Russian Rulers History Podcast

Episodi

• Joseph Stalin Revisited 07.06.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail Today's episode will focus on looking at Stalin psychologically to determine whether he had suffered from mental illness and what experiences led him to the behaviors that affected the citizens of the Soviet Union. Support the show
• Leon Trotsky Revisited - Part Two 24.05.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish the two-part story about Leon Trotsky, beginning in 1917 and ending with his assassination by Ramon Mercader in 1940. Support the show
• Leon Trotsky Revisited - Part One 10.05.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we revisit the life of Leon Trotsky with our focus being on who he was as a person and how he became the revolutionary that would help the Bolsheviks take control of Russia. Support the show
• The Battle of Berlin - The Human Story 26.04.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the final battle of the European p[art of World War II. We will focus on the human suffering instead of the actual battle. Support the show
• The Kronstadt Rebellion of 1921 12.04.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we will cover the rebellion of the soldiers stationed at the naval base of Kronstadt, this time against the Bolsheviks who they helped get into power in 1917. Support the show
• The Influencers of the Russian Tsars 29.03.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss those men (and some women) who had influence over the Tsars of Russia starting with Ivan I. Support the show
• Veliky Novgorod 15.03.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the history of one of Russia's oldest cities, Veliky Novgorod. Support the show
• The Rurikid Dynasty 01.03.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Today we cover the 719 year dynasty that lasted from 862 with the arrival of the Viking Varangian, Rurik and ended in 1598 with the death of Feodor I. Support the show
• The Russian Imperial Era 16.02.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the Russian Imperial Era which began under the reign of Peter the Great in 1721 and ended with the abdication of Nicholas II in February 1917. Support the show
• The Cold War - Part Four 01.02.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the first Cold War and introduce the beginning of the second Cold War, this time with Russia instead of the Soviet Union. Support the show
• The Cold War - Part Three 18.01.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today we cover the tensions between the USSR and the US as well as the start of detente. We will also briefly cover the border conflict between the USSR and China that almost led to war between the two communist behemoths. Support the show
• The Cold War - Part Two 04.01.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the Korean War and other Cold War activities that the US and the USSR dabbled in. Support the show
• The Cold War - Part One 22.12.2025 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a multipart series on the Cold War, a battle of ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union. Support the show
• Archpriest Avvakum - The Life Written by Himself 07.12.2025 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the autobiography of the Archpriest Avvakum Petrov, the man who was one of the leaders of the schismatic Old Believers, born from the denial of the reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church by Patriarch Nikon in the mid-17th century. Support the show
• The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part Two 23.11.2025 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the women in Russia who helped bring about the revolutions that would bring down the Romanov dynasty. Support the show
• Quick Podcast Update 16.11.2025 3min

  Send us Fan Mail Just wanted to let everyone know what's up with the podcast and when the next episode will be uploaded and what to expect in the episode after that. Support the show
• The Role of Women in the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 - Part One 02.11.2025 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the enormous role that women played in the two Russian Revolutions of the early 20th century. Support the show
• The Impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian People 19.10.2025 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian people. Support the show
• Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea: A History 05.10.2025 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the histories of the remnants of the Golden Horde and the Mongol Invasion, the khanates of Astrakhan, Kazan, and Crimea. Support the show
• The Soviet Space Program - Part Two 21.09.2025 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the series on the Soviet Space Program with some fantastic successes, and disastrous failures. Support the show