Sviatoslav hits the the military campaign trail again but this time with mixed results. There's also more Byzantine double dealing an attack on Kiev and someones skull gets turned into drinking vessel.
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We look at the life of Sviatoslav, the next man in charge of the Rus
starting with his early years, his accession to power, his stance on religion and his first military campaigns and we'll ponder the question - Immature …
This week in an action packed episode we look at the life and times of the next two people who get to rule the roost in the Rus territories, Igor son of Rurik and his wife Olga.
Plus we'll meet the Drevlians and cover the gr…
We start with a tour around some of the Rus' neighbours and then take a look at the mysterious figure of Oleg who is now in charge and is about to head south...
The podcast's web-site is historyofrussia.podbean.com and this …
This time we start off with an outline of the Byzantine empire and a look at what was going on down there around the time, or just prior to, the foundation of Novgorod
And then we’ll take a look at the ‘discovery’ of a new R…
At last the chronological narrative begins and we’ll be investigating how and when and by whom, the first proto-russian political entity, of a sorts, was founded.
We’ll also look at the different chronicles and sources tha…
This time around I’ll be looking at the historical background, covering a vast period that will start way, way back when the first known human habitation occurred in the area we now know as Russia.
And along the way we’ll me…
In the first of two scene setting episodes we are going to start off with a high-level look at the geography of Russia pointing out the main features which will hopefully serve as a useful backdrop for future episodes.
I'll …
Hello and welcome to the History of Russia Podcast!
The aim of this fairly short introductory episode is to tell you all about the podcast, why I hope it’s worth listening to, the general direction and scope, and when episod…