Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Let's retrace on maps the first origins of Russia, from the creation of Novgorod during the IXth century, until the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of the Romanov dynasty.
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English translation & voiceover: Matthew Bates epicvoiceover.com
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Original French version: youtu.be/og8yLsgvbYM
Russian version: youtu.be/eqVXKsnQuMY
Arabic version: youtu.be/DeDEVmmM6XE
Spanish version: youtu.be/Mmb6a_wTUi8
Portuguese version (Brazil): youtu.be/BYBF-MjyuQE
Japanese version: youtu.be/GaYvWP0Vn1U
German version: youtu.be/UtdO2n-C3Yg
Corean version: youtu.be/x26zyTaKjXc
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Music: Created for Geo History
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Software: Adobe After Effects
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Chapters
00:00 The Varangians
01:15 Kievan Rus’
02:52 Russian principalities
04:56 Catholic and Mongol threats
06:24 Mongol invasion
08:00 Grand Duchy of Moscow and Lithuania
09:59 Ivan the Terrible
11:43 End of the Rurik Dynasty
12:56 Time of Troubles
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