The Russian Empire History Podcast

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  1.119 - The Republic of Novgorod 18.08.2026 30min

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

  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 30min

  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 25min

  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 25min

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

  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 41min

  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 29min

  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 27min

  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 26min

  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 27min

  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 27min

  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 27min

  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 21min

  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.
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  1.105 - Vasily I, Vytautas, and Toqtamish 05.05.2026 29min

  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.
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  1.104 - Vytautas 28.04.2026 27min

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

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

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

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

  Was the Battle of Kulikovo the beginning of liberation from the Mongols?