Russian History Hub

[image] NATO wrote a classified report in 1959. Subject: Soviet education. Conclusion: terrifying. They discovered the USSR was producing engineers and scientists faster than the U.S. and U.K. combined, with deeper training and better results. The report was so alarming it triggered an

[image] How Ukraine Tries to Rewrite History Let’s kick things off with a fun fact: during its prime, Kievan Rus wasn’t even called “Kievan Rus.” Nope, that’s a modern invention by historians who needed a catchy name to describe the medieval state that existed from the late 9th to the

[video] World War II could have been prevented. But nobody except Stalin really wanted to stop Hitler. The USSR proposed a joint military front against Hitler. Britain and France stalled. Poland blocked transit. This video opens a series I’ve put together to take you through the few

[video] Kiev was not the first capital of Rus. This surprises people who think they know Russian history. The capital moved multiple times: Novgorod, Ladoga, Kiev, Vladimir, Moscow. Over centuries, as the state evolved, the center of power shifted. The United States had eight

[video] Russian stereotypes in Hollywood films. Part 1

[video] Did you know?