The History of Russia Podcast

The madness continues but there is just a chink of light at the end of the tunnel... Twitter       HistoryRussia1Email        nordicworld@outlook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

3 Mar 202227min

About 400 years ago, at the beginning of the 17th Century, it was Russia that was on the back foot..... Twitter       HistoryRussia1Website     https://www.historyofrussia.net Email        nordicworld...

24 Feb 202225min

In a break from the main narrative we take a look at the new power to Russia’s south, the fascinating and mysterious Ottoman empire. Twitter       HistoryRussia1Website     https://www.historyofrussia...

9 Feb 202223min

This week we look at Ivan the Terrible's final years as Tsar,  summarise his achievements, failures and legacy (and see what a couple of other Russian leaders, J.Stalin, and V.Putin thought of him) an...

2 Feb 202230min

This week we look at the middle part of Ivan the Terrible's reign which starts well but then, for various reasons, goes rapidly downhill.Period covered: circa 1550 - 1571 To get in touch with a commen...

12 Jan 202225min

We start the new year by looking at the overall European political/ geopolitical landscape in the early 16th century and then get stuck into the initial part of Ivan IV’s (AKA Ivan the Terrible's) tim...

6 Jan 202222min

We reflect on the past 500 years of the Rus state, look at the impacts of the Mongol Invasion/Occupation and cover the reign of, Ivan the Great's son, Vasili III, who after 20 years of marriage, still...

16 Des 202124min

This week we’ll be covering the second part of Ivan III’s 43 year reign and seeing how things developed in a Moscow finally free of it’s Mongol shackles and with things surprisingly quiet on its weste...

9 Des 202126min