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The History of Russia Podcast

A podcast exploring everything related to the History of Russia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:48

Episode 78 - Death, Madness and Banishment

The History of Russia Podcast ·

2024/05/14

This week we’ll be putting the seven years war to one side whilst we concentrate instead on events that took place in Russia during 1757 and 1758 which, in no particular order, include the reasons for, and the political and personal fallout from, that Russian withdrawal, Catherine and Stansislaus’s affair, the Empress Elizabeth’s health and Peter’s pro-Prussian leanings.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following

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28:38

Episode 77 - Russia Attacks!

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2024/04/22

It's 1757 and for the first time in a long time the Russian army gets to flex its muscles. Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Dumaand a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcastsAt least one members only episode per monthGeneral release episodes at least 1 week earlierTranscripts for each episode(Patreon Only)Via Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofrussia_boyardumaVia Apple

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28:07

Episode 76 - Perfidious Albion

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2024/04/15

In this episode we’ll be taking a closer look at the affair between Catherine and Poniatowsky and we’ll be checking in on yet another health scare.But as interesting as those subjects are, we'll be spending the majority of our time getting to grips with some new, major developments on the European diplomatic front - developments that would turn the old established order on its head and that would come as a nasty surprise for two key individuals.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma

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31:25

Episode 75 - An Ambassador calls

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2024/03/17

This time around there are Just two main items on the agenda - The Empress Elizabeth’s ongoing, and so-far frustrated efforts, to secure the Romanov succession and the political machinations and intrigues that would eventually lead to the outbreak of the Seven Years War.Oh and finally and as indicated by the title there is someone from outside of Russia who gets to play quite an important and intriguing role in our proceedings.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small

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24:53

Episode 74 - In other news....

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2024/02/18

This week, probably much to everyone's relief, we will be taking a break from the ceaseless round of court intrigue and instead we’ll be looking at what else was going on in Russia during the Elizabethan age.What else, apart from pilgrimages, cross-dressing balls, and controlling her dynasties destiny was Elizabeth up to and what was going on, away from St Petersburg and Moscow in the ever expanding and increasingly vast Russian Empire?Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for

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23:57

Episode 73 - Treading Water

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2024/02/11

This week, I'm afraid, it's more court based chicanery and Intrigue (hence the title).However to avoid just doing a rinse and repeat, I’m going to speed things up a bit and the aim will be to get from where we are now, which is 1748, right through to the year 1753 where we will start to see that both at home and abroad, things were beginning to take on a different shape...Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following

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25:44

Episode 72 - Controlled, Isolated and Miserable

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2023/12/14

This week we’ll be covering the years between 1745 and 1748 and looking at how Peter, Catherine and Elizabeth were all getting along through the events and outcomes related to yet another series of court intrigues and incidentsPlus we'll invetigate the European diplomatic and political scene in the aftermath of the recent war and then finally we’ll be waving goodbye, or saying auf wiedersehen, to a couple of characters from the supporting cast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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22:48

Episode 71 - Sophie becomes Catherine

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2023/11/22

In this weeks episode we rejoin the main chronological narrative and take a look at the ups and downs of our key characters during 1744 and 1745..On the up were the Empress Elizabeth, Sophie of Anhalt Zerbst, Maria Theresa of Austria and Alexei BestuzhevSliding down were Johanna of Brunswick and Frederick the greatAnd Peter Fyodorovich..... well he's got problems of his own.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following

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21:51

Episode 70 - State of Empire, State of Mind

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2023/11/08

In this episode we take a step back from the goings on at the Russian court and the war of the Austrian Succession and instead take a peek at the overall state of the Russian Empire and the overall state of Eliazabeth’s mind.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Dumaand a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcasts - (ads may come in on the free feed at some point in the future but

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27:59

Episode 69 - Peter and ... Sophie?

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2023/10/08

It's January 1744 and Peter Fyodorovich the heir to the Russian throne and his aunt Elizabeth have got some German visitors to entertain and one of them is the almost 15 year old Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst. In the meantime Prussia and France are again plotting against Bestuzhev and the Austrian empress, Maria Theresa, has her eyes on Silesia.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership

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26:17

Episode 68 - The Lopukhina Conspiracy

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2023/08/28

This weeks episode is centered around the eponymous Lopukhina Conspiracy but who is doing the conspiring and who is being conspired against?Plus events in Sweden are brought to a head, George II, the King of England gets involved in the war of the Austrian Succession, things take a downward turn for the Brunswicks and the Empress Elizabeth goes ballistic when she sees someone wearing pink!Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the

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24:45

Episode 67 - Venus Ascendant

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2023/07/31

Elizabeth has been busy putting her house in order which means that I have a number of loose ends to tie up. Plus we get to meet a distant relative and we'll also see what's been going on with the Austrians, French and Prussians. Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma and a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcasts - (ads may come in on the free feed at some point in the future

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29:11

Episode 66 - The Unlikely Empress and the Unpragmatic...

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2023/07/21

Elizabeth Petrovna is the new empress of Russia. However, she's busy getting her house in order and there is a coronation to plan.So whilst she's off doing that, we'll undertake a quick retrospective of Anna Ivanovna's reign and then we'll take a look at the causes, and the initial events, of the War of the Austrian Succession. Click on one of the links or logos below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma

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27:19

Episode 65 - The Year of Living Dangerously

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2023/06/29

Today in a slightly longer episode than normal we’ll be covering the period between October 1740 and December 1741 which is 15 months and not a year but I think you’ll agree that ‘The 15 months of living dangerously’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:09

Episode 64 - Twilight of the Miloslavskys?

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2023/06/02

If you want to sign up to get members only episodes, early access to general release episodes, ad free content and written transcripts, for the price of a cup of coffee a month, then you can in a couple of ways You can sign-up via the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.net/ just click on the membership page or the Patreon Logo on the home page. Or you can go directly to patreon.com/historyofrussia And sign up thereIn this episode, we’ll be concentrating on further events centred around

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25:17

Episode 63 - Persians, Plague and Priorities

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2023/05/05

Diplomacy with with the Persians, war with the Ottomans, an outbreak of Bubonic Plague and reform on the home front - plus I pronounce 'L'Hermitage' in a really strange way... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:53

Episode 62 - Succession x2

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2023/04/13

After a couple of decades of peace most of Europe get's back to a more normal state of affairs with The War of the Polish Succession.Meanwhile back in Moscow, Anna had her own succesion decision to make and Elizabeth Petrovna needed to be careful. To sign-up for membership of the Boyar Duma Go to the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.netand visit the Membership Page or the Patreon Logo on the home page Or go to patreon.com/historyofrussia To contact me Website

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24:39

Episode 61 - The not so Jolly Company

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2023/03/29

A look at Anna's early life, her first three years in charge of Russia and what went on at court - allegedly..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:04

Episode 60 - The Council and the Tsar’s Daughter

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2023/03/08

The Supreme Privy Council finds itself in charge of Russia's fate - but will it's scheming be successful?Oh, and someone catches Smallpox... To sign-up for membership of the Boyar Duma Go to the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.netand visit the Membership Page or the Patreon Logo on the home page Or go to patreon.com/historyofrussia Or download the Patreon app - just search for patreon in either the the Apple App store or the Google play store Contact DetailsWebsite

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24:18

Episode 59 - The Prince (Part 3)

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2023/02/15

The Prince takes the 11 year old Peter II under his wing (or thinks that he does) Website https://www.historyofrussia.netTwitter HistoryRussia1Email nordicworld@outlook.com To sign-up for membership of the Boyar Duma Go to the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.netand visit the Membership Page or the Patreon Logo on the home page Or go to patreon.com/historyofrussia Or download the Patreon app - just search for patreon in either the the Apple App store or the Google play

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