Podcasts by Category
- 58 - 1.49 - Go and take KyivSun, 07 Apr 2024 - 44min
- 57 - 1.48 - The Sons of Monomakh Part IIISat, 23 Mar 2024 - 43min
- 56 - 1.47 - The Sons of Monomakh Part IISun, 10 Mar 2024 - 50min
- 55 - 1.46 - The Sons of Monomakh Part ISun, 25 Feb 2024 - 46min
- 54 - 1.45 - Vladimir II MonomakhMon, 12 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 53 - 1.44 - Svyatopolk IIFri, 22 Dec 2023 - 37min
- 52 - 1.43 - The YaroslavichiMon, 27 Nov 2023 - 51min
- 51 - 1.42 - The Testament of YaroslavSun, 12 Nov 2023 - 25min
- 50 - SE6 - Rus in Medieval Europe with Christian Raffensperger
Christian Raffensperger is Professor of History and Chair of the Department, Kenneth E. Wray Chair in the Humanities, and Director, Emarth Institute for the Public Humanities at Wittenberg University covering Medieval Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. His works include ‘Reimagining Europe: Kievan Rus in the Medieval World, 988-1146’, ’Ties of Kinship: Russian Genealogy and Dynastic Marriage’, ‘The Kingdom of Rus’ and more.
Christian joins me to discuss why Medieval Europe is much more than just France and England, Rus royal marriages, and why using the right titles is important.
Christian’s book recommendation for listeners is Russia in the Early Modern World: The Continuity of Change by Donald Ostrowski. Find it on Amazon at https://amzn.to/46FXMMp a purchase through this link helps support this podcast.
Sat, 28 Oct 2023 - 50min - 49 - 1.41 - Yaroslav the WiseMon, 16 Oct 2023 - 55min
- 48 - 1.40 - The VladimirovichiSat, 23 Sep 2023 - 39min
- 47 - 1.39 Vladimir the Great IV - Building RusSun, 10 Sep 2023 - 34min
- 46 - 1.38 Vladimir the Great III - The Baptism of RusSat, 26 Aug 2023 - 1h 23min
- 45 - 1.37 Vladimir the Great Part II - Sacrifices and ChoicesSat, 29 Jul 2023 - 28min
- 44 - 1.36 - Vladimir the Great Part I - the Rise to PowerSat, 08 Jul 2023 - 29min
- 43 - 1.35 - Imaginary Khazars Part III - New Khazaria
In the late Soviet period and in post-Soviet Russia, Lev Gumilev’s passionary theory of ethnogenesis and pseudo-historical ideas of a Jewish-Khazar chimera gained enormous popularity, leading to elaborate conspiracy theories of shadowy forces behind contemporary events.
Read the blog post at: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/133-135-imaginary-khazars
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Sun, 25 Jun 2023 - 51min - 42 - 1.34 Imaginary Khazars Part II: Gumilev’s ChimeraWed, 07 Jun 2023 - 1h 06min
- 41 - 1.33 Imaginary Khazars Part I: The Thirteenth TribeSun, 04 Jun 2023 - 41min
- 40 - 1.32 - Svyatoslav “the Brave"Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 41min
- 39 - 1.31 - Volga Bulgaria - Part IISat, 15 Apr 2023 - 43min
- 38 - 1.30 - Volga Bulgaria - Part IMon, 03 Apr 2023 - 33min
- 37 - SE5 - Byzantium and Rus - with Dr Monica WhiteSat, 18 Mar 2023 - 55min
- 36 - 1.29 - Olga of Kyiv
Olga of Kyiv has been venerated as a saint and gained popularity in modern times as a vengeful warrior queen, but how true are those stories? Listen to this episode to find out the true story of Olga.
https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/129-olga-of-kyiv
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Sun, 05 Mar 2023 - 1h 10min - 35 - 1.28 - Oleg the Seer and Igor RurikovichSat, 18 Feb 2023 - 39min
- 34 - 1.27 - Rurik, and what was the Tale of Bygone Years, anyway?
In this episode we look at the traditional founder of the ruling dynasty of Rus, discuss what the Rus chronicles were and how they were created, and cover the mistranslation of Rus titles.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2023 - 45min - 33 - 1.26 - Enter the Rus Part III
This episode concludes our introduction to the Rus with a look at their move into the Dnieper valley and the trade routes to Byzantium and Western Europe.
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Mon, 19 Dec 2022 - 34min - 32 - 1.25 - Enter the Rus Part IISat, 12 Nov 2022 - 30min
- 31 - 1.24 - Enter the Rus Part ISun, 30 Oct 2022 - 27min
- 30 - 1.23 - Before the Rus Part III - Scandinavians in the Northern Forest
The final part of this mini-series looks at the first tentative steps of Scandinavian travelers into the East.
Read the blog post here: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/episode-123-before-the-rus-part-iii-scandinavians-in-the-northern-forest
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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 26min - 29 - 1.22 - Normanists and Anti-NormanistsMon, 03 Oct 2022 - 1h 18min
- 28 - 1.21 - Before the Rus Part II - Bulgars, Chuvash, Pechenegs, Magyars
Continuing our survey before the Rus with a look at the eastern part of the region. The Bulgars reach the central Volga, Magyars move south, Khazar power preventing new incursions from the steppe starts to crumble.
Read the episode blog post: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-121-before-the-rus-part-ii-bulgars-chuvash-pechenegs-magyars
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Sun, 28 Aug 2022 - 35min - 27 - 1.20 - Before the Rus Part I
This episode begins a look across the region as it transitions from antiquity to the early medieval period.
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Mon, 08 Aug 2022 - 37min - 26 - 1.19 - From Friends to EnemiesWed, 06 Jul 2022 - 45min
- 25 - Special Episode 4 - The Russian Federation: Could It, Will It, Should It Break Up? - With Alexander Etkind
I’m joined in this episode by Russian historian Alexander Etkind, author of the 2013 book Internal Colonisation to discuss whether the Russian Federation actually could, or, indeed, should break up.
Read the episode blog post here: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/special-episode-4-the-russian-federation-could-it-will-it-should-it-break-up-with-alexander-etkind
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 - 1h 00min - 24 - 1.18 - Time to Settle Down, the Domestic Economy of Khazaria
The Khazar Khaganate was the first steppe empire in the west that had an economy capable of self-sufficiency. In this episode, we look at the development of agriculture by Slavs and steppe settlers in the black earth region of the forest-steppe belt, and other regional economies of Khazaria.
Read the episode blog post at https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-118-time-to-settle-down-the-domestic-economy-of-the-khaza
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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 - 43min - 23 - Patreon AnnouncementThu, 02 Jun 2022 - 03min
- 22 - 1.17 - The Rise of the Khazars and the Arab-Khazar Wars
With the collapse of the Western Turk Empire, a new Khaganate appears. Soon they will face the might of the expanding Caliphate.
Read the episode blog post here: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-117-the-rise-of-the-khazars-and-the-arab-khazar-wars
Fri, 27 May 2022 - 38min - 21 - 1.16 - The Mysterious Slavs
In this episode, we look at the origin of the Slavs, something we know remarkably little about. What do linguistic reconstructions, archeology and the written sources tell us?
Read the episode blogpost at https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-116-the-mysterious-slavs
Thu, 05 May 2022 - 41min - 20 - 1.15 - The Finno-UgriansMon, 11 Apr 2022 - 40min
- 19 - 1.14 - Bulgars of the Western Steppe
In this episode, we look at the origins of the Bulgars, claimed as ancestors by several peoples of the Russian Empire from the Volga Bulgars to the Gagauz in modern day Moldova, and also, through Bulgaria, the source of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Read the episode blog post at: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-114-bulgars-of-the-western-steppe
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 - 37min - 18 - Special Episode 3 - Putin’s Ukrainian Delusions - with Dr. Oleksa DrachewychSun, 13 Mar 2022 - 57min
- 16 - Special Episode 2 - From the Steppe to Your Table - with Robert N. Spengler
Dr. Robert N. Spengler is an archeobotanist specialising in the domestication of plants and how they were spread across Eurasia. He joins me today to discuss the role of the steppe in spreading many of the important foods, from grains to fruit and spices, that we all enjoy today.
You can learn much more about this subject in his award winning book Fruit from the Sands: The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat, available in physical, ebook, and audio versions here: https://amzn.to/34FLloZ
See the episode blogpost here: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/special-episode-2-from-the-steppe-to-your-table-with-robert-n-spengler
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 - 38min - 15 - 1.13 - Children of the Wolf
Iranic dominance of the steppe is ending, a new force has arrived. In this episode we take a brief look at the origins of the Turkic peoples and the first Türk Qaganate ahead of a series of episodes on the Turkic migrations into the Western steppe that would lead to the Khazars and Volga Bulgaria.
Read the show blog post here: https://therussianempirehistorypodcast/blog/episode-113-children-of-the-wolf
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 - 37min - 14 - 1.12 - The Scythian LegacySun, 19 Dec 2021 - 32min
- 13 - 1.11 - Sarmatians and Saka
This episode rounds out our look at the Scythians with the Sarmatians, who displaced the Royal Scythians as the rulers of the Western steppe, and the Saka, the Scythians who stayed in the East.
Check out the episode blogpost at https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-111-sarmatians-and-saka
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 - 49min - 12 - 1.10 - The First Steppe EmpireMon, 13 Dec 2021 - 31min
- 11 - 1.09 - Steppe Warriors Part II - Wolf Packs and War BandsSat, 30 Oct 2021 - 30min
- 10 - Special Episode 1 - The Peaceful East 200 - The Bellingshausen Expedition, the Discovery of Antarctica and the First Russians in New Zealand - with Sergey Permitin
This year is the 200th anniversary of the return to Russia of the Bellinghausen Expedition, which discovered the Antarctic continent and was the first Russian visit to New Zealand. In this episode, we discuss the expedition and its significance with special guest Sergey Permitin.
Pictures by expedition artist Pavel Mikhailov in the collection of the Russian Museum: https://rusmuseumvrm.ru/reference/classifier/author/mihaylov_pavel_nikolaevich/index.php?show=asc&p=0&page=1&ps=20&lang=en#slide-1
NZ Geographic articles on the first Russian visit to NZ:
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/from-russia-with-respect/?source=readmore-ribbon-related
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-day-the-russians-came/
Peaceful East 200: https://www.russia-maritime.ru/mve200
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 - 53min - 9 - 1.08 - Steppe Warriors Part I - Horse Archers
Horsebreeding, lifestyle, and innovations in weaponry came together to make steppe warriors an almost unstoppable force. In this episode, we look at weapons and equipment of the mounted archers of the steppe and what made them different from their sedentary neighbours.
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Sat, 09 Oct 2021 - 42min - 8 - 1.07 Herodotus on the Scythians
Ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote about the Scythians at length, but his writings have always been controversial. What did the Father of History have to say about the steppe warriors, and how reliable is it?
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Sun, 26 Sep 2021 - 50min - 7 - 1.06 Into the Kurgans Part 3 - Rediscovering the ScythiansSat, 11 Sep 2021 - 36min
- 6 - 1.05 The Bosporan KingdomSat, 28 Aug 2021 - 28min
- 5 - 1.04 Into the Kurgans Part 2 - SintashtaSat, 14 Aug 2021 - 43min
- 4 - 1.03 Into the Kurgans - Yamnaya
5000 years ago, nomadic steppe lifestyles began with the Yamnaya people, likely speakers of Proto-Indo-European, who left kurgan graves across the steppe, and whose descendants spread across half the world.
Check out the REHP blog for a map of the Yamnaya homeland https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/episode-103-early-kurgans-and-the-yamnaya-culture
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 - 34min - 3 - 1.02 The UrheimatSat, 17 Jul 2021 - 30min
- 2 - 1.01 The Plain and the Steppe
This episode introduces the geographical setting of Season 1, the East European Plain and the Great Steppe, its geography, climate, resources, and where some of the peoples that will play a key role in our story emerge.
Check out the episode blog post for maps https://therussianempirehistorypodcast.com/blog/the-plain-and-the-steppe
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 - 36min - 1 - IntroductionSat, 10 Jul 2021 - 07min
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