Russian Rulers History Podcast

Send us a textToday, we start a two-part series on the Anarchist movement in Russia and 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, I interview the author of the book Before Evil- Young Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, and Kim, Brandon Gauthier. Professor Gauthier and I have a spirited discussion about what made Lenin and Stalin the monsters they were to become. 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 textOur podcast is doing a cross-promotion with Lindsay Graham's, History Daily. This episode is on Laika, the first animal to travel into space. Enjoy this episode and try History Daily!Support the show

Send us a textNikolai Vavilov was one of the great geneticists of the 20th century whose goal was to end famine and starvation. Ironically, he would die in one of Stalin's prisons of hunger. Join me in this tribute to the man who would try to save the world. 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, I'm sharing a book review I did for my Patreon podcast. It is on three books of Russian fiction. I hope you enjoy it!Support the show

Send us a textThe invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has created an international crisis. Today's episode try to bring meaning to what is going on. 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 textA quick announcement about the future of the podcast and comments about the goings on in Ukraine and Russia.Support the show

Send us a textToday, in episode 213, I discuss the notion that Tsar Peter III was a high-functioning autistic. Listener Ian G proposed the idea which I feel has some very strong merit. 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 finish the three part series about the men who helped Joseph Stalin terrorize 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 continue the series on those men who enabled Stalin to keep his country terrorized. 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 textStalin's reign of terror couldn't have happened without the support of a number of ruthless enablers. Today, we begin a three part series on these men and how they survived. 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 time between Vladimir's time as prince of Novgorod to his death, presenting newly found information. 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's episode adds to the story of one of ancient Russia's most important leaders, Vladimir 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, I will be returning to the beginning of the podcast with a rerun of episode 1, but with lots more new history to share about Russian before there were Russians. 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 finish up the history of Ukraine and its relationship with 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 begin a new series with an overview of the history of Ukraine and its relationship to 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 textIn our final look at Siberia, we focus on the lives of both women and children in the gulag system developed by the Soviets. 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 recount the harsh life living in Siberian prisons and gulags. 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 textSiberia is a mythical, magical, and intimidating place. Discover the mystery of this part of 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 textIn our review of the Russian rulers of old, we turn our eyes to Ivan IV, the first and most controversial of all of the Russian Tsar's. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show