Russia: The Full Story - From Ancient Slavs to the Fall of the Soviet Union

From the scattered forest villages of the early Eastern Slavs to the collapse of the Soviet Union, this is the complete story of Russia - one of the most dramatic and consequential nations in world history. In this documentary, we trace over a thousand years of history: the arrival of the Varangians and the founding of Kievan Rus', the Baptism of Rus' in 988, the Golden Age under Yaroslav the Wise, the devastating Mongol invasion, the rise of Moscow, the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the Time of Troubles, the Romanov dynasty, Peter the Great and the founding of St. Petersburg, Catherine the Great, the Napoleonic Wars, the emancipation of the serfs, the fall of the tsars, the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Soviet Union, Stalin's industrialization, the Great Patriotic War, the Cold War and the Space Race, and finally the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. This is a story of vast rivers and endless forests, of empires and invasions, of faith and revolution - a story that shaped not only Russia, but the entire world. If you enjoyed this documentary, subscribe for more deep dives into world history. #Russia #History #Documentary #KievanRus #Mongols #RussianEmpire #SovietUnion #ColdWar #PeterTheGreat #IvanTheTerrible