Episodios

  • Operation Barbarossa - Part One
    Jul 6 2025

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    Today, we cover the preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany in 1942. This is a two-part series that will culminate in the largest invasion in human history.

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    23 m
  • Raiders, Rulers, and Traders - The Horse and the Rise of Empires - An Interview with author David Chaffetz
    Jun 22 2025

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    Today, I am sharing an interview with author David Chaffetz to talk about his book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders. We will talk about the role of horses in Russian history from the days of the Mongol Invasion all the way up two World War II.

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    40 m
  • The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
    Jun 8 2025

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    Today, we cover the non-aggression treaty between the USSR and Nazi Germany signed in 1939, that shocked the world. It also was the trigger that started World War II

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    23 m
  • Russian Expansion Under Ivan the Great
    May 26 2025

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    During Ivan III's reign, the Principality of Muscovy grew to become what we now know as the Russian Empire.

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    17 m
  • Soviet Scientists
    May 11 2025

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    Today, we cover those scientists who served during the time of the Soviet Union.

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    24 m
  • Russian Scientists
    Apr 27 2025

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    Today, we cover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of 13 Russian scientists

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    23 m
  • Russian Colonialism and Imperialism
    Apr 14 2025

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    Despite Russia claiming that their country never played the colonialism and imperialism game that the west played, they are not telling the truth. Russia and the Soviet Union, had a long history taking over countries, lands, and peoples, for their own benefit

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    24 m
  • Raskol - The Schism within the Russian Orthodox Church
    Mar 30 2025

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    Today, we cover the only major schism in Russian Orthodox history, known as the Raskol. Occurring in the mid-17th century, the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, led to the schism that would pit one side, the central church, against those known as the Old Believers, millions who exist to this day.

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    23 m