutions of the early 20th century. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 07 May 2023 - 305 - The Trans-Siberian Railway
Join me as we learn about the construction and history of the Trans-Siberian Railway as well as taking a trip along its 9,289 kilometers or 5,772 miles. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 30 Apr 2023 - 304 - KGB Operations in Europe and the US - Part Two
Today, we wrap up the topic of the operations of the Soviet spy agency, the KGB, in Europe and the United States. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 23 Apr 2023 - 303 - KGB Operations in Europe and the US - Part One
Today, we start a two-part series on the spy operations of the Soviet KGB in Europe and the US. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 302 - Russia and Poland Throughout History
Today, we cover the long, and difficult relationship between Poland and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 09 Apr 2023 - 301 - Catherine the Great's Lovers
Today, we cover the 13 known lovers of Catherine the Great. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 02 Apr 2023 - 300 - Prince Andrey Kurbsky and the Chosen Council
Today, we cover the early advisors to Tsar Ivan the Terrible, especially Prince Andrey Kurbsky. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 26 Mar 2023 - 299 - The Streltsy
Today, we cover the fighting force known as the Streltsy. They were first formed by Ivan the Terrible in 1550. They would serve as Russia's first standing army and the body guards of the Tsar. Join us as we go over their turbulent, yet short place in Russian history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 - 298 - The Iron Curtain - Part Two
Today, we wrap up the two-part series on the Iron Curtain with some surprising outcomes after the barriers were removed. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 - 297 - The Iron Curtain - Part One
Today, we will discuss the imposition of the Iron Curtain on the Eastern European countries by the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 05 Mar 2023 - 296 - The Transition From the Soviet Union to Russia
Today, we cover the transition of the Soviet Union back into Russia and the other countries which formed the USSR. In it, we will explain why Russia seemingly is frustrated and angry with the Western nations. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 295 - From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part Three
Today, we end the series of the transition of life in Russia to that of one in the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 - 294 - From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part Two
Today, we continue our story of what transpired when Russia became part of the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 293 - From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part One
In the years leading up to the formation of the USSR, Russia went through a period of transition. In this three-part series, we will talk about what that looked like, primarily for the common Russian citizen. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 05 Feb 2023 - 292 - Special Edition - The Cold War Spy Swap - From History Daily
Today's episode is part of a feed swap with Lindsay Graham's podcast History Daily. On February 10, 1962., at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union conduct a spy exchange. Learn more about this event. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 - 291 - How the US saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 - Part Three
Today, we finish up our three-part series based on the March 30, 1943 issue of LIFE magazine and how they viewed the USSR and Joseph Stalin. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 22 Jan 2023 - 290 - How the United States Saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 - Part Two
Today, we continue talking about the March 29, 1943 issue of LIFE magazine and how the US looked at Joseph Stalin and the USSR. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 - 289 - How the United States saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 – Part One
In 1943, LIFE magazine published an entire issue on Joseph Stalin and the USSR, as they were allies in our war effort against Nazi Germany and hopefully, Japan. Today, we begin a three-part series on that March issue of LIFE. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 08 Jan 2023 - 288 - Christmas and New Year's in Russia
Today, we cover the celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Russia both today, and in the past. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 - 287 - Anton Chekhov - Russia's Playwright
Today, we cover the life and extraordinary career of one of the world's and Russia's greatest playwrights, Anton Chekhov. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 - 286 - The Romanov Children - Part Two
Today, we being in 1906, the year after the first Russian Revolution, covering the children of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra. We end, tragically, with the murder of the entire royal family in 1918. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 11 Dec 2022 - 285 - The Romanov Children - Part One
Today, we start a new two-part series covering the children of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. We cover their births and the controversy surrounding the girls, and finally a boy, Alexei and the discovery of his genetic disease, hemophilia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 03 Dec 2022 - 284 - The Russo-Turkish Wars - Part Two
Today, we finish up our two-part series, ending with the final Russo-Turkish War, also known as World War I. It would mark the end of the two empires, which had fought each other for centuries. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 - 283 - The Russo-Turkish Wars - Part One
Today, we begin a two-part series covering the 12 Russo-Turkish Wars that began in 1568 and ended in 1918. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 - 282 - Maxim Gorky
Today, we finish our three-part series on famous Russian and Soviet writers, with Maxim Gorky. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 - 281 - Alexander Solzhenitsyn - Telling the Story of Life in the USSRSun, 06 Nov 2022
- 280 - Ivan Bunin - Russia's First Nobel Prize Winner in LiteratureSun, 30 Oct 2022
- 279 - The Development of Russian Literature - Part TwoSun, 23 Oct 2022
- 278 - The Development of Russian Literature - Part OneSat, 15 Oct 2022
- 277 - The Plagues and Epidemics in Russian History
Today, we will be talking about the epidemics and plagues that affected Russia throughout the centuries. Within this episode, we will draw a parallel between the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russian flu of 1889-1890. Were they the same? Listen and find out. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 - 276 - Anna Akhmatova - Russia's PoetMon, 03 Oct 2022
- 275 - The Russian Elite After the Revolution - Part TwoSun, 25 Sep 2022
- 274 - The Russian Elite After the Revolution - Part One
Today, we discuss what happened to the Russian Elite after the Russian Revolution. In particular, we will tell you about what happened to those who left the country. Next episode, we will talk about those sad souls who stayed. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 18 Sep 2022 - 273 - An Interview with William Clark of Grey History - Catherine the Great
Today, I discuss the life and times of Catherine the Great with William Clark, host of the Grey History podcast. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 - 272 - 1917 - Part Five
Today, we wrap up our series of the year 1917. The Provisional Government goes out with a whimper, and the Bolsheviks walk in, and take control. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 - 271 - 1917 - Part Four
We begin in May and end with the arrest of General Lavr Kornilov and the freeing of the Bolsheviks from jail in August of the tumultuous year of 1917. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 - 270 - 1917 - Part Three
Nicholas II has abdicated, yet there is no clear cut leader of Russia. Find out how things begin to shake out in this new Russia landscape. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 - 269 - 1917 - Part Two
Today, we concentrate on the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the days leading up to this momentous event. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 - 268 - 1917 - Part One
Today, we start a five-part series on the most tumultuous year in Russian history, 1917. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 - 267 - The Great Cities of Kyvian Rus - Part Two
Today, we cover the cities of Chirnihiv, Rostov, Halych, Kolmna, Turov, Peryslav, Polotsk, Uglich, and Moscow. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 31 Jul 2022 - 266 - The Great Cities of Kyvian Rus - Part One
Today, we begin a two-part series on the cities of old Kyvian Rus. It begins in Kyiv, moving on to Novgorod, Pskov, Smolensk, Ryazan, Vladimir, Sundial, and Tver. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 - 265 - The Siege of Leningrad - Part Four
Today, we wrap up the series with one of the most emotionally charged episodes in this podcasts history. Survivors and those who didn't make it, wrote in their diaries, some of which I share in this episode. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 17 Jul 2022 - 264 - The Siege of Leningrad - Part Three
The Germans have now sealed the city of Leningrad, and the starvation and deaths have begun to take their toll on the people of the city. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 - 263 - The Siege of Leningrad - Part Two
Today, we cover the progress of the invasion and focus on the people within Leningrad and their growing sense of foreboding. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 - 262 - The Siege of Leningrad - Part One
The Siege of Leningrad was one of the greatest tragedies of World War II. It has an eerie similarity to what is going on in Ukraine today. This makes this series, very timely. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 - 261 - The Crimean War - The Leaders
Today's podcast will give you a background on the leaders of the combatants in the Crimean War. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 - 260 - The Great Battles of Russian History - Part Two
Today, we finish up the two-part series starting with the victorious Battle of Poltava and ending with the disastrous Battle of Tsushima, one that would begin the destruction of the Romanov dynasty. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 19 Jun 2022 - 259 - The Great Battles of Russian History - Part One
Today, we start a two part series on the battles that molded Russia and its history. We begin today with the Battle of the Kalka River in 1223 and end with Battle of Moscow in 1612. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 - 258 - Interview with Lucy Ward Author of The Empress and the English Doctor
Today, I interview Lucy Ward, the author of the soon to be released book The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 30 May 2022 - 257 - A Russian Halloween Story - The Blacksmith and the DevilWed, 25 May 2022
- 256 - The Pugachev Rebellion
The Pugachev Rebellion reached incredible heights of violence only to be crushed, with Pugachev betrayed by his own men. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Wed, 25 May 2022 - 255 - The Russian Anarchists - Part Two
Today, we complete the series on the anarchist movement in Russia. We talk about the influence of Leo Tolstoy, Emma Goldman, Aleksei Borzoi, and Lev Chernyi on the newest anarchists of today like Azat Miftakhov, Anastasia Baburova, and the anarchist punk rock group Pussy Riot. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 15 May 2022 - 254 - The Russian Anarchists - Part One
Today, we start a two-part series on the Anarchist movement in Russia and the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 - 253 - Before Evil - An Interview with Author Brandon Gauthier about Young Lenin and Stalin
Today, I interview the author of the book Before Evil- Young Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, and Kim, Brandon Gauthier. Professor Gauthier and I have a spirited discussion about what made Lenin and Stalin the monsters they were to become. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 252 - Special Edition - Laika the Space Dog from History DailyTue, 05 Apr 2022
- 251 - Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov and the Leningrad Seed Bank
Nikolai Vavilov was one of the great geneticists of the 20th century whose goal was to end famine and starvation. Ironically, he would die in one of Stalin's prisons of hunger. Join me in this tribute to the man who would try to save the world. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 250 - Crisis in Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has created an international crisis. Today's episode try to bring meaning to what is going on. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 - 249 - A Brief AnnouncementWed, 23 Feb 2022
- 248 - The Curious Behavior of Tsar Peter III
Today, in episode 213, I discuss the notion that Tsar Peter III was a high-functioning autistic. Listener Ian G proposed the idea which I feel has some very strong merit. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 - 247 - Stalin's Enabler's - Part Three
Today, we finish the three part series about the men who helped Joseph Stalin terrorize the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 - 246 - Stalin's Enabler's - Part Two
Today, we continue the series on those men who enabled Stalin to keep his country terrorized. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 - 245 - Stalin's Enablers - Part One
Stalin's reign of terror couldn't have happened without the support of a number of ruthless enablers. Today, we begin a three part series on these men and how they survived. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 - 244 - Revisiting Vladimir the Great - Part Two
Today we cover the time between Vladimir's time as prince of Novgorod to his death, presenting newly found information. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 - 243 - Revisiting Vladimir the Great - Part One
Today's episode adds to the story of one of ancient Russia's most important leaders, Vladimir the Great. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
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