r/Russianhistory 5h ago

Serfdom in Russia (little-known pages of history)

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r/Russianhistory 1d ago

Есть ли среди вас кто-нибудь, кто учится в этом университете?

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r/Russianhistory 1d ago

Почему большинство русских революционеров были якобинцами?

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Когда я изучаю русских революционеров, почти все радикальные из них – это революционеры якобинского типа; например, Пётр Ткачёв, основатель большевистской теории, тоже был якобинцем.


r/Russianhistory 1d ago

Prokofiev's "October Cantata" [with English subtitles]

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The Arabic translation to the Cantata is offered by me.

Enjoy it!


r/Russianhistory 1d ago

Почему, когда царский режим ведёт пропаганду, он использует мракобесные и уничижительные символы?

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r/Russianhistory 3d ago

The Routledge Handbook of the History of Moscow

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"This timely handbook of recent scholarship on Moscow moves beyond today’s headlines to present a broad spectrum of methodological and historiographic perspectives on the city’s historical and contemporary significance.

In the over 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the history of Moscow has been explored through focused approaches including academic and architectural histories, guidebooks, fiction, and other texts. However, the broader history of Moscow as a whole has been a secondary consideration, and the lack of a unified body of academic works is profound. The Routledge Handbook of the History of Moscow redresses this deficiency by placing the city within its deserved longue durée context. It is particularly notable in that it includes chapters from historians who continue to work within the Russian Federation despite personal risk, scholars in the Russian diaspora, and Russian studies specialists from Europe, Canada, and the United States. Through this variety of lenses, readers will be provided with an understanding of Moscow’s prominent role on the world stage, both past and present.

The Routledge Handbook of the History of Moscow will be useful for university faculty seeking a non-textbook option for their undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet studies."

https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-the-History-of-Moscow/Ward/p/book/9781032690810


r/Russianhistory 5d ago

Why We Fight: Battle of Russia--- Full Movie---1943

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r/Russianhistory 5d ago

What is the general view of Vasili IV of Russia, one of the tsars during the Time of Troubles and the last member of the Rurikid dynasty?

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I've recently rewatched Godunov (great show), and I'd forgotten just how much I despise Vasili's character. History itself often paints him in a even worse light.


r/Russianhistory 5d ago

Надо темку обсудить

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Так, внимание вопрос.

Есть ли у вас какая-то историческая личность, которой вы искренне восхищались, вот прям искры из глаз. До момента пока не узнавали какая блядота это была на самом деле?

Ну, лично за себя могу сказать что не то чтобы я прям восхищался, но мне в некотором роде нравился Богдан Хмельницький. Тип, чувак то ахуеный, если не лезть в архивы. И меня отчасти постоянно бесило что в моей стране его почитают "не за что", я почитал некоторый книги и он вот мне понравился. А потом я залез в архив и это было наверное ошибкой.

Поэтому, я хочу знать, кто есть такой прям ух, но до поры до времени. Я по большей части хочу знать именно на счёт русских исторических личностей, но можно в принципе кого угодно.


r/Russianhistory 5d ago

Just thinking about how fast the Romanovs went from insane luxury to that bleak basement.

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I’ve been down a rabbit hole looking into Imperial Russia lately. Honestly, the sheer contrast is wild. One day they’re living in the Winter Palace surrounded by literal tons of gold, and the next thing you know, the whole dynasty just vanishes. Nicholas II definitely made some awful decisions, but the human drama of their downfall is just unmatched.

I actually spent a couple of weeks putting together a documentary about this. It’s pretty slow-paced and immersive, focusing on his final days and how everything fell apart. I tried to avoid just listing dry facts and wanted to make it feel like a proper story.

If you’re into this era, I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think(https://youtu.be/UHQex7gqdec)

Also, do you think the monarchy was doomed anyway, or could he have actually saved it if he wasn't so out of touch with his people?


r/Russianhistory 6d ago

Earliest Russian Film- Tsar Nicholas II

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r/Russianhistory 5d ago

Виктор Цой

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Young people of Russia, 40s- 20s or even younger, do you still listen to Victor Tsoy?

How is he regarded in today's modern Russia, particularly in Moscow and SPB?


r/Russianhistory 6d ago

Don Cossacks in Moscow (Донские казаки в Москве, 1908)

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r/Russianhistory 6d ago

A Day in the Life of a Small Business Owner in Medieval Novgorod (in Russian)

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r/Russianhistory 7d ago

In 18th century Russia, how would towns and cities decide which young men to send to fulfill the conscription quotas?

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r/Russianhistory 6d ago

Кто лучший правитель России по вашему мнению? Who do you think is Russia's best ruler?

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Возможно вопрос провокационный, если да то я извиняюсь.

Лучшим правителем России я считаю Ивана III

This might be a provocative question; if so, I apologize.

I consider Ivan III to be Russia's best ruler.


r/Russianhistory 8d ago

V.O. Klyuchevsky, Course of Russian History. In 4 parts (1908-1910)

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This set represents the definitive scholarly achievement of Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky (1841–1911), arguably the most influential Russian historian of the late Imperial era. A culmination of over thirty years of meticulous research and the legendary lectures he delivered at Moscow University, the Course of Russian History revolutionized historiography by shifting the focus from the purely political actions of monarchs to the deep-seated socio-economic and geographical forces that shaped the Russian state.

As a lifetime edition, this set is of immense bibliographical value. Parts 3 and 4 appear here in their true first editions, published shortly before the author's death in 1911, which left the fifth part unfinished.


r/Russianhistory 8d ago

Interesting art style depicting Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid I Receiving the Russian Embassy of Prince Nikolay Repnin in 1775, painted in the last quarter of the 18th century

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r/Russianhistory 10d ago

Russian History Books

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Russian and Soviet history books from my parents’ collection

Hey all! I’m helping my parents downsize, and they have a large collection of Russian-language books that they’ve accumulated over many years.

There are many books about Russian and Soviet history, including biographies, memoirs, politics, military history, art and cultural history, and historical novels.

I’ve started listing the collection on eBay here:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=glensidel61&_ipg=240

If you’re looking for a particular author, historical period, or subject, feel free to comment or message me. I’m happy to check the collection or provide additional information and photos.

History, politics, and memoirs

  1. The Secret of Grigory Rasputin
  2. Peter the Great — Nikolai Pavlenko
  3. The Doctors’ Plot of 1953 — Rappaport
  4. Why Stalin Created Israel — Leonid Mlechin
  5. Kremlin Clans — Valentina Kraskova
  6. Было — Evgeny Dolmatovsky
  7. Only My Heart Was Broken — Lev Ginzburg

Russian and Soviet cultural history

  1. On the Banks of the Neva — Marianna Basina
  2. Portraits Began to Speak
  3. Fyodor Chaliapin — Three Volumes
  4. Vasily Surikov: Letters and Memories
  5. ЗЯМА — это же Гердт!
  6. Marina Vlady: Vladimir, or the Interrupted Flight
  7. The Peredvizhniki: Collection of Articles
  8. Vladimir Vysotsky: Four Quarters of the Journey
  9. Stories About Russian Artists

Russian and Soviet historical fiction

  1. The Living and the Dead — Konstantin Simonov
  2. Thirty-Five and Other Years — Anatoly Rybakov
  3. The White Guard — Mikhail Bulgakov
  4. The Spanish Variant — Yulian Semyonov
  5. The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
  6. Moonzund — Valentin Pikul
  7. The End of Khitrov Market — Anatoly Bezuglov
  8. The Battle of the Iron Chancellors — Valentin Pikul
  9. I Came to Give You Freedom — Vasily Shukshin
  10. Glinka — Boris Vadetsky
  11. The Tale of the Unextinguished Moon — Boris Pilnyak
  12. The Death of Achilles — Boris Akunin
  13. Vertical of Life — Semyon Malkov
  14. Kill Stalin — Evgeny Sukhov

r/Russianhistory 10d ago

Why was Russia so ripe for a communist revolution?

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r/Russianhistory 11d ago

History Books, general & specific

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hola, i'm interested in learning about russian history from the earliest days up to the bolsheviks, just because i'm realizing that i don't know enough about pre-soviet history & would like to learn. i am looking maybe for one general book to start, then specific books magnifying topics/periods/people. thanks!


r/Russianhistory 12d ago

"Retribution for the Treason Against Holy Russia" White Army Propaganda Poster

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I came across this in the book The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images with text that read: "In this White Russian poster issued during the Russian Civil War (1918-1921), leading Bolsheviks including Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev and others - are driven into hell (and its array of tortures) by White Guardsmen on horseback and an avenging angel holding proudly aloft the scales of justice."


r/Russianhistory 13d ago

A Siberian bear hunting suit from the 1800s, constructed from leather and embedded with sharp iron nails designed for protection

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r/Russianhistory 14d ago

What is this??

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Picked this thing up years ago. The translate app tells me it’s a musical about Irish folklore? I asked my friend who studied Russian in college and they said that second red line says Guinness group? Does that first line really say peach?
Can anyone tell me what it says line for line?
Can anyone tell me about this musical or series?
What is this thing?
What does it have to do with Ohio???


r/Russianhistory 15d ago

Русские глазами немцев, ок. 1360–1370 гг.

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