Horde's Steppe Storm: Moscow vs the Great Troubles

When the Golden Horde fell into civil war, Moscow saw a chance. In the 1370s, while Mamai and Tokhtamysh fought for control of Sarai, Prince Dmitry Donskoy stopped paying tribute and defeated a Mongol army at the Battle of the Vozha River in 1378. But his bold test set the stage for the disastrous Mongol sack of Moscow in 1382. This episode follows the bewildering seesaw of fortunes—how Dmitry's victory at Kulikovo in 1380 was undone just two years later when Tokhtamysh stormed the Kremlin with a trick. We explore the politics of the Great Troubles (1359–1380), the role of the Orthodox Church under Metropolitan Alexis, and the strange partnership between the Lithuanian prince Jogaila and Mamai. Lucas and Luna trace how Moscow's gamble to defy the Horde nearly destroyed the city, but also set the pattern for the eventual Russian liberation a century later. #GoldenHorde #GreatTroubles #Moscow #DmitryDonskoy #Mamai #Tokhtamysh #Kulikovo #VozhaRiver #MetropolitanAlexis #Jogaila #Lithuania #Kremlin #1382Sack #MongolRussia #Steppe #History #FexingoHistory #MedievalRussia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo