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The Culture of Old Russia
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Lectures and Reading in English
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The Scythians
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Slavic Origins: 4,000 BC to AD 862 Timeline
The Scythians
The Scythians - Seventh Century BCE By Irma Marx
The Real Scythians of Messopotamia by Fred Hamori based on a work by Gyula Mészáros
Prehistoric Art: The Scythians - the Hermitage Museum Collection
Where Did the Scythians Come From?
The Horses of the Scythians
The Scythian Map
Scythia from the Greek Mythology Link |
Byzantium: The Empire and Greek Cities on the Black Sea
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Timeline of the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine (Later or Eastern Roman) Empire 312-1453 - Timeline
A Chronology of Early Byzantine History by Timothy E. Gregory
Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Selected Sources on Byzantium
Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies page
Byzantium & its Neighbors Location Maps: 700AD-1200AD
A 16th Century Map of Constantinople
For those with fast connections, look at the full size version - really amazing.
The Glory of Byzantium from the Metropolitan Museun of Art
Restoring the Hagia Sophia
Byzantine Chant (Real Audio File, Real Player Required)
Byzantine Music Site |
The Kievan State
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The Origin of the Word 'Rus'
Lecture on the Geography of Russia Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required) Excellent maps
Kievan Rus
The Founding of the City of Kiev - Primary Chronicle
Lecture on the Viking Invasion Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
The Verangians 860-866 - Primary Chronicle
The House of Rurik (862-1613)
The Vikings in Russia
Lecture on Rurik Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
Ancient Kiev
The Map of Russia 878-912
If you wish to see the expansion of the state through 1430, just view the maps that follow.
The Russian Church: An Overview 900-1800
Prince Oleg's Campaign against Constantinople 904-907 - Primary Chronicle
Princess Olga 945 - 969 - Primary Chronicle
The Christianization of Russia 988 - Primary Chronicle
Lecture on the Fall of Kiev Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
Architecture
Novgorod: St Sophia Cathedral
The Churches of Novgorod
Kiev: Cave Monastery
Literature of the Time Period
Zenkovsky's Beginning of the Primary Chronicle
From Zenkovsky - "Life of our Blessed Father Theodosius, Abbot of the Crypt Monastery" by the Monk Nestor
The Chronicle of Nestor
The Novgorod Chronicle: Selected Annals
Nestor: The Martyrdom of Boris and Gleb.
Ruskaia Pravda: The Short Version
The Pouchenie of Vladimir Monomakh
The Lay of Igor's Raid |
The Growth of Muscovy
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Interactive Timeline of Russian History 860-2000 A beautiful site based on a book by James Billington
Lecture on the Mongols Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Ancient Russia
History of Moscow
The Early Days of Moscow
Mongol history and chronology from ancient times
The Mongol Invasion of the 13th Century
The Mongols and the Emergence of Moscow
The Mongols and the Cultural Change
Lecture on the Mongol Impact Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on the Rise of Moscow Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Vladimir Monomakh
Cap of Monomach of the Second Order: Crown of Peter the Great
The Rurik Dynasty
Lecture on Ivan the Great Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on The Third Rome Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on The Service State Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Ivan the Terrible and the Time of Troubles
Prince Andrew Kurbskii, First Epistle Written to the Tsar and Grand Prince of Moscow in Consequence of His Fierce Persecution
Lecture on Ivan the Terrible Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on Boris Godunov Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on Tsar Boris Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file-Real Player Required)
Lecture on The False Dimitri Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin
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The Time of Troubles
Lecture on the Time of Troubles Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin - Audio/vidio file-Real Player Required
Excerpts from "The Domostroi" (mid-16th century)
Excerpts from The Code of Law of 1649 (Ulozhenie)
The House of Romanov
Lecture on the Rise of the Romanovs Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
The Romanovs
Samuel Collins on the Court of Aleksei Mikhailovich (1670)
Lecture on the 17th Century Russia Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
How Russians Celebrated the Year 1700: Proclamation on the Introduction of a New Calendar, December 20, 1699
Decree on Single Inheritance, March 23, 1714
Lecture on Peter the Great Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin Part 1, Part2, Part 3 (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
Pavel Miliukov on the reforms of Peter the Great
Lecture on the 18th Century Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin (Audio/video file, Real Player Required)
Lecture on Catherine the Great Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin
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Lecture on Rurik Given by Prof. Petrov of University of Wisconsin
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The History of the Church
Russian Orthodox Church (Historical Background)
"What are the Differences Between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?" By Father Michael Azkoul
The Council of Florence (AD 1438-1445)
Moscow the Third Rome (excerpts) by the monk Filofei
Old Believers - A Brief Explanation
From Zenkowsky, "The Life of Archpriest Avvakum by Himself"
Life of the Archpriest Avvakum (selections)
An Account of the Punishment of Avvakum
Archpriest Avvakum
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy the "Filioque"
Art and Architecture
Early Ikons in Russia
The Golden Age of Russian Ikons
Andrei Rublev Icons
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Sergiev Posad
Kizhi's Wooden Architecture
Muscovite Architecture
Moscow architecture, XIII-XIX centuries
The Trinity-St.Sergiy Lavra |