The History of Russia Podcast

In this episode we take a step back from the goings on at the Russian court and the war of the Austrian Succession and instead take a peek at the overall state of the Russian Empire and the overall st...

8 Nov 202321min

It's January 1744 and Peter Fyodorovich the heir to the Russian throne and his aunt Elizabeth have got some German visitors to entertain and one of them is the almost 15 year old Sophie Friederike Aug...

8 Okt 202327min

This weeks episode is centered around the eponymous Lopukhina Conspiracy but who is doing the conspiring and who is being conspired against?Plus events in Sweden are brought to a head, George II, the ...

28 Aug 202326min

Elizabeth has been busy putting her house in order which means that I have a number of loose ends to tie up. Plus we get to meet a distant relative and we'll also see what's been going on with the Aus...

31 Juli 202324min

Elizabeth Petrovna is the new empress of Russia. However, she's busy getting her house in order and there is a coronation to plan.So whilst she's off doing that, we'll undertake a quick retrospective ...

21 Juli 202329min

Today in a slightly longer episode than normal we’ll be covering the period between October 1740 and December 1741 which is 15 months and not a year but I think you’ll agree that ‘The 15 months of liv...

29 Juni 202327min

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2 Juni 202323min

Diplomacy with with the Persians, war with the Ottomans, an outbreak of Bubonic Plague and reform on the home front - plus I pronounce 'L'Hermitage' in a really strange way... Hosted on Acast. See aca...

5 Maj 202325min