Mark Schauss

Russian Rulers History Podcast

History EN ↓ 391 episodes

First we follow the Russian rulers from Rurik to Putin. From there, we will cover all aspects of Russian and Soviet history as well as the histories of all of the countries that were part of the USSR and the Russian Empire. Hopefully, the podcast can help you understand the policies of Vladimir Putin, and Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support

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Mark Schauss

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The Streltsy 18.03.2023 25:18

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the fighting force known as the Streltsy. They were first formed by Ivan the Terrible in 1550. They would serve as Russia's first standing army and the body guards of the Tsar. Join us as we go over their turbulent, yet short place in Russian history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzspr...

The Iron Curtain - Part Two 11.03.2023 27:51

Send us Fan Mail Today, we wrap up the two-part series on the Iron Curtain with some surprising outcomes after the barriers were removed. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Sp...

The Iron Curtain - Part One 05.03.2023 26:13

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will discuss the imposition of the Iron Curtain on the Eastern European countries by the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Su...

The Transition From the Soviet Union to Russia 26.02.2023 27:21

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the transition of the Soviet Union back into Russia and the other countries which formed the USSR. In it, we will explain why Russia seemingly is frustrated and angry with the Western nations. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real p...

From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part Three 18.02.2023 25:48

Send us Fan Mail Today, we end the series of the transition of life in Russia to that of one in the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part Two 12.02.2023 24:50

Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue our story of what transpired when Russia became part of the Soviet Union. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

From Russia to the Soviet Union - The Transition - Part One 06.02.2023 24:29

Send us Fan Mail In the years leading up to the formation of the USSR, Russia went through a period of transition. In this three-part series, we will talk about what that looked like, primarily for the common Russian citizen. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real p...

Special Edition - The Cold War Spy Swap - From History Daily 31.01.2023 1:27:58

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is part of a feed swap with Lindsay Graham's podcast History Daily. On February 10, 1962., at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union conduct a spy exchange. Learn more about this event. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love...

How the US saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 - Part Three 23.01.2023 25:59

Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish up our three-part series based on the March 30, 1943 issue of LIFE magazine and how they viewed the USSR and Joseph Stalin. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Appl...

How the United States Saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 - Part Two 17.01.2023 27:20

Send us Fan Mail Today, we continue talking about the March 29, 1943 issue of LIFE magazine and how the US looked at Joseph Stalin and the USSR. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts &n...

How the United States saw Stalin and the USSR in 1943 – Part One 08.01.2023 29:07

Send us Fan Mail In 1943, LIFE magazine published an entire issue on Joseph Stalin and the USSR, as they were allies in our war effort against Nazi Germany and hopefully, Japan. Today, we begin a three-part series on that March issue of LIFE. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conv...

Christmas and New Year's in Russia 24.12.2022 26:22

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the celebration of Christmas and New Year's in Russia both today, and in the past. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the...

Anton Chekhov - Russia's Playwright 18.12.2022 27:48

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the life and extraordinary career of one of the world's and Russia's greatest playwrights, Anton Chekhov. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcast...

The Romanov Children - Part Two 11.12.2022 26:34

Send us Fan Mail Today, we being in 1906, the year after the first Russian Revolution, covering the children of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra. We end, tragically, with the murder of the entire royal family in 1918. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Rea...

The Romanov Children - Part One 03.12.2022 25:28

Send us Fan Mail Today, we start a new two-part series covering the children of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. We cover their births and the controversy surrounding the girls, and finally a boy, Alexei and the discovery of his genetic disease, hemophilia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laug...

The Russo-Turkish Wars - Part Two 26.11.2022 34:43

Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish up our two-part series, ending with the final Russo-Turkish War, also known as World War I. It would mark the end of the two empires, which had fought each other for centuries. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real imp...

The Russo-Turkish Wars - Part One 20.11.2022 32:12

Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin a two-part series covering the 12 Russo-Turkish Wars that began in 1568 and ended in 1918. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support...

Maxim Gorky 14.11.2022 26:07

Send us Fan Mail Today, we finish our three-part series on famous Russian and Soviet writers, with Maxim Gorky. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/support Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

Alexander Solzhenitsyn - Telling the Story of Life in the USSR 06.11.2022 26:37

Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the life and times of the great Soviet writer and dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The author of The Gulag Archipelago, went from being a loyal Soviet citizen to one of its harshest critics. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

Ivan Bunin - Russia's First Nobel Prize Winner in Literature 30.10.2022 27:52

Send us Fan Mail Today, we begin our three-part series on some of the giants of Russian literature, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Maxim Gorky. Listen to the tale of Russia's first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

The Development of Russian Literature - Part Two 23.10.2022 33:49

Send us Fan Mail today we end our series on the development of literature in Russia. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

The Development of Russian Literature - Part One 15.10.2022 37:07

Send us Fan Mail Today, we trace the beginnings of Russian literature all the way to the great authors Dostoyevsky, Chekov and Tolstoy. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

The Plagues and Epidemics in Russian History 09.10.2022 26:46

Send us Fan Mail Today, we will be talking about the epidemics and plagues that affected Russia throughout the centuries. Within this episode, we will draw a parallel between the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russian flu of 1889-1890. Were they the same? Listen and find out. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/sup...

Anna Akhmatova - Russia's Poet 03.10.2022 31:22

Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the life of one of Russia's greatest poets, Anna Akhmatova. Join us as we tell her life's story as well as sharing some of her incredible writings. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

The Russian Elite After the Revolution - Part Two 25.09.2022 26:38

Send us Fan Mail Today, we recount the sad story of what happened to the Russian elite after the Russian Revolution and the Civil War. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show