Russian Rulers History Podcast

Send us a textToday's podcast follows the lives of three of the six great generals, Chichagov, Wittgenstein and Tormasov. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textRasputin's purported influence over the Tsar and Tsarina leads to his murder by members of the Russian aristocracy. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textRasputin's life and murder is one of the most controversial in world history. Here we try to set the record straight. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe death of Alexander I has long been a mystery. Did he fake his death and become a starets named Feodor Kuzmich to atone for his role in his father Paul I's murder? If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textIn today's podcast we review the rebellions and discuss why they happened and corollaries to today's world events. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Pugachev Rebellion was the largest of its kind in Russia until the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Bulavin Rebellion, while the smallest of the four, was the one that might have succeeded if a few things came out differently. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textStenka Razin, a Don Cossack ataman, led a large insurgent army towards Moscow to save the Tsar and get rid of the evil boyars. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Bolotnikov rebellion was the first of four major rebellions to hit Russia between 1600-1800. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textFrom 1894 to present day, the ROC almost disappeared. Today, it is vibrant and international.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Church went through years of decay post Peter the Great. Numerous schismatic groups flourished throughout Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Patriarchal Era spanned a little over 125 years until Peter the Great ended it in 1720. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Russian Orthodox Church's founding is steeped in myth and legend. Learn more about the early days in this episode.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textRussia is a vast and cold country. Learn how that influenced its history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textChechnya and Russia have a bitter relationship going back to the time of Ivan the Terrible. Find out why.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textWell we made it from Rurik to Putin with the last of the Rulers podcast, Vladimir Putin. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textBoris Yeltsin was successful at tearing apart the USSR but failed at revitalizing Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textYeltsin pushes the Soviet Union to the brink causing it to collapse on itself. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textYeltsin, demoted from the Politburo rises to lead Russia as it moves away from the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textYeltsin becomes the First Secretary in Moscow and shakes up things. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show