The history of Russia is a story written by distance. This history documentary covers Russian history from the Vikings and Kyivan Rus to the Mongol invasion, the tsars, the Soviet Union, the war in Ukraine and today.

Look at Russia on a map and the first thing you notice is that it does not end. It covers more than a tenth of all the land on Earth and runs across 11 time zones. It borders Norway and North Korea. And almost nobody lives in it. A country this big should be untouchable. Instead, it has been invaded again and again, and almost every time it came back bigger.

This documentary follows the full story of ancient Russia and modern Russia: the North European Plain, the Vikings and Rurik, Kyivan Rus and the choice of Orthodox Christianity, the Mongol invasion and Batu Khan, the rise of Moscow, Ivan the Third and the Third Rome, Ivan the Terrible, Yermak and the conquest of Siberia, the Time of Troubles and the Polish occupation of the Kremlin, the Romanov dynasty, serfdom, Peter the Great and Saint Petersburg, Catherine the Great and Crimea, the sale of Alaska, Napoleon's invasion of 1812, the emancipation of the serfs, the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Russian Revolution and Lenin, Stalin, the famine and the Gulag, Operation Barbarossa, the siege of Leningrad and Stalingrad, the Cold War, Sputnik and Gagarin, Chernobyl, the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Yeltsin and Putin, Crimea in 2014, the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Russia's population crisis in 2026.

For five centuries, Russia answered every fear the same way: more land. But land was never its problem. Today the oldest problem in Russian history is back, and it is not an army. It is a number.

This documentary is based on archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed research, and primary historical sources. We help bring history to life while remaining faithful to the historical record.

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Some of the facts about Russia found in today’s list may change the way you see this country not just politically but geologically. Russia is not just snow and Ice. Check out these 25 really cool facts about Russia you might not know.

If you been paying attention to the news as of late, you are probably familiar with Russia to some degree. More than likely, you may see this country in a strict political sense. But Russia is more than politics. It’s a beautiful country with a lot of biodiversity. Take a look at these Russian facts (and our photo credits and sources) and let us know in the comments below which of these facts about Russia was surprising to you:

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Did you know that Russia has palm trees? They can be found in the “Russian Riviera”. Did you also know that Moscow is the biggest city in Europe? It has 13 million people. Something that may surprise you is the fact that Russia is home to more than 160 different ethnic groups. It also has around 12 million immigrants, making Russia the host of the second largest number of immigrants in the world. Do these facts change the way you see Russia? These are 25 really cool facts about Russia you might not know.

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Music: "From Russia With Love" by Huma-Huma

There's more to Russia than Putin and vodka. Check out today's epic countdown of 50 insane facts about Russia you never knew before!

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Russia is a vast and cold country somewhere in the north. What do you know about it? Vodka, bears and Putin? Well there’s definitely more!
Did you hear about zombie voters and helicopter golf? No? Then you probably heard of the pickled leader in the heart of Moscow and the mysterious Old New Year. Not again? It’s time to check out our new video on the craziest facts about Russia!

#russia #crazyrussia #khodorkovskyblog 0:00 What do you know about Russia?
0:23 Putin’s zombie voters
0:38 Tetris came from the USSR
1:01 Russians hang rugs on their walls
1:25 The longest railroad in the world
1:53 Just 50 miles separate Russia from the US
2:08 Radioactive lake that can kill you
2:23 Helicopter golf
2:37 Russians pickle everything including former leaders!
2:51 Why is Red Square red?
3:04 Saint Petersburg has three times as many bridges as Venice
3:12 Russian Old New Year
3:33 The Lungs of Europe - what are they?
3:43 Facial hair tax by Peter the Great
4:01 Cats hired in 1745 are guarding the greatest Russian museum from rodents
4:21 Bonus! Was copper for the Statue of Liberty produced in Russia?

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The video presents subjective opinion of the editorial office and has no intend to offend or insult anyone.

Sources:
"A History of Russia" (2019) by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky & Mark D. Steinberg. Oxford University Press, New York.
"A Short History of Russia" (2020) by Mark Galeotti. Hanover Square Press, Toronto.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia

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