The Russian Empire History Podcast

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• 1.112 - The Coronation that Wasn’t 23.06.2026 29分

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

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

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

  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.
• 1.108 - Grunwald/Tannenberg/Zalgiris 26.05.2026 27分

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

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

  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.
• 1.105 - Vasily I, Vytautas, and Toqtamish 05.05.2026 29分

  The three rulers of Moscow, Lithuania and the Horde find themselves in a period of cooperation. It does not end as well as they might have hoped.
• 1.104 - Vytautas 28.04.2026 27分

  Taking the crown of Poland gives Jogaila a new problem - how to govern Lithuania.
• 1.103 - Baptizing Lithuania 20.04.2026 28分

  With his own baptism, marriage, and coronation out of the way, Jogaila moves on to the other parts of his deal.
• 1.102 - To Kreva 13.04.2026 28分

  When Algirdas dies, he leaves his heir several problems. Their neighbors in Poland also have problems. Maybe they can help each other.
• 1.101 - After Kulikovo 06.04.2026 28分

  Dmitry Donskoy finds out that his victory was rather Pyrrhic.
• 1.100 - The Battle of Kulikovo Part II 23.03.2026 27分

  Was the Battle of Kulikovo the beginning of liberation from the Mongols?
• 1.99 - The Battle of Kulikovo 09.03.2026 32分

  The stand off with Mamai reaches its inevitable conclusion and Dmitry of Moscow earns himself a new name.
• 1.98 - Mamai 02.03.2026 25分

  As the Anarchy gets underway in the Horde, the Mamai, the commander of the western wing, tries to make himself the power behind the throne.
• 1.97 - Dmitry Donskoy 23.02.2026 27分

  Metropolitan Aleksey helps Ivan’s son Dmitry claim his father’s throne, but faces new challenges to his own authority..
• 1.96 - Algirdas 16.02.2026 28分

  Meanwhile in Lithuania, Gediminas divides his realm among his seven sons.
• 1.95 - After the Plague 09.02.2026 24分

  As the plague ends, Moscow needs a new knyaz, and the Horde needs a way to recover.
• 1.94 - The Black Death and the Great Horde 02.02.2026 27分

  Life in the steppe was different to sedentary Europe, and the effects of the plague were also different.
• 1.93 - So that Our Candle Does Not Go Out 26.01.2026 29分

  Ivan’s son Simeon take the throne, but soon faces a new threat - the Black Death.