Russian Rulers History Podcast

Peter has shed himself of Sophia but yearns to be with the foreigners and party the night away. His group is known as the Jolly band and is well-known for their all night partying.

Sophia's time is up and Peter grabs for power. The power play boxes the regent into a corner and forces her into a monastery.

In the 17th century Moscow began to understand its limitation and why it needed to westernize.

Were the Muscovites literate? Did they have an educational system? We answer these questions in today's short podcast.

Muscovite art and architecture was a thing of beauty at the time of Peter the Great's rise to power.

Sophia, fresh from taking control of Russia through the use of the Streltsy relies on her love Vasili Golitsyn to run Russia.

From the book A History of Russia by Riasanovsky and Steinberg comes a description of Muscovite thought and literature.

From A History of Russia by Riasanovsky and Steinberg, we recount the issue of religion and the schism in Muscovite Russia. I heartily recommend the 8th edition of this monumental work

Now in his early teens, Peter begins his life lessons, especially the lessons of war. Staying outside Moscow, he gains his love for the water and ships.

Feodor dies leaving no direct heir but the Streltsy have in mind that their will be done.

Alexis I and Feodor III begin the slow Westernization of Russia through tumultuous times.

The writings of Adam Olearius give us an insight into the day to day lives of the Russian people in the 17th Century.

The Cossacks were a free living peoples who play a big role in Russian history due to their military service.

The Time of Troubles is over but Russia needs a new Tsar. A sixteen year old boy, Michael Romanov is selected to lead the nation.

Boris Godunov becomes Tsar at the worst possible moment, the beginning of the Time of Troubles. False Dmitri's abound in this weeks podcast.