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The History of Russia Podcast

A podcast exploring everything related to the history of Russia.

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Recent Episodes

Oct. 25, 2024

Episode 84 - State of the Nations (5) 1762

A longer than usual episode which provides an overall look at the world in 1762 - just at the point when Catherine was starting her reign in Russia. Britannia ruled the waves (or was starting to) and he age of enlightenment …
Oct. 18, 2024

Episode 83 - Death in the afternoon

Whilst the new regime is finalising it's coup, over at Oranienbaum, a blissfully ignorant Peter has just drilled his Holstein guards and is now on his way to Peterhof to celebrate his name day. But when he get's there, Cathe…
Sept. 23, 2024

Episode 82 - The New Empress of all the Russias - almost.....

This time around we’ll be looking at the latest events in the Seven Years War, Peter’s Danish campaign, how becoming Tsar had affected his relationship with his wife Catherine and finally, and as the episode title in a fairl…