The origins of Russia - Summary on a Map

Shooting the ashes of the false Tsar out of a cannon in the direction of the country that supported him is one of the most Russian things imaginable 😄

I love seeing borders moving. Ps: ok it is really moving now...

"He was assassinated and his ashes were then shot out from a cannon towards Poland" 😂

Recommended after putin interview

So this is what the Meet Arnold guy is doing now?

"so it's all trade routes?" "Always have been"

It was never called "Kievan Rus" until 18th century. Russian historians retroactively named it that.

One thing to note, Rurik is a leader, who has been invited. Every single country forms itself trough thousands of years of developing.

i find the history of eastern europe and the baltic area very interesting, because it's something we never learn in school in italy

Me : "Oh nice a new video" "The impostor" Me : "Oh"

Poland: Damn i could've rule the half of the Asia

As an American we never learned about this. In school we learn about fifty states and history for half of our school career.

"And his ashes are fired from a cannon in the direction of Poland" Metal.

Plot twist: russians are vikings who didn't like boats

Some people fail to understand that Kievan Rus was a mix of modern day Russia, Ukraine and Belarus TOGETHER.

Good history work! Continue your skill, more videos.

One thing to note is that the map shows some bodies of water that did not exist until 20th century. Rybinsk Reservoir is an example. It might be worth trying to find older digitized maps for future presentations if those are available.

Rurik not founded Novgorod,Novgorod already was by that time.Rurik was invited to rule on Novgorod

There was a fierce stubborn resistance of the Russian Slavs to the Mongol hordes. A lot of examples, incl a town of Koselsk (near modern Ryazan), that had been called The Fierce Town by the Mongols with all of its people incl women fighting to the end. But the forces were clearly unequal. It was a giant Horde and if not for the total Russian resistance that had depleted its initial punch, all of the Europe would have been conquered. You can see it from the sheer size of the Mongol empire set up by Genghis Khan who had subdued the China in the first place

Interesting how there is one story but many interpretations. Different country, different story for the same event. ;)