Quillette Podcast Eight Hundred Years of Russian Despotism
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Jul 3, 2023 Historian Orlando Figes explores how Byzantium, the Mongol invasions, Orthodox Christianity, and Russia’s immense geography shaped centuries of centralized rule. The conversation ranges from the idea of Moscow as the “Third Rome” to imperial expansion, suspicion of the West, Ukraine’s distinct historical path, and the myths surrounding Russia’s past.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Third Rome and the Russian Empire
02:11 • 4min
The Importance of Separation in Russian History
05:45 • 5min
The Paradox of Reform in Russia
11:09 • 3min
The Slavic Dandy and the Russian Revolution
14:14 • 5min
The Importance of Geography in the Russian Mindset
19:03 • 5min
The Early Russian Handwriting
23:56 • 2min
The War in Ukraine
25:38 • 6min
The Impact of Orthodoxy on Russia
31:33 • 4min
The Cultural Difference Between Ukraine and the Mongol Empire
35:36 • 3min
The State Tradition of Lenin's Revolution
38:57 • 4min
The Expansion of Russia
43:04 • 5min