Episodes
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Where Russia Is Being Robbed (by Their Own Tsar)
In this episode we cover the second half of the reign of Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, and his legacy in russian culture.
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Where Russia Tries to Steal Livonia and Ruins Diplomacy
In this episode we cover how Ivan IV decided to get access to Baltic Sea, started a war, and then tried to convince everyone that Crimean Tatars are worse (spoiler - nobody believed him).
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Where Russia steals Astrakhan, and Commits Genocide of Crimean Tatars (Several Times)
In the last episode we talked about Kazan. In this one, we talk about the other two khanates that remained after the Golden Horde fell apart. First, we cover what Ivan IV did to Astrakhan in the past. Then, we talk about how Putin is committing a genocide in Crimea in the present. Sources: How...
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Where Russia Steals Kazan (And Commits Genocide Against Its People)
In this episode we cover the first major addition Ivan the Terrible made to the Russian Czardom - the lands of Kazan Khanate. We talk about why he did it, how he did it, and how many people he got killed in the process.
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Where Moscow steals the word "Rus"
In this episode we cover how in XVI century the first czar of Moscow and All the Rus' is crowned, and just how illegitimate that procedure was.
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Where Russia steals the Lore
In this episode we cover how the freshly independent Muscovy is trying to make a name for itself among the established European dynasties. And to do that they introduce a well-known strategy of Russian foreign policy - incompetent, blatant, and completely unbelievable lies.
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Where Russia steals the Church, the Title, and More
In this episode we cover the period largely considered by historians to be the foundation of russian sovereignty, and that foundation is stealing things and being a terrible neighbour. Related sources - "Ivan the Terrible" by Isabelle de Madariaga, "History of the Russian State" by Nikolai Karamzin
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The (Mongolian) Empire Strikes Back
In this episode we talk about the first attempt Moscow took to rebel against Mongolian empire in 150 years, and who benefited from it the most.
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The Rise of Moscow
In this episode we will explore how Moscow finally becomes a center of a small principality, the lives of its first rulers, and how it quickly grew in power with the backing of Mongolian Khans.
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The First Great Russian
This episode is almost exclusively dedicated to the figure of Alexander Nevskyi - a great grandson of Yurii Dolgorukyi, and one of the first rulers to be idolized in the Russian culture.
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It gets worse
In this episode we cover the decline of Kyiv in XII-XIII centuries, and how grandchildren of Yurii Dolgorukiy became "the most powerful rulers in the realm". You can download the Tale of the Bygone Years here.
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Where it all begins
In this episode, we'll briefly go over the history of proto-Slavic tribes, and founding of the first Slavic state - Kyivan Rus, and explore the origins of the word 'Russian'.
About this show
The podcast about history of nations and ethnicities that happened to live next to Russia, and the plentiful misfortunes that come with this circumstance.
Hosted by
Tanya and Roman
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