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Today, we cover the only major schism in Russian Orthodox history, known as the Raskol. Occurring in the mid-17th century, the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, led to the schism that would pit one side, the central church, against those known as the Old Believers, millions who exist to this day.

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Today, we wrap up the series on the final Moscow Show Trial in which 21 men would lose their lives in a trial short on reality and long on self admission of quilt.

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Today, we cover the third Moscow Show Trial based on the actual transcript, translated into English.

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Today, we finish our three part series on some of the most important cities of Russia with the history of the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv.

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Today, we cover the history of Russia's one-time capital, St. Petersburg. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, it became Russia's first truly European city. 

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Today's episode takes us on a journey through the history of Russia's capital, Moscow.

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Today, we wrap up the series on the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. 

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Today, we begin a two-part series of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the early 14th century.

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Today, we wrap up our history of the Cossacks, flowing them from the time of Catherine the Great, the Napoleonic Invasion, and though their tough times under the Bolsheviks. 

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Today, we continue on our journey into the history of the Cossacks, focusing mostly on those from the Don River basin. 

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