Russian Rulers History Podcast

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English.Support the show

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow.Support the show

Send us a textToday, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Support the show

Send us a textToday, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century.Support the show

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, we continue on our journey into the history of the Cossacks, focusing mostly on those from the Don River basin. Support the show

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textSergei 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.Face Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textToday, we wrap up the tragic story of the Great Purge which costs millions of lives and adversely affected Russians to this day.Face Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, we begin a three-part series on the Great Purge of 1937-1939, where over one million people lost their lives. Support the show

Send us a textToday'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

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, 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

Send us a textToday, we continue the story of this remarkable person. Dashkova, as she writes in her memoirs, believed herself to be in the middle of the coup to remove Peter III and replace him with the future Catherine the Great.Support the show

Send us a textToday, we begin the series into one of the most fascinating women in world and Russian history, Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova Dashkova. She would become friends with Catherine The Great, Voltaire, and even Benjamin Franklin.Support the show