Episode 79 - The Three Letters
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It's Spring 1758 and Grand Duchess Catherine is attempting to extricate herself from yet another difficult situation. Meanwhile, over in Prussia, Frederick the Great, despite having just won major battles against the French and the Austrians, is trying to work out how to deal with the enemies that still surround him in every direction. One of them will get out of their hole, the other will keep on digging. Click on one of the links below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following - Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma and a shout out on the PodcastAd-free podcastsAt least one members only episode per monthGeneral release episodes at least 1 week earlierTranscripts for each episode (Patreon Only)  Via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/historyofrussia_boyarduma Via the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.net/support/   Via Apple Podcasts search in apple podcasts for ‘Boyar Duma’ or the ‘History of Russia podcast-members only’ and hit subscribe. Or follow the link below' https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-russia-members-only/id1696439936   Via Spotify  Search in spotify for 'Russia members only' or follow the link below https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-boar/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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