About this episode

This episode discusses the sudden escalation of conflicts in Russia during the late 1780s, including wars against the Ottomans and Swedes, and the death of a significant European figure.

After a decade of calmness in Russia with not much happening, the late 1780's suddenly exploded into action with wars against both the Ottomans and the Swedes and we also witness the death of another major European player. Oh and don't be alarmed but for this epsiode only, I've changed things - musically. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Damon Boar

Topics covered

• Russian history
• Ottoman wars
• Swedish wars
• European politics
• 18th century events

Keywords

• Russia
• Ottomans
• Swedes
• 18th century
• European history
• wars
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Russia, Ottomans, Swedes

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