Russian Rulers History Podcast

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, we cover the three Moscow Show Trials which were meant to eliminate the Old Bolsheviks who Stalin believed could threaten his control of the Soviet Union. Support the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textJoin 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, 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/supportSupport the show