The Great Purge - Part Two
Send us Fan Mail Today, 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
15 Sep 202424min
The Great Purge - Part One
Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a three-part series on the Great Purge of 1937-1939, where over one million people lost their lives. Support the show
1 Sep 202425min
An Interview with Professor Marlene Laruelle
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode with Professor Laruelle will cover a number of topics including an overview of Russian history and the ebb and flow of Russian reforms and autocracy and how it relates...
18 Aug 202429min
The Battle of Borodino
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the story of the Battle of Borodino, the battle that would turn the tide against the French and Napoleon. It was one of the most important conflicts in world history. ...
11 Aug 202423min
A Life Under Russian Serfdom
Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the miserable conditions that Russian serfs lived in. In particular, we will share quotes from the memoirs of one of the serfs, Savva Dmitrievich Purlevsky, who live i...
29 Jul 202423min
Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part Three
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series of this remarkable woman. From meeting Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Denis Diderot, Dashkova would become the first woman to lead a major science acade...
15 Jul 202423min
Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part Two
Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue the story of this remarkable person. Dashkova, as she writes in her memoirs, believed herself to be in the middle of the coup to remove Peter III and replace him wi...
1 Jul 202423min
Princess Ekaterina Dashkova - Part One
Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin the series into one of the most fascinating women in world and Russian history, Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova Dashkova. She would become friends with Catheri...
16 Jun 202424min
