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3 The Fall of Kievan Rus-What Was the Greatest Lesson for Future Russia

3 The Fall of Kievan Rus-What Was the Greatest Lesson for Future Russia

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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?

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