The Aftermath of Poltava and the Disaster at Pruth

Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the history House of Fabergé, and the incredible jewelry they produced, especially the royal eggs. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation...

27 Jun 202325min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we take a tour of the famed St. Petersburg museum, the Hermitage. We will also recount the history of the museum from its founding in 1703 until today. If you'd like to support...

19 Jun 202325min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the three Moscow Show Trials which were meant to eliminate the Old Bolsheviks who Stalin believed could threaten his control of the Soviet Union. Support the show

11 Jun 202327min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we end our five-part series with Kutuzov defeating Napoleon Bonaparte. Unfortunately, he would die only a few month after expelling the French General from Russia. If you'd li...

4 Jun 202332min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the beginnings of the war against Napoleon Bonaparte. The failures of the generals leading the war effort would eventually lead to the appointment of Mikhail Kutuzov a...

28 Mai 202324min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the period right before the Russian army goes into full attack mode against Napoleon's Grand Armee. Kutuzov has been busy with a number of different assignments and th...

21 Mai 202326min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue following the incredible career of General Mikhail Kutuzov. We also recount two episodes where his life hanged by a thread. If you'd like to support the podcast wit...

14 Mai 202324min

Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a five-part series on one of Russia's greatest military geniuses, Mikhail Kutuzov. This period of Russian history would lay the groundwork for the revolutions of the e...

7 Mai 202326min