The Russian chronicles : a thousand years that changed the world
Summary:
Examines the complex political and social background of Russian history; the mysterious origins of the Slavic people; the horrors of serfdom; the life of the nomadic and rebellious Cossacks; the Orthodox church which proclaimed Moscow as the "Third Rome"; the fabulous cities and glorious ceremonial of the Russian Empire; the brutality of the pogroms and heartbreaking mass emigrations.
Summary: Examines the complex political and social background of Russian history; the mysterious origins of the Slavic people; the horrors of serfdom; the life of the nomadic and rebellious Cossacks; the Orthodox church which proclaimed Moscow as the "Third Rome"; the fabulous cities and glorious ceremonial of the Russian Empire; the brutality of the pogroms and heartbreaking mass emigrations.
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