Russian Rulers History Podcast
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
The 1905 Russian Revolution
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Today, we cover the Russian Revolution of 1905, which would be the spark that would eventually lead to the 1917 Revolution which would see the overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty.
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The Khrushchev Thaw and the Fates of the People Who Returned from the Gulags - Part Two
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Today we finish the two-part series on the story of those poor souls who returned from the gulags of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
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The Khrushchev Thaw and the Fates of the People who Returned from the Gulags - Part One
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Today, we begin a two-part series on the Soviet Khrushchev Thaw and what awaited the millions of prisoners returning from the gulags.
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Russification
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Today, we discuss the forced policy of Russification thrust upon nations within the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union such as Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and others.
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The Heads of the Secret Police of the Soviet Union - Part Two
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Today, we finish up the series on the heads of the Soviet secret police.
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The Heads of the Soviet Secret Police - Part One
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Today, we cover the men who would lead the brutal Soviet Secret Police from its beginnings in 1917 as the Cheka.
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Catherine the Great Revisited
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Today, we end our series revisiting some of the great leaders in Russian history with Catherine the Great.
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Ivan Grozny Revisited
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Today, we revisit the life and times of Ivan Grozny, also known as Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
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An Interview with the author of Reign of Secrets - Ambassador James P. Cain
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Today, our podcast is an interview with author of the book Reign of Secrets and former Ambassador to Denmark James P. Cain. Hint, Vladimir Putin is an important part of the fictional novel.
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Peter the Great Revisted
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Today, we revisit the life and times of one of the most influential Russian leaders of all time, Peter the Great.
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Joseph Stalin Revisited
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Today's episode will focus on looking at Stalin psychologically to determine whether he had suffered from mental illness and what experiences led him to the behaviors that affected the citizens of the Soviet Union.
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Leon Trotsky Revisited - Part Two
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Today, we finish the two-part story about Leon Trotsky, beginning in 1917 and ending with his assassination by Ramon Mercader in 1940.
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Leon Trotsky Revisited - Part One
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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.
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The Battle of Berlin - The Human Story
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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.
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The Kronstadt Rebellion of 1921
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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.
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The Influencers of the Russian Tsars
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Today, we discuss those men (and some women) who had influence over the Tsars of Russia starting with Ivan I.
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Veliky Novgorod
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Today, we cover the history of one of Russia's oldest cities, Veliky Novgorod.
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The Rurikid Dynasty
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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.
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The Russian Imperial Era
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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.
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The Cold War - Part Four
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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.
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The Cold War - Part Three
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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.
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The Cold War - Part Two
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Today, we cover the Korean War and other Cold War activities that the US and the USSR dabbled in.
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The Cold War - Part One
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Today, we begin a multipart series on the Cold War, a battle of ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Archpriest Avvakum - The Life Written by Himself
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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.
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The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the women in Russia who helped bring about the revolutions that would bring down the Romanov dynasty.
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Quick Podcast Update
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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.
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The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part One
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Today, we cover the enormous role that women played in the two Russian Revolutions of the early 20th century.
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The Impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian People
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Today, we cover the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian people.
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Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea: A History
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Today, we discuss the histories of the remnants of the Golden Horde and the Mongol Invasion, the khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea.
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The Soviet Space Program - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the Soviet Space Program with some fantastic successes, and disastrous failures.
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Brief Update on the Podcast
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Just wanted to share the plans I have for the podcast, which will continue for at least another year.
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The Soviet Space Program - Part One
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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.
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The Battle of Kursk
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Today, we cover the largest tank battle in human history, the Battle of Kursk, whose outcome still reverberates to this day.
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Konstantin Stanislavski - The Father of Method Acting
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Today, we cover one of the pioneers of modern acting, Konstantin Stanislavski, the man whose "system" would be known as method acting.
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Operation Barbarossa - Part Two
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Today, we wrap up the series on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
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Operation Barbarossa - Part One
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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.
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders - The Horse and the Rise of Empires - An Interview with author David Chaffetz
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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.
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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
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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
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Russian Expansion Under Ivan the Great
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During Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire.
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Soviet Scientists
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Today, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union.
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