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Russian Rulers History Podcast Mark Schauss
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4,2 • Оценок: 28
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First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin. From there, we will cover all aspects of Russian and Soviet history as well as the histories of all of the countries that were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire. Hopefully, the podcast can help you understand the policies of Vladimir Putin, and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support
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The Great Game - Part Three
Send us a Text Message.Today, we wrap up the Great Game of tensions between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia. Support the Show.
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The Great Game - Part Two
Send us a Text Message.Today, we talk about the quagmire that the British stepped into when they invaded Afghanistan to begin the First Anglo-Afghan War and the role it played in the Great Game.Support the Show.
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The Great Game - Part One
Send us a Text Message.Today, we begin a new series on the Great Game (also known as Bolshaya Igra), a jockeying of position between the two great empires of the 19th century, Russia and Great BritainSupport the Show.
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An Interview with Professor Simon Miles - Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War
Send us a Text Message.Today's special episode is an interview with Professor Simon Miles, Author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War. To purchase his book, and learn more about this fascinating topic, go to https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501776069/engaging-the-evil-empire/#bookTabs=1Support the Show.
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The Kremlin
Send us a Text Message.Today, we discuss the history of one of Russia's most famous architectural achievements, The Kremlin.Support the Show.
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The Russian Revolution - A People's Perspective
Send us a Text Message.Today, we finish our three-part series on the traumatic events of the end of the Tsarist regime with the people's perspective of the Russian Revolution.Support the Show.
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Excellent!
Thank you for your podcast. Very useful for my preparations for an exam.
Not trustworthy.
A collection of biased western myths about Russia. The author is just repeating thoughts of other ‘historians’. Some of them are quite offensive and bordering on pure racism. Can’t be qualified as a reliable source of information about Russian history.
I take my initial comment back
Unfortunately, I can not call this a good historical podcast, and here is why:
- mostly just repeating myths from very few popular sources, instead of cross referencing different points of view of serious Historiographers.
- murdering names and geographic locations beyond recognition, very often for no particular reason (good half of it has nothing to do with pronunciation difficulties, plain and simple sloppiness).
- catering to western concept with no slightest attempt to take unbiased stance as a Historian should at least try to do.
- labelling things and people “schizophrenic” and “backwards” at will without understanding them fully.
- unnecessary savoring juicy torture details, again mostly drawn from sources far from serious science.
- author just isn’t as good a story-teller as some of the colleague podcasters are.
Example 1 - comparing Stalin to Nero, means completely overlooking the very different aims, circumstances and achievements of the reign of sed rulers.
Example 2 - admitting that Solzhenisyn’s numbers never found any substantial proof, yet continuing to heavily rely on his so called “data” that was meant to be sold to westerners, rather than to reflect historical realities.
As a Russian and a History enthusiast I find this approach at times borderline offensive. That being said, I couldn’t have done a better job myself, all I have is hope that someone up for the task will once take on the subject, so I apologize for the harsh and critical review, but this is my opinion.