History of Russia - Rurik to Revolution

From Prince Rurik to the Russian Revolution, this is a compilation of the first 5 episodes of Epic History TV’s History of Russia. Visit our merch shop: Help me make more videos at Patreon: Recommended general histories of Russia (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): Martin Sixsmith, Russia: A 1000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East Orlando Figes, Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Robert Service, The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century #EpicHistoryTV #HistoryofRussia Music: Johnny de’Ath Filmstro Audio Blocks Premium Beat Kevin MacLeod ’The Pyre’; ’Intrepid’; ’String Impromptu Number 1’; ’Brandenburg No.4’; ’All This’; ’Satiate Percussion’; ’The Descent’; Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution CC BY-SA 3.0 A note on ’Ivan the Terrible’ - in Russia, Ivan IV has the epithet ’Гро́зный’ meaning ’Great’ or ’Formidable’. So why is he known as Ivan ’the Terrible’ in English? Because he was evil or useless or because of anti-Russian bias? No, because ’Terrible’ in English also means awesome or formidable - this was well understood when ’Гро́зный’ was first translated into English centuries ago, but now fewer people understand this. (see definitions 3 & 4 here: ). The name stuck, and Ivan IV has been known as Ivan the Terrible ever since. Images: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona State Tretyakov Gallery Russian State Historical Museum National Art Museum of Ukraine Herodotus: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.5 : Dar Veter, CC BY-SA 3.0 Polish-Lithuanian Flag: Olek Remesz, CC BY 2.5 New York Public Library Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Stenka Razin with kind permission of Sergei Kirrilov Winter Palace: Alex Florstein Fedorov CC BY-SA 4.0 Imperial Academy of Fine Arts: Alex Florstein Fedorov CC BY-SA 4.0 Ipatievsky Monastery: Michael Clarke CC BY-SA 4.0 Trans-Alaska Pipeline: Frank Kovalchek CC BY 2.0 Gallows: Adam Clarke CC BY-SA 2.0 Church of the Saviour exterior: NoPlayerUfa CC BY-SA 3.0 Church of the Saviour interior: Mannat Kaur CC BY-SA 3.0 Audio Mix and SFX: Chris Whiteside Rene Bridgman