Episode 49 - Peter the Great (Part 4 - Out with the old)
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Peter's back in Moscow and change is in the air...     Website   https://www.historyofrussia.net Twitter       HistoryRussia1 Email        [email protected]
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In this week’s episode ware going to look at four main items A short appraisal of Peter’s reign, a longer appraisal of Elizabeth’s time in charge, a look at the recent coup’s winners and losers and then finally, how Catherine and her advisors (well actually, one advisor) explained away the death...
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