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First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin. From there, we will cover all aspects of Russian and Soviet history as well as the histories of all of the countries that were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire. Hopefully, the podcast can help you understand the policies of Vladimir Putin, and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support

Send us Fan MailToday, we revisit the life and times of one of the most influential Russian leaders of all time, Peter the Great.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday's episode will focus on looking at Stalin psychologically to determine whether he had suffered from mental illness and what experiences led him to the behaviors that affected the citizens of the Soviet Union.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we finish the two-part story about Leon Trotsky, beginning in 1917 and ending with his assassination by Ramon Mercader in 1940.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we revisit the life of Leon Trotsky with our focus being on who he was as a person and how he became the revolutionary that would help the Bolsheviks take control of Russia.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we cover the final battle of the European p[art of World War II. We will focus on the human suffering instead of the actual battle. Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we will cover the rebellion of the soldiers stationed at the naval base of Kronstadt, this time against the Bolsheviks who they helped get into power in 1917.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we discuss those men (and some women) who had influence over the Tsars of Russia starting with Ivan I. Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we cover the history of one of Russia's oldest cities, Veliky Novgorod.Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday we cover the 719 year dynasty that lasted from 862 with the arrival of the Viking Varangian, Rurik and ended in 1598 with the death of Feodor I. Support the show

Send us Fan MailToday, we cover the Russian Imperial Era which began under the reign of Peter the Great in 1721 and ended with the abdication of Nicholas II in February 1917.Support the show