Howdy everyone! I've got a short one for you this time. Doing a very brief overview of the history of Russian-controlled Alaska.

Alaska Purchase: https://www.britannica.com/event/Alaska-Purchase

Creating a Creole Estate in Early Ninteenth-Century RussianAmerica: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41349555

First Contact:https://usrussiarelations.org/2/timeline/first-contact/1

Russian Colonization: https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/russian-colonization/

Russia’s Slaughter of Indigenous People in Alaska Tells UsSomething Important About Ukraine: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/27/russia-colonization-alaska-ukraine-00123352

Student Information: https://alaska.gov/kids/student.htm

Howdy everyone and welcome back to the show! Today I will be talking about a subject very near and dear to my heart, Soviet small arms. Ooooooohhhhh. If that sounds like something that wouldn't immediately put you to sleep, you should tune in as I discuss Kalashnikov the man, his gun, and how it shaped the 20th century.

Sources:

A Look Back at the SKS-45 Rifle: ⁠https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/a-look-back-at-the-sks-45-rifle/

An Ode to the 7.62x39m (M43) Soviet: https://www.americanhunter.org/content/an-ode-to-the-7-62x39mm-m43-soviet/

Kalashnikov's Uncomfortable Legacy: ⁠https://www.rferl.org/a/kalashnikov-uncomfortable-legacy/25210112.html⁠

Military Assault Rifles: https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep10642

Obituary: Mikhail Kalashnikov: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19870688

Russian Arms Sales to the Middle East: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/russian-arms-sales-middle-east

Soviet Arms Trade With the Noncommunist Third World: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1174128

The AK-47: Comerade Kalashnikov’s Masterwork: https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/the-ak-47/

The AK-47: Everything You Want to Know: https://www.military.com/off-duty/ak-47-all-about.html

The World’s Most Popular Gun: The Long Road to the AK-47: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43152665

Howdy everyone and welcome back. I have a little short episode going over some high points of the history of St. Petersburg. There is so much history to this city, even though it's really not that old, so I just chose some of the most important, and some of my favorite parts to talk about.

Sources:

About St. Petersburg: https://forumspb.com/en/o-sankt-peterburge/fakti/

Moscow Becomes the Capital of the Soviet Union: https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/619089

Second Northern War:https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Northern-War

Siege of Leningrad: https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Leningrad

St. Petersburg: https://www.britannica.com/place/St-Petersburg-Russia

St. Petersburg Through the Ages: https://forumspb.com/en/o-sankt-peterburge/history/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F