The Russian Empire History Podcast

Episode

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  1.125 - Prussia Joins Poland 06.10.2026 25mnt

  As the Teutonic Order struggles to justify its existence, the Prussians turn towards Poland.
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  1.124 - Western Diplomacy 29.09.2026 28mnt

  Western enemies of Poland wonder whether Moscow might make a useful ally.
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  1.123 - The Russian Orthodox Church 22.09.2026 28mnt

  The vacuum left by the collapse of the Horde also affects the role of the Orthodox Church in Moscow.
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  1.122 - Boyars 15.09.2026 30mnt

  Who and what were the Muscovite boyars?
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  1.121 - Moscow and the South 08.09.2026 27mnt

  Following the Stand on the Ugra, Ivan continues working on his relations with Crimea, Kazan, the Nogays, and the Great Horde.
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  1.120 - The Stand on the Ugra 25.08.2026 32mnt

  Ivan repudiates the payment of tribute to the Great Horde. The Great Horde is unable to do anything about it.
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  1.119 - The Republic of Novgorod 18.08.2026 30mnt

  Was Novgorod a democratic republic?
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  1.118 - Moscow vs Kazan 11.08.2026 22mnt

  Ivan III begins his reign with an attack on the Khanate of Kazan.
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  1.117 - Moscow and its Neighbors 04.08.2026 30mnt

  A refresher on the situation as Ivan III takes over and begins his annexations.
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  1.116 - Moscow Ascending 28.07.2026 25mnt

  Vasily II is succeeded by his son Ivan III as Moscow reaches a turning point.
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  1.115 - Then There Were Five 21.07.2026 25mnt

  After decades in decline, the Horde breaks up into new khanates.
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  1.114 - After Jogaila 14.07.2026 30mnt

  Jogaila’s death means that Poland also has to choose a successor. The situation gets complicated.
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  1.113 - After Vytautas 07.07.2026 41mnt

  The death of Vytautas with no clear successor lined up gives Jogaila another headache.
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  1.112 - The Coronation that Wasn’t 23.06.2026 29mnt

  Jogaila gets himself a young wife and finally has a son, while Sigismund of Luxembourg comes up with an interesting proposal for Vyatautas.
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  1.111 - Civil War in Moscow Part II 16.06.2026 27mnt

  After Yuri Dmitryevich’s death, his sons make their own bids for the throne of Moscow.
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  1.110 - Civil War in Moscow 09.06.2026 26mnt

  With the death of Vasily I, Moscow sees its first contested succession in generations.
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  1.109 - Horodło and Constance 02.06.2026 27mnt

  Following their success at Tannenburg, Jogaila and Vytautas enter another agreement, this time more or less as equals. Does it create a genuine union, or an independent Lithuania? At the Council of Constance, Poland defeats the Teutonic Order again.
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  1.108 - Grunwald/Tannenberg/Zalgiris 26.05.2026 27mnt

  Jogaila and Vytautas finally manage to work together, leading to a game changing battle with the Teutonic Order.
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  1.107 - Vasily, Vytautas, and Edigu 19.05.2026 27mnt

  Vasily tries not paying tribute while Edigu is distracted, but gets caught out. Vytautas and Jogaila reach a new agreement.
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  1.106 - After Toqtamish 12.05.2026 21mnt

  Timur’s defeat of Toqtamish and ravaging of the Horde’s territory is often referred to as the end of the Horde. But that’s not quite the case.