The History of Russia Podcast

So in today’s episode we’ll be taking another break from the chronological narrative and looking instead at mainly, the last three decades and a bit, at what went on in Russia from a commercial and bu...

2 Joulu 20241h 13min

In this week’s episode ware going to look at four main itemsA short appraisal of Peter’s reign, a longer appraisal of Elizabeth’s time in charge, a look at the recent coup’s winners and losers and the...

10 Marras 202422min

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 t...

25 Loka 202438min

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 wh...

18 Loka 202426min

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 ...

23 Syys 202422min

This time around we’ll be looking at the events that unfolded in the years 1761 and 1762 which, as the title suggests, sadly involves the end of the line for the Empress Elizabeth.But, in an age when ...

16 Elo 202426min

This time around we’ll be covering the years 1759 and 1760. Years in which the Grand Duchess Catherine and Frederick the Great will be taking stock of their own respective situations and enacting plan...

7 Elo 202421min

It's Spring 1758 and Grand Duchess Catherine is attempting to extricate herself from yet another difficult situation. Meanwhile, over in Prussia, Frederick the Great, despite having just won major bat...

13 Kesä 202424min