Enjoy the professor. Hope he continues these as I enjoy his style of teaching. Sometimes hard to hear..

love the course, love the lecturer, but there are some technical glitches—sudden cuts—that render it impossible to follow; especially in Ivan the Terrible I-III. a shame

The first lecturer (there are at least two that I know of) is a great speaker and had me hooked in. I was really excited to learn more. Then the second speaker started. Now, we have a lot of Russian immigrants where I live, so I can make my way around their accents just fine... But this guys accent was so ridiculously thick it made the entire lecture completely unintelligible. I struggled through half an hour of that and I just had to quit, I had no idea what was going on. I don't doubt his knowledge on the subject, it was just too painful to try to decipher his words. Sorry.

I am an international athlete and I'm traveling to Russia this summer. I enjoy learning about the origins of the places I visit. The intro lecture outlined exactly what I was looking for: an early history of the political, religious, and social culture of Russia. I'm excited to hear more! The professor is entertaining and a good speaker as well. Please continue to post your lectures.