Tales from Imperial Russia
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Tales from Imperial Russia is a history podcast hosted by James White. It has 27 episodes, with the latest published February 2026.
Tales from Imperial Russia is a fortnightly podcast narrating ordinary and extraordinary lives from the Russian Empire. In episodes about 10-30 minutes long, we will avoid the oft-retold stories of emperors and battles to focus on the mostly forgotten lives of individuals from an amazing array of locales, peoples, and circumstances.This podcast is written and performed by Dr James White, a professional historian. For my academic articles, please see: https://ut-ee.academia.edu/JamesWhite
history ·en ·27 episodes
Episode 27: The Tsar of Thieves. The Tale of Van’ka Kain
Episode 26: Spectres of Empire. The Tale of Father Ioann Solov’ev
Episode 25: Defeating the Demon Drink. The Tale of Ivan Churikov
Episode 24: City under Siege. The Tale of Rudolph Felix Bauer
Episode 23: The Other Rasputin. The Tale of Iliodor (Trufanov)
Episode 22: From Riches to Ruin. The Tale of Ivan Tolchenov
Episode 21: Empire of Light and Colour. The Tale of Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
Episode 20: Genteel Country Lives. The Tale of the Chikhachev Family
Episode 19: Strike! The Tale of Vasilii Gerasimov
Episode 18: Russia's Last Troubadour. The Tale of Kirsha Danilov
Episode 17: Sex, Murder, and Orthodoxy. The Tale of Zinaida Troitskaia
Episode 16: Insulting the Tsar. The Tale of Vasilii Zverev
Episode 15: The Afterlife of a Tsar. The Tale of Fedor Kuzmich
Episode 14: Of Scots, Steam, and Gold. The Tale of Joseph Major
Episode 13: The Apostle of Vegetarianism. The Tale of Jenny Schulz
Episode 12: The First Rasputin. The Tale of Fotii (Spasskii)
Episode 11: The Great Fair of Nizhnii Novgorod. The Tale of Avgustin Betankur
Episode 10: From Servant to Empress. The Tale of Catherine I
Episode 9: Moscow's Plague. The Tale of Dr Afanasii Shafonskii
Episode 8: Shriekers, Demons, and Witches. The Tale of Vasilisa Alekseeva
Episode 7: The Italian Job. The Tale of Raffaele Scassi
Episode 6: Africa's New Moscow. The Tale of Nikolai Ashinov
Episode 5: Around the World. The Tale of Ivan Goncharov
Episode 4: A Priest at War. The Tale of Father Dimitrii Smirnov
Episode 3: Murder in Venice. The Tale of Mariia Tarnovskaia
Episode 2: Riot in the Altai. The Tale of Chet and Chugul
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