The History of Russia Podcast

This week we look at whether the Cumans were a major factor in the decline of Kiev, investigate what was going on in the city of Vladimir (the new Rus HQ) and check out the early years of a Mongolian ...

31 Juli 202120min

This week we are back with the main story and looking at the fragmentation of Kievan Rus and the effective demise of Kiev. But after that, who gets to be in charge of the Rus?If you want to get in tou...

15 Juli 202121min

In another short break from the chronological narrative we spend some time in the company of the Varangian Guard who were the elite bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors and who had strong connections ...

8 Juli 202120min

Summer has ended and it's Autumn in Kiev (and Constantinople). Will we see an Indian Summer or will November's gloom descend upon the Rus?You can contact the podcastvia the website - https://www.histo...

30 Juni 202122min

The sons of Yaroslav the Wise try ruling together - with mixed resultsWe also see the beginnings of Kievan fragmentation due to something called the ’appenage system’ and the appearance of a new troub...

15 Juni 202120min

Was Sviatopolk really accursed, was Yaroslav really wise and is this really the beginning of the Golden age of the Kievan Rus?  The podcast's web-site is https://www.historyofrussia.net  and there you...

3 Juni 202127min

In the first 'Checkpoint' episode we pause the narrative and take a look at what kind of state Kievan Rus was circa 1015, how it had developed to get to that point and how it compared to the Viking te...

25 Maj 202118min

This week's story starts with a bitter rivalry between 3 brothers which within 8 years would leave 2 of them dead.And then in the second half of the episode we’ll look at how the remaining sibling bec...

11 Maj 202125min