Send us a textIn today's podcast we take another look at the life and times of Mikhail Gorbachev. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textWe review the life and legacy of the first Russian President, Boris Yeltsin. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textWe will be retracing all of the Russian Rulers, in reverse, starting with Vladimir Putin. This series will be more subjective than past episodes. Support the show

Send us a textUkraine is as much of a part of the history of Russia, as Russia is itself. Join us as we cover its 1000+ history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textFamines have been a driving force behind many societal changes in Russian history. We will cover five major ones in today's podcast. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textPushkin is deep in debt, gets married, censored by the government then dies in a duel at the age of 37. Image is of Pushkin's widow, Natalia Pushkina. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textPushkin graduated from the Lycee but falls into a life of debauchery and liberalism that gets him into lots of trouble. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textIn today's podcast, we cover the early years of one of Russia's greatest poets, Alexander Pushkin. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThis episode follows the last years of one of the greatest writers in history, Leo Tolstoy. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textTolstoy's marriage is somewhat infamous. What is not are two of his greatest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textLeo Tolstoy heads to the Crimean War in Sevastopol, then takes two trips through Europe. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textLeo Tolstoy submits his first book, Childhood, for publication. It is met with wild enthusiasm. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textLeo Tolstoy deals with growing up, moving to Kazan and deciding what to do with his life. Image from A.Savin, WikiCommons If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textLeo Tolstoy, one of the greatest writers in world history had quite a tumultuous childhood. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textIn this episode, we concentrate on the serfs and their life on the Russian country estate. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Russian country estate before the Russian Revolution was a beautiful place for the noble family.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textLeon Trotsky goes from one of the most powerful men in Russia to being in exile and finally murdered in 1940. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textBetween 1905 and 1817 Trotsky escaped from Siberia and headed to Europe awaiting the right moment to return to Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday, we cover the early years of Lev Bronstein, known to us as Leon Trotsky. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textFeodor Dostoyevsky is considered one of the literary giants of Russia. His sometimes tragic life inspired many of his incredible writings. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textStarting a new series on the culture of Russia, we begin with the legendary composer and musician, Pyotr Tchaikovsky.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textIn today's podcast we discuss whether the Mongol Invasion of 1240 had any impact on Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe aftermath of the Crimean War caused a shift in power within Europe with clear winners and losers.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe war, dragging on for almost 2 years, needed to come to an end. The men were dying of disease and botched military planning. It was time.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Crimean War was now at a standstill with the allies squabbling amongst themselves. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Charge of the Light Brigade was a famous incident during the Battle of Balaclava. Today, I read the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the Last of the Light Brigade by Rudyard Kipling. Support the show

Send us a textThe Battles of Balaklava and Inkerman and the Charge of the Light Brigade are covered in today's podcast. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Battle of Alma was a decisive allied win but it gave them a sense of overconfidence that would soon turn to dread. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textWe now cover the beginning of the war and the incompetency of the diplomats and rulers who could have stopped the carnage. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe events leading up to the conflict were avoidable but bungling and religious fervor stole the day. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe causes of the war and a description of the enormity of it and the suffering are discussed. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday's podcast gives the listener a description of how Mark Schauss puts on an episode of the show. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday's podcast goes over the history of Crimea and talks about the reasons for the tensions between Russia and Ukraine. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe enserfment of the Russian peasant is the saddest and most tragic event in Russian history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textBelarus has been part of Russian history for a long time. Here is a brief review of it. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe three leading generals of the Napoleonic era were Bagration, Barclay de Tolly and Mikhail Kutuzov. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Russian Imperial Army founded by Peter the Great has a long but mixed history. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textToday's podcast follows the lives of three of the six great generals, Chichagov, Wittgenstein and Tormasov. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textRasputin's purported influence over the Tsar and Tsarina leads to his murder by members of the Russian aristocracy. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textRasputin's life and murder is one of the most controversial in world history. Here we try to set the record straight. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe death of Alexander I has long been a mystery. Did he fake his death and become a starets named Feodor Kuzmich to atone for his role in his father Paul I's murder? If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textIn today's podcast we review the rebellions and discuss why they happened and corollaries to today's world events. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textThe Bulavin Rebellion, while the smallest of the four, was the one that might have succeeded if a few things came out differently. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textStenka Razin, a Don Cossack ataman, led a large insurgent army towards Moscow to save the Tsar and get rid of the evil boyars. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Bolotnikov rebellion was the first of four major rebellions to hit Russia between 1600-1800. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportSupport the show

Send us a textFrom 1894 to present day, the ROC almost disappeared. Today, it is vibrant and international.  If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Church went through years of decay post Peter the Great. Numerous schismatic groups flourished throughout Russia. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

Send us a textThe Patriarchal Era spanned a little over 125 years until Peter the Great ended it in 1720. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://www.buzzsprout.com/385372/supportFace Your EarsExplore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show