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Episode 27: The Tsar of Thieves. The Tale of Van’ka Kain
Abandoning his job as a domestic servant in 1735, Ivan Osipov, AKA Van'ka Kain, became one of imperial Russia's most legendary criminals, performing an...
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Episode 26: Spectres of Empire. The Tale of Father Ioann Solov’ev
A ghost was plaguing the household of Father Ioann Solov'ev, the parish priest of the tiny hamlet of Lychentsy, in November 1900...floating objects, strange...
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Episode 25: Defeating the Demon Drink. The Tale of Ivan Churikov
Everyone in the late Russian Empire was in agreement: the country had a vodka problem. But what were its causes and how should it...
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Episode 24: City under Siege. The Tale of Rudolph Felix Bauer
In 1704, Colonel Rudolph Felix Bauer found himself involved in the siege of Tartu, one of the many battles of the Great Northern War...
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Episode 23: The Other Rasputin. The Tale of Iliodor (Trufanov)
Between 1905 and 1912, the monk Iliodor (Trufanov) set Russia ablaze with his inflammatory right-wing rhetoric, causing scandal after scandal. In this episode, we...
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Episode 22: From Riches to Ruin. The Tale of Ivan Tolchenov
In 1796, the merchant Ivan Tolchenov was secreted in his magnificent mansion in Dmitrov, hiding from his creditors. This episode seeks to understand how...