Ancient Origins of the Kyivan Rus: From Rurikids to Mongols DOCUMENTARY

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🍘Click https://bit.ly/3la4sfY and use our code KINGSANDGENERALS10 to get 10% (save up to $47!) off your Bokksu subscription order! Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on Medieval History continues with a feature length episode on Ancient Origins of the Kievan Rus: from Rurikids to Mongols, as we will talk about the history of the Eastern Slavs, their relationships with the Turkic steppe peoples, Eastern Roman Empire and the Norse. This video will cover the rise and fall of Kiev, Christianization of the Rus, attacks against Constantinople, the wars against the Khazars and other nomads, as well as the Mongol invasions and the struggle of the Novgorod Republic against the crusaders. We will talk about the Sieges of Constantinople, Battle of Kalka and battle onthe Ice (Lake Peipus). Kings and Generals Full Length Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5i81Dml0VEQqxWoJVueilr Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Caesar against Pompey: https://youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: https://youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Slave Rebellions in Rome: https://youtu.be/YK68w-5Jn40 Pyrrhic Wars: https://youtu.be/2QBA6ZPmj3Q Mongol Invasions: https://youtu.be/bzatw32j-i4 Korean War: https://youtu.be/ViVGj58kt34 Early Muslim Expansion: https://youtu.be/r2cEIDZwG5M Early Muslim Expansion - Arab Conquest of Iran and Egypt: https://youtu.be/baHT2nR5Wr4 Third Crusade: https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ War of the Roses: https://youtu.be/Do7XBxUVJsE Medieval Battles: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Roman History: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6WrNCeL_AdR36ZIODiGNzq Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing Script: Leo Stone, Illustration and Animation: Michael Merc youtube.com/@MercenaryCamp, John Lavrinenko (https://www.instagram.com/li.comics) Animation - Vlad Kryvokoniev (https://www.artstation.com/amicus_verus) , Arif Azaman (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), Machinima: Arif Azaman using Total War: Attila engine. Narration: Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 0:00 Introduction 1:49 The Slavs and Scandinavians 13:47 The Rurikids - From Rurik to Igor 31:33 The Rurikids - From Saint Olga to Sviatoslav 41:17 Vladimir The Great 58:06 Yaroslav The Wise 1:09:14 First Signs of Decline 1:13:32 Battle of The Kalka river 1:22:45 Mongol Invasions 1:37.18 Alexander Nevsky and the Battle on The Ice #Caesar #AncientRus #KievanRus