Society & Culture

116 Wag the Dog

The Scandinavian History Podcast by Mikael Shainkman

Sep 12, 202533:39Society & Culture

A few years after his coup, the opposition against Gustav III was growing. In an attempt to improve his popularity–and to reclaim some of the land lost in the War of the Hats–he decided to start a war against Russia. Unf...

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116 Wag the Dog is an episode from The Scandinavian History Podcast by Mikael Shainkman. A few years after his coup, the opposition against Gustav III was growing. In an attempt to improve his popularity–and to reclaim some of the land lost...

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Published Sep 12, 2025, 33:39 long, audio available.

116 Wag the Dog

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