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The Romanovs and the Time of Troubles: How Russia Nearly Collapsed
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Time of Troubles — the chaotic period between the death of Tsar Ivan the Terrible's son in 1598 and the rise of the Romanov dynasty in 1613. They discuss the famine that killed a third of Russia's population, the pretender False Dmitry I who claimed to be Ivan's murdered son, and the Polish occupation of Moscow. Lucas details the siege of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, the rise of Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, and how their volunteer army expelled the Poles. The conversation also touches on the role of the Cossacks, the…
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