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1.26 - Enter the Rus Part III Dec 19, 2022

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This episode concludes our introduction to the Rus with a look at their move into the Dnieper valley and the trade routes to Byzantium and Western Europe.

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1.25 - Enter the Rus Part II Nov 12, 2022

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In Part II, we look at Scandinavian and Rus encounters with the Bulgars and Khazars.

1.24 - Enter the Rus Part I Oct 30, 2022

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This episode starts a short series considering the early Rus with a look at where Rus began.

1.23 - Before the Rus Part III - Scandinavians in the Northern Forest Oct 13, 2022

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The final part of this mini-series looks at the first tentative steps of Scandinavian travelers into the East.

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1.22 - Normanists and Anti-Normanists Oct 03, 2022

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An introduction to one of the biggest controversies in Russian and Ukrainian history - who were the Rus?

1.21 - Before the Rus Part II - Bulgars, Chuvash, Pechenegs, Magyars Aug 28, 2022

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Continuing our survey before the Rus with a look at the eastern part of the region. The Bulgars reach the central Volga, Magyars move south, Khazar power preventing new incursions from the steppe starts to crumble.

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1.20 - Before the Rus Part I Aug 08, 2022

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This episode begins a look across the region as it transitions from antiquity to the early medieval period.

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1.19 - From Friends to Enemies Jul 06, 2022

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The Khazars began as Byzantium’s closest allies, sealed with the marriage of the khagan’s daughter to the emperor’s son. But one decision by the Khazars turned them into enemies.

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Special Episode 4 - The Russian Federation: Could It, Will It, Should It Break Up? - With Alexander Etkind Jun 23, 2022

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I’m joined in this episode by Russian historian Alexander Etkind, author of the 2013 book Internal Colonisation to discuss whether the Russian Federation actually could, or, indeed, should break up.

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1.18 - Time to Settle Down, the Domestic Economy of Khazaria Jun 10, 2022

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The Khazar Khaganate was the first steppe empire in the west that had an economy capable of self-sufficiency. In this episode, we look at the development of agriculture by Slavs and steppe settlers in the black earth region of the forest-steppe belt, and other regional economies of Khazaria.

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