Russian Rulers History Podcast

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

Send us a textBoris Yeltsin goes from a young student to the First Secretary of the Sverdlovsk Oblast. 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 textWith the collapse of the USSR, a new person takes control, Boris Yeltsin. Here is the story of how he got there. 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 textAfter 74 years of existance, the Soviet Union closes its doors on December 31, 1991. 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 USSR is economically broke and Gorbachev is making things worse. 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 textGorbachev tries to rule a country with enormous problems. 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 textWe recount Gorbachev's rise to the head of the USSR through his memoir. 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 textWe follow Gorbachev's rise to First Secretary of the Stavropol krai. 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 textThis podcast is on the Christianization of the Rus according to the Primary Chronicle.Support the show

Send us a textBased on his memoirs, we recount Gorbachev's rise to the top of the USSR. 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 textAfter Brezhnev's death, two more Soviet leaders would die in quick succession which would lead to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev. 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 textBrezhnev takes sole control of the USSR but the economy hits an era of stagnation. 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 textWith Khrushchev gone, Brezhnev, Kosygin and Podgorny ascend to the top. 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 Primary Chronicles is the main writings that allow us to gain insight as to the lives of early Russia. Today's podcast covers the founding of the city of Kiev, the arrival of Rurik, Igor's death and Olga's revenge.Support the show