Lenin - Who Was He Really?
Send us Fan Mail Who was Vladimir Ulyanov Lenin? How did he become the man who would help overthrow the Romanovs and begin the Bolshevik control of Russia and its neighboring countries? Support the sh...
3 Jun 202424min
The Great Game - Part Three
Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the Great Game of tensions between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia. Support the show
21 Mai 202424min
The Great Game - Part Two
Send us Fan Mail Today, we talk about the quagmire that the British stepped into when they invaded Afghanistan to begin the First Anglo-Afghan War and the role it played in the Great Game. Support the...
5 Mai 202424min
The Great Game - Part One
Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a new series on the Great Game (also known as Bolshaya Igra), a jockeying of position between the two great empires of the 19th century, Russia and Great Britain Suppo...
21 Apr 202423min
An Interview with Professor Simon Miles - Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War
Send us Fan Mail Today's special episode is an interview with Professor Simon Miles, Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War. To purchase h...
7 Apr 202429min
The Kremlin
Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the history of one of Russia's most famous architectural achievements, The Kremlin. Support the show
1 Apr 202423min
The Russian Revolution - A People's Perspective
Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish our three-part series on the traumatic events of the end of the Tsarist regime with the people's perspective of the Russian Revolution. Support the show
17 Mar 202423min
Alexei Navalny - Life, Hope, and Death
Send us Fan Mail Alexei Navalny's recent passing has placed focus on the corruption of the Russian government and its persecution of its enemies. Today, we recount the all too brief life and death of ...
5 Mar 202416min
