Russian Rulers History Podcast

Send us a textToday, 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 IISupport the show

Send us a textDuring Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire.Support the show

Send us a textToday, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union.Support the show

Send us a textToday, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientistsSupport the show

Send us a textDespite Russia claiming that their country never played the colonialism and imperialism game that the west played, they are not telling the truth. Russia and the Soviet Union, had a long history taking over countries, lands, and peoples, for their own benefitSupport the show

Send us a textToday, we cover the only major schism in Russian Orthodox history, known as the Raskol. Occurring in the mid-17th century, the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, led to the schism that would pit one side, the central church, against those known as the Old Believers, millions who exist to this day.Support the show

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