It's time for Yaropolk's quick stint on the throne. Will he be memorable at all?
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Andrei has been murdered! His younger brother Mikhalko takes the throne. Will Mikhalko be able to bring back Vladimir-Suzdal's power, or let it all fall down immediately?
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Andrei Bogoliubski is the one in charge, and it's time to see how he consolidates his power as the new Grand Prince of the Rus.
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Kiev has been sacked, and we move to a new center of power, this time in Vladimir-Suzdal. Andrei Bogoliubski is the one in charge, and it's time to see his rise in power.
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We go and see the current scores of the Kievans, and bring in guest JP Bristow of the Russian Empire History Podcast to judge us on our decisions.
The Russian Empire History Podcast
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We go and rank the deaths of the Kievans to get the scores fully done!
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Mstislav II has to deal with a coalition against him due to his greed, and Kiev is under siege.
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Mstislav II takes the throne. How will he fair with constant Cuman attacks, and in dealing with the increasing power of the Princedom of Vladimir-Suzdal?
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This is a reading of "Dobrynya and the Dragon" and "Dobrynya and Marinka" with Ari and Hallie of Quest Friends!
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https://archive.org/details/anthologyofrussi0000unse/page/n9/mode/2up
Part 2 of 2! Let's look at the life of Sviatoslav Olgovich of Chernigov. Not a Grand Prince of Kyiv, but important enough that he deserves to be talked about due to how often he shows up in the sources. Let's finish up his life and see how he manages to come out on top.
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Part 1 of 2! Let's look at the life of Sviatoslav Olgovich of Chernigov. Not a Grand Prince of Kyiv, but important enough that he deserves to be talked about due to how often he shows up in the sources. What can this man do to keep his family alive?
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Iziaslav III takes the throne. Will his evil machinations prove to be his undoing? Also, why are all the Iziaslav's just jerks?
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New Co-host, and a new ruler that takes us further in history! Will Rostislav prove to be a good ruler, or will he send Kiev into a further decline?
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A brief update on the podcast format, and introducing our new co-host, Aurora!
Thanks ahead for dealing with Roberto's audio. We noticed in the editing phase that it went through his webcam and not his microphone.
This is our recording from the Intelligent Speech Conference.
This episode contains my new co-host, Aurora, who went by Asha at the time this was recorded in 2023
We review the novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, and with us we have Aurora and Ketho from Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism. It's a fun time with many discussion points that we can't wait for you to hear.
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Unfortunately, my co-host has had to drop out of the show, and we are entering a hiatus until the new year. Content will still be made, but a new mainline episode will not be.