Sinopsis
First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin then take to recounting all aspects of Russian history.
Episodios
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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
08/06/2025 Duración: 22minSend 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
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Russian Expansion Under Ivan the Great
26/05/2025 Duración: 16minSend 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
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Soviet Scientists
11/05/2025 Duración: 24minSend us a textToday, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union.Support the show
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Russian Scientists
27/04/2025 Duración: 22minSend us a textToday, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientistsSupport the show
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Russian Colonialism and Imperialism
14/04/2025 Duración: 24minSend 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
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Raskol - The Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church
30/03/2025 Duración: 22minSend 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
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In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part Two
10/03/2025 Duración: 24minSend 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
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In the Case of the Anti-Soviet Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites - Part One
24/02/2025 Duración: 23minSend us a textToday, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English.Support the show
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The History of Kyiv
10/02/2025 Duración: 23minSend 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
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The History of St. Petersburg
27/01/2025 Duración: 24minSend 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
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The History of Moscow
13/01/2025 Duración: 23minSend us a textToday's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow.Support the show
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The Patriarchs and Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part Two
29/12/2024 Duración: 23minSend us a textToday, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Support the show
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The Patriarchs and the Metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - Part One
17/12/2024 Duración: 23minSend 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
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The History of the Cossacks - Part Three
02/12/2024 Duración: 24minSend 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
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The History of the Cossacks - Part Two
18/11/2024 Duración: 23minSend 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
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The History of the Cossacks - Part One
03/11/2024 Duración: 23minSend 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
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Sergei Witte
21/10/2024 Duración: 24minSend 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
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The Great Purge - Part Three
30/09/2024 Duración: 26minSend 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
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The Great Purge - Part Two
15/09/2024 Duración: 24minSend 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
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The Great Purge - Part One
01/09/2024 Duración: 25minSend 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