Russia: History, Geography, Economy and Culture

Russia. It is a country that has been at the forefront of global politics for more than two centuries. Russia is a country that is almost always in the news, as the recent Russia Ukraine conflict demonstrates. It’s a country you simply cannot ignore. At a time of renewed tensions between East and West, its more important than ever that we stop a moment to understand what is Russia and who are the Russians. And this is why I made this country the next in the series on Nation States of Earth. 🕐TIMESTAMPS🕖 👉0:00 Introduction, Titles 👉3:37 Early History, Kievan Rus 👉7:01 The Rise of Moscow, First Tsars 👉8:46 Russian Empire, Peter, Catherine, Napoleon 👉12:58 Russian Revolution, Russian Civil War 👉17:07 Early Soviet Union (USSR), Stalin, World War II 👉20:52 Later Soviet Union, Cold War, Collapse, Gorbachev 👉24:16 Post Soviet Era of Russia, Yeltsin, Putin 👉27:28 Russian Government Structure,