NOT The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism (Response to Kraut)

FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: https://nojrants.substack.com/p/not-t... In this video, I will be responding to Kraut's "Origins of Russian Authoritarianism", and expanding on the history of the "Tatar Yoke" in Russian history. Kraut's original video:    • The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism   ------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamps 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:46 - Kraut's Sources 0:04:21 - Terminology and Background 0:06:23 - Nomad Isolation Myth 0:09:12 - The Mongols 0:12:27 - Economic Effects 0:13:25 - Isolation 0:16:23 - Why Nations Fail 0:18:11 - Novgorod 0:24:05 - Assimilation 0:25:38 - Despotism 0:29:33 - Zemsky Sobor 0:32:30 - The Wood Section 0:34:32 - Castles? Regions? 0:36:31 - "Nine Families Survived" 0:37:54 - Feudalism/Black Death 0:40:29 - Serfdom 0:47:32 - Other Factors 0:47:57 - The Church 0:52:07 - The Army 0:54:21 - Feeding 0:54:59 - Mestnichestvo 0:55:44 - Russian Culture 0:57:44 - Myth of the Tatar Yoke ------------------------------------------------------------ Links: Twitter: https://x.com/nojrants Instagram:   / nojraps   Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/nojrants Music Channel:    / @nojraps   ------------------------------------------------------------ #history #russia