Hello everyone! In today's episode, I will be talking about Catherine's legacy and talking about how we remember her now and why maybe we should rethink that. Join me as I get a little rambly and yap a whole bunch about Catherine the Great.

Hello everyone and welcome as we discuss the final years and ultimate death of Catherine the Great on today's episode.

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Howdy! This week we have another episode about Catherine the Great. This week we will be discussing arguably the golden era of Catherine's rule as she takes direct control of the Russian empire and really makes it her own.

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Tune in this week to hear how Catherine gets on as the new empress of Russia. This week's episode will be discussing the very short reign of Peter III and Catherine's ascension to power and her initial attempts to consolidate that power.

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

In this episode we will be discussing how Sophie, now Catherine, got on and settled in to her new life in the Russian court. We will discuss the difficulties Catherine faced and her new marriage to Peter III.

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Today, we start the multi-part series on the life and times of Catherine the Great. And to start that, we have to start with a little girl named Sophie in a little place called Prussia.

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Hello! Welcome back! The hiatus is over. You are once again going to be accosted by my voice every week as I tell you about some old dead dude in Russia. And this week we start off on the beginning of a full scale series. So jump back into this mystery episode that you will have to listen to know what its about (unless you read the sources, that will kind of spoil it).

Sources:

Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon

Russia in the age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madriaga

The Romanovs by Simnon Montefiore

Catherine the Great: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a great holiday season. This is the 2024 recap where I will be going over the state of the Beneath The Red Star Podcast, discussing the previous year for the show, where it is now and what you can expect in the year to come.

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