20th Century Revolutions
20th Century Revolutions
Matt Payne
20th Century Revolutions is a weekly podcast that traces some of the most consequential revolutions, political and social, that took place across the globe during the 20th Century.Currently On: "Season 1: Revolutions of the Ottoman Collapse" As a podcast about revolutions, the narrative will naturally pick up where the great Mike Duncan left off in his wonderful Revolutions podcast. This show is similarly broken up into seasons each covering different revolutions with episodes that are around 25-40 minutes long.As a podcast about the 20th century, I will try to make some sense of the 20th century and how the dramatic events of these 100 years shaped our world today. One of my hopes is that the framework of political and social revolutions will allow for new understandings of the 20th century.If you have any suggestions for future seasons, notice any serious blunders I have made in my facts or pronunciation, or just want to say hi, please email me at [email protected] maps and images: 20thcenturyrevolutions.com Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutions
1.17 Balkan Liberation
With the help of Bulgarians, Serbs, Romanians, Montenegrins, and Greeks, the Russian imperial army would sweep through Ottoman Bulgaria, liberating town after town. But once the Russians reached the gates of Constantinople, the Great Powers (predictably) began to get a wee bit nervous.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jul 10, 2024
42 min
1.16 The Great Eastern Crisis
Things weren't so looking great for the Ottomans in the summer of 1876. We've got widespread revolts, bankruptcy, public outrage across Europe, diplomatic isolation, two coups within a month, and Russia & Serbia both preparing for war. But you know, at least they got a new constitution out of it!For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jul 2, 2024
38 min
1.15 Bulgarian Horrors (Bulgarian Liberation pt. 4)
In the aftermath of the April Uprising, the bashi bazouks committed terrible crimes against humanity. As news of the Batak Massacre filtered back into the western presses, public outcry would spread all throughout Europe. Prominent figures such as Charles Darwin, Victor Hugo, Oscar Wilde, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Giuseppe Garibaldi will publicly support Bulgarian Liberation and call on their governments to intervene.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jun 25, 2024
38 min
1.14 The April Uprising (Bulgarian Liberation pt. 3)
In April of 1876, the Bulgarians rose up, and the Ottomans clamped down.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jun 18, 2024
39 min
1.13 The Hanging of Vasil Levski (Bulgarian Liberation pt. 2)
Vasil Levski, the "apostle" of Bulgarian Liberation, spread his revolutionary gospel throughout Ottoman Bulgaria as he brought the movement out of the emigre circles of Romania. Levski would then join forces with Hristo Botev and Lyeben Karavelov to found the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee, laying the ground work for the April Uprising of 1876.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jun 11, 2024
36 min
1.12 Bulgarian Revival (Bulgarian Liberation pt. 1)
Who's got the better mustache: Georgi Rakovski or Panyot Hitov?For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
Jun 4, 2024
42 min
1.11 The Eastern Question
"Oh Ottomans, what are we going to do with you?" - The Great Powers"Just give us a chance, we promise we can change!" - The OttomansFor helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
May 28, 2024
37 min
1.10 The Sultan and the Pasha
...and the Great Powers. Throughout the Egyptian-Ottoman Wars, the great Pasha, Muhammed Ali, would score one victory after another against the now truly floundering Sultan Mahmud II. But, as usual, the Great Powers are gonna have something to say about all of this.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
May 21, 2024
37 min
1.9 Rise of Muhammed Ali in Egypt
Within just a few years, Muhammed Ali went from being a run-of-the-mill tobacco farmer to being the "Founder of Modern Egypt." After this dramatic rise, Muhammed Ali will rebel against the Sultan and bring the Ottoman Empire to its knees.For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
May 14, 2024
36 min
1.8 Battle of Navarino (Greek Revolution pt. 6)
In the spring of 1827, the Greeks were getting trounced by the Ottomans... By the fall of 1827, the Ottoman-Egyptian navy was in the bottom of the ocean and the Greeks were on the verge of officially gaining their independence. So... what the heck happened? Well, the Great Powers happened!For helpful maps, photos, and other media, check out the website: 20thcenturyrevolutions.comPatreon: patreon.com/20thCenturyRevolutionsMake a One Time Donation: PayPal
May 7, 2024
35 min
Load more