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Russian Rulers History Podcast
From Rurik to Putin we will follow the history of Russia through its rulers.
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Current Episodes:
- Episode 90 - Who is This Khrushchev Guy Anyway?
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- Nikita Khrushchev grew up in abject poverty yet he eventually became one of the most powerful men in the world.
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- Episode 89 - Jockeying for Position
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- Khrushchev begins his jockeying for power against Malenkov and Molotov.
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- Episode 88 - On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
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- An edited version of the Secret Speech of Nikita Khrushchev given to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party in 1956 is read.
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- Episode 87 - Who's In Charge?
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- With Stalin dead, a power vacuum gets filled but Beria failed to see a plot led by Khrushchev to overthrow him.
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- Episode 86 - The End of a Monster
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- Joseph Stalin, who ruled the USSR for 30 years was planning World War III when he died of a stroke in 1953.
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- Episode 85 - The End of One War, the Beginning of Another
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- With World War II over, Stalin now plans for global domination and starts the Cold War.
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- Episode 84 - Wehrmacht on the Run
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- With the Germans being beaten across the board, Stalin resumes purging his people of nationalistic tendencies.
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