The History of Russia Podcast

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 Dec 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 Dec 202126min

Byzantium collapses, the Golden Horde disintegrates, Novgorod falls and Moscow embarks on a 25 year long Civil War.Period Covered  1425 - 1480To get in touch with a comment or question -Twitter       ...

25 Nov 202125min

This week we’ll be looking at the key regional players, Moscow of course, Lithuania, the Golden Horde, Novgorod plus a new one that comes to the party, Poland, and how all of them were impacted, eithe...

11 Nov 202124min