The Russian History Podcast

In this week's episode I'll be doing a whistle stop tour of the major Rus cities of the mid 12th century, before then casting a view further afield by looking at the Kingdom of Georgia.

In this week's epsiode we look at what the impact of the death of Mstislav will have for the realm of the Kievan Rus, and how that will ultimately change the internal politics of the nation.

This week, we rewind a little bit to focus on Vladimir Monomakh, and his eldest son, Mstislav

This week, we continue to look at how the descendants of Yaroslav fight amongst themselves, whilst also attempting to keep the Cumans at bay.

This week, we continue looking at the chaos the squabbling Rus Princes, as well as their new adversaries, The Cumans, are causing.

This week, it's time for a new enemy to arrive on the at the borders fo the Rus lands; the Cumans!

This week, we look at events in the lands of the Rus following the death of Yaroslav the Wise.

This week, we continue to cover the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.

 This week, we take a look at the first half of Yaroslav's rule whilst also touching on the foundation of the later Republic of Novgorod.

This week, we look at events after Vladimir's death, and the inevitable conflict between his sons.

This week, we continue to cover the event's of Vladimir's rule

This week, we look at the conclusion of the conflict between Yaropolk and Vladimir.

In this week's epsiode, we look at events in Kiev following Sviatoslav's early death.

This week, we take a look at the life and reign of Sviatoslav

 In this week's episode, we focus on the life of Olga and the impact she'll have on early Russian history.