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1. The "Battle" of the Ugra River

The Great Stand on the Ugra River, a confrontation in the autumn of 1480, has come to be known as an emblematic moment in Russian history. Yet things are not always what they seem.

Tags: mongols, war, muscovy, tatars
2. A Great Overlooked Victory

The Battle of Molodi, while not a well-remembered battle, was a rather important one in Russia’s history. Yet for some reason it is little-known.

Tags: Ivan the Terrible, turkey, tatars, mongols
3. Tver

Olga Titova takes us to Tver, a main city located between Moscow and St. Petersburg, a land of candles and goats, bridges and rivers.

Tags: goats, mongols, Catherine the Great
By Olga Titova
4. RuNet Tackles History

What does the rating of RuNet’s most popular blogs have to do with history textbooks? Join us on an excursion into conspiracy theories, falsified history, and government ideology – RuNet’s standard fare!

Tags: runet, russia, russian, internet, history, education, mongols
By Eugenia Sokolskaya
5. Alexander Nevsky

Controversial actions of the Russian leader during the Mongol domination of the 13th century.

Tags: nevsky, mongols, russia, history
By Linda DeLaine

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