The History of Russia Podcast · Damon Boar
Episode 92 - Billiards, Tennis or Infection?
·27 min·2 clips
How did a young officer's flirtatious charm with Empress Catherine spark jealousy and a violent attack at court?
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A court injury opens into power, withdrawal, and war around Potemkin.
The episode follows Grigory Potemkin from the years after Catherine's rise through the opening stretch of the latest Russo-Turkish War, and it handles the braid of court favor, private loss, and military consequence with real clarity.
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Follow Potemkin from a one-eyed setback to the opening moves of the latest Russo-Turkish war.
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