The History of Russia Podcast

Just a short update from me about life in general and the short-term impact to the podcast.

In recent episodes we've seen how various major events - the war with the Ottomans, the first partition of Poland, Smallpox, Pugachev, and the Moscow plague outbreak, occupied every waking hour of Catherine the Great's life.But did they? Well in today's epsiode we are going to discover that the answer to that question was a resounding 'no'There's no listener discretion required for this one - play it loud and play it often! 

In the first part of the episode we’ll be heading back to the 1760s and looking at the steps Catherine and others had taken to counter the effects of another of the 18th century’s fatal diseases - the dreaded smallpox.And then after that we’ll be taking a look at some further Russian territorial expansion and then finally the very beginning of and the reasons for the most serious rebellion of Catherine’s reign which was led by - Tsar Peter III, that’s right, that Peter III, the one who had died or been murdered back in 1762. Like the last episode some of today’s content, especially during the first half is a little bit on the uncomfortable side and so perhaps the whole thing is best listened to late at night when little ears are safely tucked up in bed.

In today’s episode and as per the title we’ll be looking at three major itemsFirstly the Russo-Turkish war, which we’ll be bringing to a close, secondly we’ll cover an outbreak of the plague and then we’ll finish things off by looking at how the war ended and what the resultant peace meant for both the Russian and Ottoman empires.Listener discretion required - Please note that some parts of the episode are, to say the least, a liitle bit on the grim side.

Battleships are at the ready in Cheshme Bay and Frederick the Great comes up with a very cunning plan

Grigory Potemkin makes his mark at court and the next installment of the Russo-Ottoman wars gets underway.Oh, and I make not one, not two but three almost catastrophic errors.

This time around we’ll look into what the Turks objected to, see who the next, and last King of Poland will be and investigate how this whole palaver resulted in a full scale war between Russia and the Ottomans.Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma and a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcastsAt least one members only episode per monthGeneral release episodes at least 1 week earlierTranscripts for each episode (Patreon Only) Via Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofrussia_boyardumaVia the podcast websitehttps://www.historyofrussia.net/support/ Via Apple Podcastssearch in apple podcasts for ‘Boyar Duma’ or the ‘History of Russia podcast-members only’ and hit subscribe. Or follow the link below'https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-russia-members-only/id1696439936 Via Spotify Search in spotify for 'Russia members only' or follow the link belowhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-boar/subscribe

On the home front Catherine continues to be thwarted. However, in the field of foreign diplomacy, she plays a blinder (or does she?)Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following -Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma and a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcastsAt least one members only episode per monthGeneral release episodes at least 1 week earlierTranscripts for each episode (Patreon Only) Via Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofrussia_boyardumaVia the podcast websitehttps://www.historyofrussia.net/support/ Via Apple Podcastssearch in apple podcasts for ‘Boyar Duma’ or the ‘History of Russia podcast-members only’ and hit subscribe. Or follow the link below'https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-russia-members-only/id1696439936 Via Spotify Search in spotify for 'Russia members only' or follow the link belowhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-boar/subscribe