Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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where I just upload random videos from game-plays to vlogs and more.

Sources for all my videos are in the bibliography of my scripts available for free to download on my Patreon. patreon.com/mlaser?filters[tag]=script

Affiliate links to books about this topic I recommend reading if you want to know more:
‘The Cambridge History of Russia Ancient – 1689, Volume 1’- amzn.to/3GNGDZD
Ibid Volume 2 1689-1917'- amzn.to/3IMEu0V
'Ibid Volume 3 1917-2000'- amzn.to/470mo5u
‘The Contest for the Legacy of Kievan Rus’- amzn.to/46qQsqJ
‘The Ruling Families of Rus’- amzn.to/3Um6H1b

0:00 Introduction
1:22 Kievan Rus'
2:54 Polish/Lithuanian/Mongol/Muscovite Period
3:55 Appropriation of the name Rus' & the Legacy of the Kievan Rus' by Muscovy
6:08 Russian Conquest & Russification
9:45 Early 20th Century
15:14 WW2 & Late 20th Century
22:08 21st Century & Language Laws
26:08 Conclusion

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