The Russian Empire History Podcast

1.113 - After Vytautas 07.07.2026 41:35 ↓

The death of Vytautas with no clear successor lined up gives Jogaila another headache.

1.112 - The Coronation that Wasn’t 23.06.2026 29:00 ↓

Jogaila gets himself a young wife and finally has a son, while Sigismund of Luxembourg comes up with an interesting proposal for Vyatautas.

1.111 - Civil War in Moscow Part II 16.06.2026 27:59 ↓

After Yuri Dmitryevich’s death, his sons make their own bids for the throne of Moscow.

1.110 - Civil War in Moscow 09.06.2026 26:19 ↓

With the death of Vasily I, Moscow sees its first contested succession in generations.

1.109 - Horodło and Constance 02.06.2026 27:11 ↓

Following their success at Tannenburg, Jogaila and Vytautas enter another agreement, this time more or less as equals. Does it create a genuine union, or an independent Lithuania? At the Council of Constance, Poland defeats the Teutonic Order again.

1.108 - Grunwald/Tannenberg/Zalgiris 26.05.2026 27:04 ↓

Jogaila and Vytautas finally manage to work together, leading to a game changing battle with the Teutonic Order.

1.107 - Vasily, Vytautas, and Edigu 19.05.2026 27:23 ↓

Vasily tries not paying tribute while Edigu is distracted, but gets caught out. Vytautas and Jogaila reach a new agreement.

1.106 - After Toqtamish 12.05.2026 21:56 ↓

Timur’s defeat of Toqtamish and ravaging of the Horde’s territory is often referred to as the end of the Horde. But that’s not quite the case.

1.105 - Vasily I, Vytautas, and Toqtamish 05.05.2026 29:06 ↓

The three rulers of Moscow, Lithuania and the Horde find themselves in a period of cooperation. It does not end as well as they might have hoped.

1.104 - Vytautas 28.04.2026 27:22 ↓

Taking the crown of Poland gives Jogaila a new problem - how to govern Lithuania.

1.103 - Baptizing Lithuania 20.04.2026 28:15 ↓

With his own baptism, marriage, and coronation out of the way, Jogaila moves on to the other parts of his deal.

1.102 - To Kreva 13.04.2026 28:00 ↓

When Algirdas dies, he leaves his heir several problems. Their neighbors in Poland also have problems. Maybe they can help each other.

1.101 - After Kulikovo 06.04.2026 28:02 ↓

Dmitry Donskoy finds out that his victory was rather Pyrrhic.

1.100 - The Battle of Kulikovo Part II 23.03.2026 27:54 ↓

Was the Battle of Kulikovo the beginning of liberation from the Mongols?

1.99 - The Battle of Kulikovo 09.03.2026 32:19 ↓

The stand off with Mamai reaches its inevitable conclusion and Dmitry of Moscow earns himself a new name.

1.98 - Mamai 02.03.2026 25:52 ↓

As the Anarchy gets underway in the Horde, the Mamai, the commander of the western wing, tries to make himself the power behind the throne.

1.97 - Dmitry Donskoy 23.02.2026 27:39 ↓

Metropolitan Aleksey helps Ivan’s son Dmitry claim his father’s throne, but faces new challenges to his own authority..

1.96 - Algirdas 16.02.2026 28:06 ↓

Meanwhile in Lithuania, Gediminas divides his realm among his seven sons.

1.95 - After the Plague 09.02.2026 24:04 ↓

As the plague ends, Moscow needs a new knyaz, and the Horde needs a way to recover.

1.94 - The Black Death and the Great Horde 02.02.2026 27:07 ↓

Life in the steppe was different to sedentary Europe, and the effects of the plague were also different.

1.93 - So that Our Candle Does Not Go Out 26.01.2026 29:23 ↓

Ivan’s son Simeon take the throne, but soon faces a new threat - the Black Death.

1.92 - Gediminas, Ozbek, and Ivan 09.12.2025 31:10 ↓

This episode completes the story of these three contemporaries and their legacies.

1.91 - Gediminas Part II 01.12.2025 30:16 ↓

Lithuania begins its expansion to the south.

1.90 - Lev Daniilovich and Yuri Lvovich 24.11.2025 27:36 ↓

This episode catches up on what has been happening in Galicia and Volhynia after Daniil of Galicia.

1.89 - Gediminas Part I 10.11.2025 27:38 ↓

Gediminas follows his brother to establish a new dynasty in Lithuania.