The Russian Empire History Podcast

The Russian Empire History Podcast

The history of all the peoples of the Russian Empire. New episode twice a month. Subscribe for exclusive Member Episodes

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September 29, 2025 30 mins

Khan Ozbeg changes his policy and makes Ivan of Moscow his man in the northeast.

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Ozbek continues to interfere with the knyazes, and to secure his control over his other frontier regions.

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September 15, 2025 29 mins

Toghrilcha’s son returns to take the throne and make the Horde officially Muslim.

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September 8, 2025 29 mins

A new century finds Moscow and Tver ready to stake their claim.

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September 1, 2025 31 mins

And good riddance, most of the Rus would probably say. As Toqtoa defeats Nogay, Andrei continues trying to make himself a truly grand knyaz.

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August 25, 2025 30 mins

The last two decades of the thirteenth century is a time of turmoil for both the Great Horde and the knyazes of Suzdalia.

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When the Great Horde integrated conquered peoples, it did not mean they had to become nomads.

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Following the death of Berke, the Quriltai chooses Batu’s grandson Mongke Temur as the new khan.

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July 28, 2025 32 mins

As Hulegu’s stand off with the Horde continues, the first Muslim khan finds new allies in the Mamelukes.

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June 30, 2025 48 mins

In this episode, we begin a look at how the Ulus of Jochi developed into the Great Horde.

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June 16, 2025 44 mins

Aleksandr Nevsky is dead. His brother Andrey already blew his chance to succeed, but submission to the Mongols means the rules are changing.

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Aleksandr has used the Mongols to claim his throne, now he has live with them.

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Hero? Collaborator? Both? In 2008, Russians voted him their greatest historical hero, but does his life justify the acclaim?


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May 5, 2025 41 mins

We return to the Northeast to cover the succession to Vsevolod Big Nest, the struggle for Novgorod, and the arrival of the Mongols.

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After decades fighting for his birthright, Daniil must face a new enemy.

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Roman Mstislavich had united Volhynia and Galicia, but his early death leaves his kingdom open to Rus and foreign pretenders. It will take his son, Daniil, years to recover.

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March 24, 2025 38 mins

Batu continues his campaign westwards. Despite winning his battles, circumstances force him to return to the Volga to consolidate his rule.

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March 10, 2025 45 mins

From the chroniclers seeing them as God’s punishment, to Tsarist historians trying to push them out of Russian history altogther, to Stalinists banning any mention of them other than as predatory parasites, this episode looks at some of the ways Russian historians have struggled to come to grips with the Mongols.

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Batu continues his western campaigns and brings about the end of Rus.

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The Mongol Empire continues its campaigns of expansion. Chingis Khan has given his son Jochi the west, but first he must conquer it.

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