When Russia is your Neighbour

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The podcast about history of nations and ethnicities that happened to live next to Russia, and the plentiful misfortunes that come with this circumstance.

Episodes

  1. 12/31/2022

    Where Russia Is Being Robbed (by Their Own Tsar)

    In this episode we cover the second half of the reign of Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, and his legacy in russian culture.

  2. 08/22/2022

    Where Russia Tries to Steal Livonia and Ruins Diplomacy

    In this episode we cover how Ivan IV decided to get access to Baltic Sea, started a war, and then tried to convince everyone that Crimean Tatars are worse (spoiler - nobody believed him).

  3. 08/15/2022

    Where Russia steals Astrakhan, and Commits Genocide of Crimean Tatars (Several Times)

    In the last episode we talked about Kazan. In this one, we talk about the other two khanates that remained after the Golden Horde fell apart. First, we cover what Ivan IV did to Astrakhan in the past. Then, we talk about how Putin is committing a genocide in Crimea in the present. Sources: How Russia is trying to erase Tatar Muslims | Middle East Eye How Crimean Tatars defy Moscow’s pressure | Crimea News | Al Jazeera Is Russia attempting to erase Crimean Muslim culture? | Crimea | Al Jazeera

  4. 08/09/2022

    Where Russia Steals Kazan (And Commits Genocide Against Its People)

    In this episode we cover the first major addition Ivan the Terrible made to the Russian Czardom - the lands of Kazan Khanate. We talk about why he did it, how he did it, and how many people he got killed in the process.

  5. 08/01/2022

    Where Moscow steals the word "Rus"

    In this episode we cover how in XVI century the first czar of Moscow and All the Rus' is crowned, and just how illegitimate that procedure was.

  6. 07/25/2022

    Where Russia steals the Lore

    In this episode we cover how the freshly independent Muscovy is trying to make a name for itself among the established European dynasties. And to do that they introduce a well-known strategy of Russian foreign policy - incompetent, blatant, and completely unbelievable lies.

  7. 07/16/2022

    Where Russia steals the Church, the Title, and More

    In this episode we cover the period largely considered by historians to be the foundation of russian sovereignty, and that foundation is stealing things and being a terrible neighbour. Related sources - "Ivan the Terrible" by Isabelle de Madariaga, "History of the Russian State" by Nikolai Karamzin

  8. 07/08/2022

    The (Mongolian) Empire Strikes Back

    In this episode we talk about the first attempt Moscow took to rebel against Mongolian empire in 150 years, and who benefited from it the most.

  9. 07/01/2022

    The Rise of Moscow

    In this episode we will explore how Moscow finally becomes a center of a small principality, the lives of its first rulers, and how it quickly grew in power with the backing of Mongolian Khans.

  10. 06/23/2022

    The First Great Russian

    This episode is almost exclusively dedicated to the figure of Alexander Nevskyi - a great grandson of Yurii Dolgorukyi, and one of the first rulers to be idolized in the Russian culture.

  11. 06/17/2022

    It gets worse

    In this episode we cover the decline of Kyiv in XII-XIII centuries, and how grandchildren of Yurii Dolgorukiy became "the most powerful rulers in the realm". You can download the Tale of the Bygone Years here.

  12. 06/02/2022

    Where it all begins

    In this episode, we'll briefly go over the history of proto-Slavic tribes, and founding of the first Slavic state - Kyivan Rus, and explore the origins of the word 'Russian'.

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The podcast about history of nations and ethnicities that happened to live next to Russia, and the plentiful misfortunes that come with this circumstance.

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