In Moscow's Shadows
by Mark Galeotti
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Estimated from 43 chart positions in 43 markets.
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- 🇩🇪DE · News Commentary#10300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · News Commentary#11300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · News Commentary#15300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · News Commentary#35100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · News Commentary#6430K to 100K
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1.0M to 3.3M🎙 ~2x weekly·265 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
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2.1M to 6.6M🇩🇪15%🇬🇧15%🇦🇺15%+40 more - Active Followers
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625K to 2.0M
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In Moscow's Shadows 261: Happy Days for Putin?
Aug 30, 2026
49m 55s
In Moscow's Shadows 260: Digging (Relics) For Victory
Aug 23, 2026
50m 46s
In Moscow's Shadows 259: A Bite Out Of The Apple
Aug 16, 2026
49m 36s
In Moscow's Shadows 258: The Ukraine War and Russia's Khaki Election
Aug 9, 2026
47m 09s
In Moscow's Shadows 257: A Tale Of Two Systems
Jul 26, 2026
55m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/26 | In Moscow's Shadows 261: Happy Days for Putin? | Everyone keeps diagnosing Putin’s mood, not least given the CIA Director’s visit to Moscow. Putin is angry, he's frightened, he's desperate -- that seems to be the standard Western talking point these days, and hence the fear that he might do something dangerously escalatory. But is he? Things might actually look rather more encouraging from his perspective. So, in this episode, I try and peer through the Kremlin's windows, to understand how he believes things are going, in war and potential ... | 49m 55s | ||||||
| 8/23/26 | In Moscow's Shadows 260: Digging (Relics) For Victory | The war seems to be getting (even) nastier, in part perhaps - and this may be over-optimistic - as both sides seen an endgame almost in sight, as well as out of growing desperation on both sides. The desperation even extends to digging up Prince Dmitri Donskoi's bones for propaganda purposes. Then again, in the second half this gives me an excuse to talk about a couple of archaeological stories that have no real political importance, but interested me... The episode of the Peacemonger podcast... | 50m 46s | ||||||
| 8/16/26 | In Moscow's Shadows 259: A Bite Out Of The Apple | When the Kremlin changed its mind and decided to ban the opposition party Yabloko (Apple) from running in September's elections, it demonstrated its concern that this could become the new vessel of the 'coalition of the fed-up.' After all, this seeming no-hoper party was suddenly being boosted by a guerrilla meme campaign and looked as if it might even cross the 5% threshold to get into the Duma. This could not be allowed. The Kremlin is not frightened of Yabloko winning, it is frightened of ... | 49m 36s | ||||||
| 8/9/26 | In Moscow's Shadows 258: The Ukraine War and Russia's Khaki Election | Ukraine’s long-range campaign against Russia is no longer just about spectacular refinery fires. When Kyiv pivots towards softer targets like logistics hubs, it can hit morale, prices, and everyday life in ways that pure military targets do not. It is also a reminder of the innovation cycle in the war: Ukraine shifts tactics, Russia adapts, and both sides hunt for the next gap in air defences and the next pressure point that the public cannot ignore. What is the political intent behind these ... | 47m 09s | ||||||
| 7/26/26 | In Moscow's Shadows 257: A Tale Of Two Systems | Zelensky sacks a defence minister, then removes his commander-in-chief, and suddenly the question is not “who is better?” but “who controls the politics of war?” I use this as an opportunity to explore the systemic warfighting capacities of Ukraine and Russia defined not so much in military but political terms: political focus, generating and motivating soldiers, and learning. Russia can concentrate resources and recruit with money longer than many expect, but morale, discipline, and se... | 55m 12s | ||||||
| 7/12/26 | military strategypolitical pressure+3 | — | — | KyivCrimea+1 | Putinwar+6 | — | 44m 48s | ||
| 7/5/26 | Chekistocracyintelligence services+3 | — | FSBSVR+1 | — | RussiaFSB+6 | — | 1h 01m 10s | ||
| 6/28/26 | endgamesnuclear weapons+3 | — | — | Crimea | endgamesSergei Ivanov+5 | — | 41m 21s | ||
| 6/20/26 | crimepolitics+4 | — | FSB | MoscowSt Petersburg | AntikvarIlya Traber+7 | — | 36m 15s | ||
| 6/14/26 | peaceUkraine+3 | — | — | Ukraine | peaceUkraine+3 | — | 41m 42s | ||
| 6/7/26 | Near AbroadArmenia+4 | — | St Petersburg International Economic Forum | ArmeniaBelarus+3 | RussiaArmenia+5 | — | 39m 37s | ||
| 5/31/26 | crisis managementauthoritarianism+3 | — | — | MoscowRomania | Kremlindrone+5 | — | 40m 31s | ||
| 5/24/26 | PragmatismAsia+4 | — | — | ChinaIndia+1 | PutinBeijing+5 | Conducttr | 53m 58s | ||
| 5/17/26 | current issuesPutin+4 | — | Council of Europe | ChinaUkraine+1 | PutinChina+5 | — | 44m 06s | ||
| 5/9/26 | Victory DayRussian military+3 | — | Russia | Moscow | Victory DayMoscow parade+4 | — | 52m 11s | ||
| 5/3/26 | Russia's power statusgreat power+4 | — | — | MaliRussia | Russiagreat power+5 | — | 51m 02s | ||
| 4/26/26 | Russian militarydefense procurement+3 | — | Russia’s Defence MinistryKremlin | — | Andrei BelousovPutin+5 | — | 43m 47s | ||
| 4/19/26 | Russiawar+3 | — | British press | — | Russiawar+5 | — | 46m 50s | ||
| 4/5/26 | narrative controlauthoritarianism+4 | — | Post-Soviet Graffiti. Free Speech in Authoritarian States | RussiaDonbas | Russianarrative control+4 | — | 48m 01s | ||
| 3/29/26 | oligarchsRussian politics+4 | — | Rosneft | — | Igor SechinPutin+5 | — | 50m 55s | ||
| 3/22/26 | Russian politicsmedia manipulation+3 | — | Kremlin | EstoniaSt Petersburg+1 | Kremlindisinformation+5 | — | 42m 36s | ||
| 3/15/26 | Putinismideology+4 | — | Stanford UPIdeology and Meaning-Making under the Putin Regime | — | Putinideology+6 | — | 50m 47s | ||
| 3/8/26 | Russia's perspective on the Iran warnon-contact warfare+3 | — | In Moscow's Shadows | IranUSA+1 | Iran warRussia+7 | — | 49m 48s | ||
| 3/1/26 | Russia's geopolitical strategydrone and missile strikes+3 | — | USAIsrael+2 | — | RussiaMikhail Mishustin+5 | — | 52m 18s | ||
| 2/22/26 | warfarelogistics+4 | — | OspreySiege of Kazan 1552: Ivan the Terrible breaks the Kazan khanate | KazanUkraine | KazanIvan the Terrible+6 | — | 1h 01m 49s | ||
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Chart history for In Moscow's Shadows
Peaked at #4 in Norway, top 10 in 9 of 50 tracked markets, currently #4 in Norway.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Norway | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Finland | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Denmark | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| AT | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Sweden | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Germany | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| RO | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Brazil | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| PE | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Australia | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Ireland | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| HU | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| TR | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| CH | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| CZ | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| BE | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| GR | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| CL | — | #24 | #24 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.