This episode takes you to Russia’s 19th-century peak—from beating Napoleon to the mid-1800s, a time when its might wasn’t in industry, but in ruling Europe’s political game. It’s the story of how Russia became the "European Gendarme," quelling revolutions (like Hungary’s) and making powers like Prussia back down with just a Tsar’s "attention." But here’s the surprise: beneath its fearsome influence, Russia was shrinking into conservatism, choked by bloated bureaucracy and fallin...
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This episode takes you to Russia’s 19th-century peak—from beating Napoleon to the mid-1800s, a time when its might wasn’t in industry, but in ruling Europe’s political game. It’s the story of how Russia became the "European Gendarme," quelling revolutions (like Hungary’s) and making powers like Prussia back down with just a Tsar’s "attention." But here’s the surprise: beneath its fearsome influence, Russia was shrinking into conservatism, choked by bloated bureaucracy and fallin...
3 The Fall of Kievan Rus-What Was the Greatest Lesson for Future Russia
A Brief History of Russia
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3 The Fall of Kievan Rus-What Was the Greatest Lesson for Future Russia
In this episode of A Brief History of Russia, David Clark unravels the dramatic collapse of Kievan Rus — once a flourishing and cultured medieval state — that was suddenly wiped off the map by the Mongol invasion. But as we’ll discover, this destruction was more than just tragedy; it reshaped Russia’s destiny. From the chaos of civil wars to the rise of absolute power, the Mongol conquest planted the seed for a new, centralized Russia. How could devastation give birth to an empire?
A Brief History of Russia
This episode takes you to Russia’s 19th-century peak—from beating Napoleon to the mid-1800s, a time when its might wasn’t in industry, but in ruling Europe’s political game. It’s the story of how Russia became the "European Gendarme," quelling revolutions (like Hungary’s) and making powers like Prussia back down with just a Tsar’s "attention." But here’s the surprise: beneath its fearsome influence, Russia was shrinking into conservatism, choked by bloated bureaucracy and fallin...
