Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20

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In which John Green teaches you how Russia evolved from a loose amalgamation of medieval principalities known as the Kievan Rus into the thriving democracy we know today. As you can imagine, there were a few bumps along the road. It turns out that our old friends the Mongols had quite a lot to do with unifying Russia. In yet another example of how surprisingly organized nomadic raiders can be, the Mongols brought the Kievan Rus together under a single leadership and concentrated power in Moscow. This set the stage for the various Ivans (the Great and the Terrible) to throw off the yoke and form a pan-Russian nation ruled by an autocratic leader. More than 500 years later, we still have autocratic leadership in Russia. All this, plus a rundown of some of our favorite atrocities of Ivan the Terrible, and a visit from Putin!
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
The Kievan Rus 0:44
Trade in 11th-century Kiev (Kyiv) 1:28
Leadership & Government in Kiev (Kyiv) 2:15
Mongol Rule and the Era of Appanage Russia 2:50
The Mongols' Influence on Russia 3:19
How did Moscow become so prominent? 4:29
An Open Letter to Basil and Basil 6:11
Ivan the Great (Ivan III) Expands Moscow's Power 6:58
Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV) 7:45
Credits 10:10
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[@abcbyuman]

I wonder if that guy is tired of being dragged behind the mongol on a horse

[@gravitywave1338]

It's an acquired experience.

[@Valsorayu]

acquired taste- H. Lecter

[@proverbialking3452]

Austin Cox he has a name you know...its Hector...

[@sicariius7682]

naaaaaahhhhhhhhh

[@SaddamHussain-gx9nc]

😂😂

[@dlo111]

10 yrs later and the Putin jokes hit just as hard.

[@ranshibuki9659]

* waits for a whole playlist of The History of the Mongols *

[@gabrielqf1099]

*still waiting after a year for that playlist*

[@eleSDSU]

And the wait doesn't seem to be even remotely close to an end

[@dorjjodvo1992]

Better watch others videos coming out than waiting for crash course

[@Breyerlover4ever23]

You need to wait for it... unless you're the Mongols.

[@anon-7251]

Ran Shibuki there is a good history of the Mongols made by extra credits history. It starts with Gengis Khans life and goes into a lot of detail.

[@arwakhnissi4344]

watching this literally one hour before my history exam, wish me luck, i hate my life. cheers

[@rainbohappiness374]

how'd you do?

[@Bob-ui2ct]

RainboHappiness Did u get. 3-5?

[@dominikhutnikviktorovichch8546]

Just say we are the strongest n go home

[@mortalwizard1988]

History is ez

[@Velociter]

I hope you failed.

[@mosquitobight]

They should do a Crash Course about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. That was a pretty neat and unique state while it lasted. Also underrated for its historic importance.

[@ChillDudelD]

mosquitobight WAY underrated, which you can thank the partitions for.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

mosquitobight I would like them to do so. Being russian i heared only a bit 'bout them even though that commonwealth supposed to wield some serious power and influence once upon a time.

[@ChillDudelD]

Self-replicating whatnot The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth also successfully invaded and conquered Moscow, thus owning Muscovy for a brief moment. Poles/Lithuanians are the only to have done that in history, after the Mongol Tatars of course.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

ChillDudeID IIRC, it was just after Ivan IV'th rule ended and everything was going to shit. That period in russian history called "Смута", that could be roughly translated as "Distemper".

[@m00rtin4]

mosquitobight i agree. poland never gets any love tho they had some big status in the middle ages and before maybe 18th century but it has had a somewhat sad history since then cus of conquering neighbours.

[@pokemongirl7511]

No one was able to conquer Russia in the winter, except...wait for it...the Mongols. (MONGOLTAGE)

[@varangianrus7690]

Mongols never techinically took over the Rus. They took over Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, etc. Rus paid tribute to them, so they won't attack them.

[@valeriofabrizi613]

Actuall, a territory of the former Rus managed to remain independent and form a State on its own, that is the Republic of Novgorod. It grow fast enough to become a key member of the Hansa trading community in the 14th century.

[@annayang6451]

YAASSSS *cheers about general winter and hetalia*

[@kekavbryt2114]

but why do russians have mongol genes in them, and im talking a lot of russians have it

[@annayang6451]

some people lied about it to make them seem more awesome. some are actually part mongolian

[@archvermin]

7:41 "I'm just kidding Putin, you'd never rig an election!" Doubly ironic in retrospect

[@AlxMar5]

Right??

[@sophie3869]

I was gonna comment this but you beat me to it :)

[@kzteligo]

Do you, westerners, know that Stalin was not ethnically Russian? He was a Georgian, from country called Georgia. P.s. His real last name is Dzhugashvili

[@floki_vt]

Stalin was also a German Plant, to keep Russia out of the wars by causing a civil war.

[@nathanc939]

+Floki The God Germans helped Lenin to get back into Russia in october 1917 to keep Russia out of the war. They never wanted Stalin to be in charge and probably didn't even want Lenin to success.

[@danielunnamed9438]

Ukrainian, Belorussian, Baltic countries and even Kazakhstan are Russian for them. It's like American (technically mostly britts, French, Spanish, Mexican and origin Indians) or China (sini-Tibetan, turcs, Korean, Mongolian etc folks). And even more: there are more than 190 folks in Russia, even original Russian - who mostly looks like Slavs are mix of Slavs, sciffs, Fini-Ugric tribes).

[@cosmicwatermelon3927]

Knew all of those facts and that Stalin ‘Сталин’ is Russian language for steel.

[@dhdhlee9449]

Kz Teligo that sounds very Mongol.

[@roimko]

I'm pure Mongolian and studying history makes me love my country much more from historical perspective. Isn't it stunning that Mongols survived for centuries, fighting. Mongolia is sandwiched between two great nations, Russian and China. Still Mongolia preserved its culture, nomadic lifestyle, language, independency and much more successfully.

[@roimko]

Why are you asking about where people have sex in here? People can have sex wherever they want, don't they. Answering your question, it depends on kinds of accommodation you live.

[@ScantlyChad]

roimko But you can't fit a horse into all places.

[@oj7442]

mznxbcv12345 they weren't that bad when it came down to ruleing nowhere near the Nazi level brutality

[@VaeSapiens]

THE SPRADICK RED MOO demon thing They actually were that bad. According to Iranian scholars of that day (so the people who saw the brutality of the crusades first hand) it was (paraphrasing) : "The worst thing that ever happened to the Islamic community". There were instances of closing whole trade routes because the ground was soaked in human blood and excrement. Not to mention that the countryside in northern China was literally covered in human bones. The main difference is: That was in the Middle Ages. Massacres on whole towns (including children and animals) were not only a Mongol thing, that was everyone's thing. Mongols were Championship level Gold medalists in genocide, though. Btw I don't hate the Mongol Khaganate (or present day Mongolians - who should be proud of their heritage the same as other cultures are proud of their conquest). I am fascinated by them: Their skill, organization and strategy is something to admire, but let's not forget that in Iran alone the estimated number of deaths is between 10-15 million people and most of those numbers are because of massacres like those in Hamadan or Nishapur.

[@ichupichu5569]

mongols... they all look like chinese, japanese and other east asians... you look like any other chinese student in china

[@TheJodofe]

The truth about the founding of Kiev is actually a combination of both theories. Kiev already existed before the Vikings arrived, but it was only a small, unimportant town. Only after the Vikings made it into their capital did Kiev grow into a large and important city. Also, this is not really a theory as much as historical fact since the history of Kiev is very well documented.

[@MrBander1]

"Where did you get those pants and all these teeth?" XD you're so funny

[@callmekai97]

"You smell nice"

[@TheTexas1994]

"Mmmm...you smell pretty"

[@Vienershmaken]

I’m happy to report all these jokes about Putin being a despot have aged like a fine wine as of October 2022.

[@bigzingus2001]

BLESS YOU JOHN GREEN I GOT A 3 ON MY AP WORLD HISTORY TEST AND I WAS BOUNCING AROUND THE HOUSE IN JOY AND I FORGOT TO COMMENT THIS SO THANKS BRO

[@shhs1227]

Ayyy me too, except I was taking European history

[@selinad3004]

Sara A wait u understand this can u break this down into dummy terms lmao

[@shoukatsukai]

selina d 3 is the lowest you can get to pass. The scale is a 0-5. (BTW I got a 4)

[@amberl3305]

selina d lol thank you...was wondering same thing

[@christianrodriguez-kp3ck]

lmfao i wish in 3 days

[@Ikketton]

The sad thing is, he didn't lie about translating "Moneybags". That is what the name means.

[@alexhunt4337]

“...it makes it difficult to mispronounce things, which is my thing...” Five seconds later... “Kiev-ee-an Russ” 0:47

[@katerynashneidmillier3228]

Alex Hunt And I-van and Basil instead of ee-van and vasili

[@alexhunt4337]

Kateryna Shneidmillier, you’re right. I must have missed it the first time.

[@Didact357]

I know I'm a year late but I gotta say, as a senior college student using this as a quick brush up on my Russian His. course, this is fantastic! I blazed through ~80 pages of early Russian history starting with the Kiev Rus yesterday, and this was a resource I'm really thankful for to double-check my understanding. And to think my high school teacher would show us these sometimes in class. Thanks John Green!

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Why can't Americans and Russians get along? And why are we (Europeans) always stuck in the middle, trusting neither?

[@voyagerabove4034]

Because we're humans and we needs reasons to hate each other.

[@koffieslikkersenior]

***** If you ask me, it's all just a power display and about personal glory/wealth... I mean, I know Russians and I know Americans, They really can get along on the personal level

[@stormbringer2189]

koffieslikkersenior Yeah its usual our governments that are at each others throats I personally don't hold anything against Russian people or culture and find them pretty neat, Russian culture has always been mysterious to me

[@ravenwing199]

Well call it revenge for crusades and colonies.

[@koffieslikkersenior]

XxRavenwing19xX lol. I hope you're not serious. That happened hundreds of years ago. You can't hold anyone accountable anymore. You can condemn what happened (and most people do), but not people that are alive right now.

[@ja-vishaara]

The Latin word for 'slave' is actually 'servus'. The word 'Slav' comes from 'слава' which means 'glory' in Serbian and 'fame' in Russian.

[@5oa8in2wr]

+Dion van Oene I like another theory. Slovo. People of the same language. Foreigners were called "nemtsy" - deaf, speechless. It looks more reasonable than "glory".

[@ja-vishaara]

+Евлампий Уютуботвальный That actually sounds like a more reasonable theory, yaeh

[@TukVideoRu]

+Евлампий Уютуботвальный Слово и Слава (молва) одного корня и происхождения. Христос он же Logos он же Слово.Славяне религия, последователи Слова Божия (Христа)

[@DreamWalkerVl]

+TukVideoRu Славяне стали славянами до принятия христианства.

[@takod323]

bump

[@fancyf33t295]

This hits different now

[@emmanuelflores4040]

I remember binging these before my AP world test sophomore year and getting a 5! These videos helped me out so much.

[@KaiserLouisPhilipV]

I was really hoping for more about the Polish-Russian relations and conflicts, which from my experience are also INSANELY complicated and yet REALLY interesting.

[@user-bn1zd3us5l]

A little remark on Ivan the Terrible, "Terrible" in his name is a translated version of the Russian word "Grozniy", but this word actually means "Intimidating", terrible in Russian is "uzhastniy" )

[@user-uj6pc7bc5t]

+Андрей «TheProudCat» Герман Vice versa

[@avreliyfivas265]

+Андрей «TheProudCat» Герман Terrible is Grozniy

[@ao-id2it]

+Avreliy Fivas No, you're wrong. Grozdny can be translated as "strong and dangerous", but not terrible. And people did not consider him terrible - the number of executed people Ivan Grozdny much less, much less than at the same time in western Europe, for example, Bartholomew's Night in France.

[@almarc]

+Андрей «TheProudCat» Герман Yeap, that's right. Гугл переводчик неправильный :с

[@Chiater]

Grozno actually does mean terrible in Serbian/Croatian and Slovenian

[@bobblues1158]

John, I really dig your talks. You have a great rhythmic pulse in your speech. You accent your speech pattern the same as in rap but your syncopation is more varied. (to my ear).

[@figureskater232]

Aloha! Thank you so much for explaining history in a fun creative way. Keep up the great work really appreciate it.

[@user-kf5lr1cb3x]

Как только он сказал, что умеет говорить по-русски - в ту же секунду я подписалась на его канал))) Спасибо за видео!)

[@sumnik852]

The word "slave" is derived from the Latin word "esclave", which is still pretty much the same word in Spanish (esclavo) and French (esclave). This word is comprised of the prefix "es" (for instance, es-cape, es-cort, es-calate, es-say, etc.,) meaning under or beneath and the suffix "clave" which means "key". The words put together literally translate into "under-key". The words esclave (under key), con-clave (with key) and en-clave (in key) all derive from the exact same suffix word "clave". The word "slave" never had any connection with the word "slav", which itself is just a foreign corruption of the word "Slovyanin".

[@qwertyuoip1234]

“See also Nazgúl and Dementors.”

[@user-fe8qq9nu9o]

I'm from Russia, and the way he pronounces russian words is so funny. Anyway, great video, love your courses :3

[@danielunnamed9438]

Also we had some kind of democracy called "veche" - citizen meetings and conversations, suggestions etc.

[@danielunnamed9438]

But it was mostly in north Russia. Also slavery had the easiest form here.

[@chloekirk4001]

I'm rewatching the world History series, because I FREAKING LOVE IT!

[@peoplebstupid4892]

amazingly insightful and humorous videos. as you would say "stay AWESOME "

[@weeklyvlogs3999]

I put my russan subtitles on this russa video a couple years ago. Best wishes John green

[@EmpereurNapoleonex]

lol the CC says "Johnny Bookwriter" instead of John Green at the end of the Open Letter to... section

[@konkeeee1383]

Lol

[@anonuser8259]

+Napoleonicus Oh I saw that too lol

[@cikosonly7507]

+Napoleonicus Slovic is not a latin word, slovians have they own language and don't need this useless stuff. Slavic means GLORY and remember this onece and forever or i will find you and then do some nasty stuff to you. And this glory is becoming from plunder the Rome empire.Well so all slovians used to plounder the rome empire. And you can ask who the he** are slovians exacly. Slovians are vandals,huns,goths ect. Well where they lived ? I can tell you that Russians (means tall strong mens) lived in territory of kievan russia, huns in hungary goth in now day territory of north-weat poland and north-east Germany and vandals on now day Warsaw land and neighborhood. Copy and paste it to somebody please

[@gabehankins4059]

+CikosOnly What?

[@johnarbuckle2619]

+CikosOnly ¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?

[@vikeyz1]

forgets to mention republic of novgorod which was more liberal and democratic then western europe way before

[@onthewall119]

**Didn't have time to mention. If you want a full fledge lesson then I'd advise you read a book or some papers

[@vikeyz1]

DCO 7 not convinient when people want ot push russian people as racially inferior becasue they love autocratic leader . etc

[@carsonchiu6069]

uhhh no, that's you

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

You sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

[@taylannurlu7430]

from eu4?

[@KristinaKorzhenevskaya]

you should probably update this episode

[@richardcordella4147]

"We don't want to get into an etymological flame war." Literally all that's going on in the comment section 🤣!

[@TEXASRUSKI]

David Bordelon I am so tired of people calling each other idiots that can’t just talk it out.

[@richardcordella4147]

Totally agree, man.

[@Taidgh17]

I just handed in my thesis for my MA and while crash course wasn't the origin of my topic ( the European reaction to the Mongolian invasion of 1241) it was the place where I retreated in moments of angst to enjoy myself and learn new things/ (over)enjoy the use of the Mongoltage. Basically I'd like to say thank you since it wasn't "academic" to thank a KZbin channel in my thesis acknowledgements :p.

[@ipuntturtlezz4632]

The music for Ivan the Terrible is cool and really goes well with that

[@videoprikoly2015]

Stereotypes about Russia: Vodka, Hat with ear flaps, Telogreyka, AK 47, Balalaika, Matryoshka, Zhiguli, Communism, Birches, Brown bear, Severe winter.

[@takshashila2995]

and poeple with thug life in soviet russia your country stereotypes you

[@MyKaddy420]

Don‘t wanna be prudish, but the "hat with eat flaps" is called "ushanka"

[@pomiklom2499]

We have stereotypes about you, you fat, dumb, McDonald's and women Obama.

[@Cpt_John_Price]

@@pomiklom2499 bald eagle, freedom, M16, Imperialism

[@pomiklom2499]

@@Cpt_John_Price Ah this Yes, and I thought democracy have there. But the main thing is fat. Well here's my answer about M16, PPSH 41.Well, in the anthem of the Soviet Union as mentioned? Unbreakable Union of free republics.

[@emilys5008]

Thanks to Crash Course, I have refound my love for world history.

[@davidskime1613]

i spend 80% of my free time watching crashcrouse . thank you idk what id do without you guys

[@Pooua]

I studied Russian language a few times (and almost remember some of it) when I was a teen, then I took a class on Russian history and culture in college. I love history, geography and how things change. The Mongols are fascinating, too.

[@vitaliiukraine4662]

russian and mongols has a common history .Its great mistake refer to them history of Kevan Rus and regard them as slavic nation. The word "russian"never been referd to them untill 18 century when Peter 1 renamed Moscovia in Russia. Russia simply was a greek pronounce of Rus or ancient name of Ukraine as i show in top message .The moscovians in most part is mix of finnish tribes with mongolan element . They are has only slavic language but thier root are in finn history and Moscov state formed by big Golden Chord influence

[@Pooua]

Vitaly Topol Where did you get your historical information? Kievan Rus' goes back to 9th Century, and was already a large and powerful state and had adopted Orthodox Christianity before the Mongols arrived and established the Golden Horde in the 13th Century.

[@maxbocelli]

Vitaly Ukraine There was never such country as Ukraine, it was all Rus.. Ukraine literally stands for "on the border".. and your "pure blood Rus" is such arrogant bullshit.. DNS of Russians proves that they are not mixed with the Mongols any more than Ukrainians, since Kiev was also under occupation of the Golden Horde.. In fact, western Ukranians are a mix of Rus and Galicina.. so get over it.. you people are so brainwashed its amazing..

[@vitaliiukraine4662]

Aurelius M. sound like Moscow propaganda !So your words costs nothing ...First before writing prove your "knowledge". Ukraine was known under the title "Ukraine" in 1918 as Ukrainan Peoples republic and Kossak state of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and also as Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Ruthenia which means Ukraine .Because Rus or Ruthenia is name that refer only to Kievan land or Ukraine and could not be refer to Moscovia because Moscovia never express himself in such name and it good proves by ancient literature . In those days always been said : "This one went from Novgorod in Kiev ,Rus " . Such words good show that Rus or Ruthenia was refer only to modern Ukraine ..Ukraine means in most use meaning"land"or "country" and this word well known from 12 century and in that time Ukraine does not "stand on border "because was self-sufficient and experienced a flourishing .Ethnonim ukrainians well known from 15 century and was second along with the ethnonym ruthenians . When Moscovia at Peter the 1 rulership in 18 century claiming the legacy of Kyivan princes Ukraine stole and assigned our name Rus and start use in greek form "Russia " and rename Moscovia in Russia and called themselves as "russians" . Ukrainians that were known as ruthenians or rusyns must somehow distinguish themselves because in russian and ukrainan it soudns equally and similarly and start used the second ancient name ukrainians and Ukraine instead of Rus more and more to end of 19 century and but untill 20 century especially in Poland and Slovakia ukrainians Ukrainian called Ruthenians and Ukraine Rus or Ruthenian land and our language ruthenian language.

[@vitaliiukraine4662]

Aurelius M. Kievan Rus was never under rulership of Golden Horde in the same meaning like Moscovian Duchy .Mongols only cross through Ukraine but never stay for a long time . But on the contrary principality of Moscow was by centeries part Golden Horde Great Ulus Jochi and khans gave to Muscovite princes on reign shortcuts and princes swearing allegiance

[@Laura5835]

Wow, I've just discovered this channel only because I was looking how to pronounce "Kievan Rus" in English. It's amazing! History told in such a fun and engaging way! Exellent idea! I love it! I'm subscribing. To listen to some lectures on history in English is definitely going to benefit my English. If only they taught history this way back in my school times. I really hated history back then. So thank you for the channel! You are great!

[@ArtEM-41]

Спасбо большое за видео. А за назгулов и деметоров отдельный лайк)

[@Ger0]

"Ivan the Terrible established absolute control of the Tsars over russian people, and set the precedent of accomplishing this through terror, secret police and the suspension of law" 9/11, NSA, Patriot Act? :D

[@JGZulu]

Ger0 No that's Putin, word for word. The US doesn't have a secret police. All the NSA is doing is monitoring, which of course is awful, but not the same as Putin's system

[@JGZulu]

***** Too bad you actually don't have any evidence to back that up. Literally no one in academia, even Russian academia, believes that.

[@JGZulu]

***** Yeah not corruption. Those are all problems, but you clearly don't understand what corruption is. Corruption is one man having complete control over all major companies in the country and ruling through fear and intimidation to protect his rule. Corruption is how a leader paid $200,000 a year has a net worth of $70 billion

[@JGZulu]

***** Also, you as a Russian are criticizing the US for DHS buying up ammo? Americans can do that because it's our agency and violating our rights, but take a look in the mirror. The MVD has tens of thousands of paramilitary men. The FSB kills dissidents and bribes judges. You have the gall to point to the US?

[@JGZulu]

***** Lol yup by gunning down opposition leaders? How does DHS oppress Americans? Please enlighten me. What is RIA Novosti and Sputnik News telling you these days?

[@TheRachaelLefler]

The Mongols successfully conquered Russia in the winter... holy historical fuck!

[@Solaxe]

Also Poles and Lithuanians..

[@Tomoesong]

Solaxe Solaxowski yea yea one or some city can't count as whole country.

[@hankim1083]

Thank you makers of crash course! You guys are changing the world!!!

[@gwlevits]

As a Russian History teacher, pretty darn good for a concise history!

[@ertuncdelikaya8237]

Russian being an East Slavic language has nothing to do with the fact that the original Rus' people were a Viking tribe and that the Kievan Rus' federation was founded and ruled by the Varangian (Viking) Rurik Dynasty. Likewise, Franks were West Germanic but French is a Latin language spoken by the Gallo-Roman people who kept the ethnonym of their Germanic rulers, and Bulghars were a Turkic people but Bulgarian is a South Slavic language spoken by the Thraco-Slav people who kept the ethnonym of their rulers.

[@Pravover]

Zaya Earthling "Varangian" is NOT equal "Viking". Varangians was a name of any mercenaries from North in Byzantium, and "Варяги" in Russian - all nations who lived on Varangian (now - Baltic) sea shore. In 5-10 centuries there were many Slavic tribes too.

[@ertuncdelikaya8237]

Pravover Read the Wikipedia articles titled "Varangians" and "Rus' people". By the way, even the name Rurik is Scandinavian; there was a Danish lord named Rorik/Roerik.

[@FedorSteeman]

+Zaya Earthling Exactly my thoughts! As far as I know, the normanist theory is still mainstream, except in Russia...

[@viks4an]

Just gonna leave this here for the ppl who read your comment in the future. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarians (go and do some research if you are offended by a wiki link - youll get the same resault) "Overall Until recently the Bulgarians were believed to be a tribe of Turkic origin, but the results of the study had failed to show any Turkic connection, showing that the Bulgarian population is genetically purely Indo-European and stands closest to the group of the Slavic peoples with closest genetic similarities found with the Croats, Poles and Ukrainians; the scientists reckon that Thracian and Bulgar DNA is also present in case the Bulgars were genetically unlike the Turkic peoples and originated in Eastern Iran.[76][77] According to other scientists, such as the Bulgarian Family Tree DNA Group Administrator, the Pelasgian (pre-Thracian) descent and Hg I are numerically the most significant parts of the Bulgarian population." So ye, update your self-thought history for future commenting.

[@FedorSteeman]

viks4an But that was exactly the whole point! The Bulghars, a Turkic tribe, conquered a largely Slavic population and imposed their demonym on the people (now: Bulgarian), but not their language. The Franks, a Germanic tribe, conquered a largely Romano-Gallic population and imposed their demonym on the people (now: French), but not their language. The Roslagen Varangians, a Norse tribe, conquered a largely Slavic population and imposed their demonym on the people (now: Russian), but not their language. Same things! Is that really so hard to understand?

[@LeeNTien]

Irish also doesn't sound much like Danish, but Dublin was founded by the Vikings, who later got expelled. I think, the same idea stands behind the "Vikings created Kiev" theory.

[@seemslegitm8697]

Although in that case the Irish definitely aren't descended from Danish. The Danes did found Dublin but there already were Irish in Ireland

[@LeeNTien]

seemslegit m8 same in Kiev.

[@seemslegitm8697]

LeeNTien Maybe

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

LeeNTien As far as i(being russian) understand it, viking theory proposes that some scandinavian dudes came to the territory of would-be Rus, ruled some sort of state for a few generations then got assimilated into local slavic population. Plausible, i guess.

[@dmytroskrypka]

LeeNTien Vikings always assimilated into local population. Look at Normandy in France. Vikings did established first Rus states but their sons born from local woman already had slavic names.

[@annazakharova6187]

Всем привет) К сожалению, меня вряд ли кто-нибудь поймет, но вы все равно все крутые ребята, удачи вам) И привет из России.

[@pavelsmirnov1645]

Interesting and ironic. But, I think we began to forget our history. Thank you for the video.

[@SwimmerGotSoul]

I'm surprised that no one commented on the fact that John never mentions how Ivan the terrible's father died when he was three, and then his mother, who was acting as Ivan's regent, was probably poisoned by the boyars. Ivan was controlled and mistreated by the boyars until he began his rule. It's easy to just say that Ivan was terrible and earned the title but that is in no way the whole story.

[@Luredreier]

Regarding vikings founding Kiev it's not like *anyone* (that I'm aware of) is claiming that they where the majority population there or the leading driving force of the language. Just look at any otherplace where vikings came to power. Does Normandy, England or Sicily and southern Italy strike you as areas with nordic speaking populations? One of the main features of the vikings where a tendency to draw on the strengths of the local population. As for the word Slav originating from the word for slave... That seems silly, if anything it's more likely that it is the other way around as the various slavic peoples have been bullied around and captured, taken as slaves or killed in large numbers for centuries... If the theory that vikings founded Rus is correct then they probably did so by founding a settlement in an area already populated by slavic peoples and they only ended up as the upper class/rulers, not as the majority of the population after a relatively short period of time Well, that's my take on it anyway...

[@user-rc9bv7qx5p]

The Vikings were not able to build the citys. They did not know how to build cities. Vikings were able to fight. Kiev was built before the arrival of the Vikings. Russia was before the arrival of the Vikings. Russian wanted strong allies. Russian got a strong army. After the death of the last king of the genus Rjurikov...... Russians entrusted throne Polish pretender Dmitry I . False Dmitry I tried to maneuver between Russian and Polish feudal lords. False Dmitry I drank a lot, organized carnivals and humiliated Orthodox Church. So he quickly became a dead (killed 17 (27) May 1606, Moscow) and the Polish army fled in panic from Russia. Very quickly, they fled. It was hard to catch up. SLAVA-translated to your ENGLISH means glory, glorification. SLAVYANE (translation) - Glorification great nation. What think your Saxons ....... DOES NOT MATTER FOR RUSSIANS. Let them come and try to control the Russian "slaves." I want to see how quickly to run the British Sirs and Madam.

[@WhitehornMichael]

Well the Norman's didn't speak with a nordic tongue mate. The language of choice in their high society was French,

[@user-rc9bv7qx5p]

Michael Whitehorn In the Russian aristocracy spoke French and Russian. This fashion came about three centuries after the collapse of Kievan Russ. It was Russia. Rjurikovichi already extinct. In Russia, the rules of the Romanov dynasty. But as soon as Napoleon invaded Russia ....... Russian aristocracy "forgot" to French. Instantly speak up French language was obscene.

[@ScabiousGarde]

Geez, John, that got... uncomfortable during time travel.

[@Luredreier]

максим петров Um, I think you need to read up on your viking history...

[@kurtzierleingarcia9259]

Love your work. Many thanks.

[@morten7177]

The Vikings did found the Kievan Rus, however they only ruled as a Norse-speaking elite minority for a few generations before they gradually "Slavisized". A few examples of the remaining norse influence can be found in Russian names, such as Vladimir (from Valdemar), Ivan (from Ivar) and Olga (from Helga). Other examples are the Russian suffix of 'grad' in city names (i.e. Volgograd) coming from gård/gärd/gard. Also, the Ukrainian word for council (rada) can be traced to the Norse "råd", which shows the increased Norse influence on Ukraine than the Russian version of the word - "soviet".

[@alexmashine]

russia is not russia it was tataria. they still ukranian history, and made many miths

[@StrangeloveStrangelove]

On the contrary, "Valdemar" came from the slavic "Vladimir" (vladet' - to rule, mir - world). A lot of slavic names end with "mir". Also "Ivan" is just a common christian name and it has many analogues in other languages (John, Evan, Sean, Juan, Jean, Johann, Hans, Giovanni, etc...) But you're right about "Olga" and there was a male version "Oleg" (from Hélgi). Also the most Scandinavic name in Russia is Igor (from Yngvarr). And i'm not sure about norse influence when it comes to similarities between "grad" and "gard". I think they are similar because it is an ancient word that comes from Indo-European language family.

[@Boyar300AV]

@@alexmashine Ukraine is Bodrland. Ukrainian history was fabricated in 19th century Austria. Since then Ukrainians are trying to steal Russian history. Meanwhile Rurikd dynasty rueld Russia since 862 until 16th century. Last Rurikids ruled as Russian Tsars meanwhile no one ever heard of Ukraine- Borderland.

[@alexmashine]

@@Boyar300AV are you insaine? first was kiyvskaya rus I m from Kiev and you told me about my history? you know nothing about it

[@Boyar300AV]

@@alexmashine Ukrainians in Kiev are migrants. They did not even live in Kiev until 20th century lol. You are the same native in Kiev as Turks in Berlin lul.

[@Davidn1]

So basically, Kiev is the rightful owner of Russia. I guess Putin was wrong!

[@principetnomusic]

Yep. We shall bow to our Ukrainian overlords in due course.

[@Davidn1]

nachkellottobitbod yeah. Basically

[@Davidn1]

nachkellottobitbod Yup, that's a minefield.

[@EdIngood]

vice versa - Russia is the rightful owner of Kiev, since they fought it back from Poland.

[@Davidn1]

EdIngood EdIngood I guess Russia owns East Germany as well.

[@Last555555555]

Some people don't seem to see the link between Kievan Rus and Russia, saying that it's Ukrainian and not Russian, but what they fail to understand is back then, there was no Ukrainian or Russian. You were Kievan, or a Muscovite, or Novgorodian or whatever. What made the Kievan Rus important to Russian history is that they controlled the major Russian cities of Moscow and Novgorod and much of modern day Russia until the Mongols came through and took them over, giving Russians a common ancestry that they could later rally behind pre-Golden Horde. As was said in the video, many moved from Kiev to Moscow and Novgorod, as Kiev was sacked and practically destroyed by the Mongols. I imagine that had the Kievans surrendered like the Muscovites did, Kiev might be the seat of the Russian nation now, or there might not be a single Russian nation at all. Who knows?

[@DaDunge]

True, they were the same people but then they diverged, today Ukrainians and Russians are not the same people, at least no more than say the Dutch and the Germans are.

[@dicio4001]

Russia is still a very different collection of people and states under one idea. Kind of like a mini Europe. A lot of related populations but they have drifted quite far. For example, a North Western Russian is a lot more genetically closer to Finno Ugris (Finnish, Estonians and a couple of other tribes) than to a North Eastern Russian. It is theorized that in early history it could of been possible that Scandinavian/Finnic tribes and Rus states could of formed a union but then....stuff happened. Still as you said there was no Russian or Ukranian, you are right but now there is. Both cities then had their identities as first city states and then regions. These differences are still there. Ukraine/Kiev become a more dare I say 'Westernized' region as they were closer in trade to other near West regions and Moscow area become a metropolitan of Russian ideals as the video discussed, people started flocking to this place as a place to settle or re-settle. It isn't called Russian Federation for nothing. It has very different, genes to culture, people in it. From Muslim Afghans to near "Swedish" looking North West Russians. Nevermind the settlers of Eastern regions of Russia.

[@user-bv4kt9xh9m]

+Duk У тебя какое-то болезненное отношение к монголам. Они до вас ВООБЩЕ не дошли, чтобы кудахтать про «anti-mongolian orientation». К тому же иностранцы не поймут этого срача, когда русские тычут в украинцев африканской гаплогруппой E1b, а украинцы в русских - «монгольскими генами», которых по результатам генетического исследования нет даже у татар. По поводу Новгорода - он от Киевской Руси отличался точно так же, как и от Московского княжества. У него был потенциал стать независимым государством, если бы его московские жадные князьки не зохавали.

[@tee-hee6371]

Dicio

[@Smutnovsor]

htere were. There was Ladoga's Rus and there was Khazar Kaganate, later was defeated by parts by the first ones and the first annexxed territory was Kiev - thus turning NOVGOROD's Rus into Kievan Rus.

[@dimitarmitov147]

why would you even think that "slave" has anything in common with "slav"? the name of Slovenia, Slovakia, and the word "slavic" or "slavyani" comes from the word "slovene" which literally means "those who speak the language" (slovo=word,speach) contrary to the "nemtsi", meaning "mute people" as we call the germans...

[@graceantonio3573]

Haha right! The green guy was trying to be cute but looked foolish instead. I think typical westerner, wait... is he american? No wonder.

[@user-ij9vp2wp1z]

Славянин произошло от славный

[@maxromanov706]

@@geneboiko4585 Тоже хочу твоих зелий, чтобы тоже веды в голове вертелись))

[@geneboiko4585]

@@user-ij9vp2wp1z - я по образованию филолог ! А Вы кто ?

[@geneboiko4585]

@@maxromanov706 - три высших образования - вот Вам и будет знание заместо зелия !

[@16mobs50]

Thanks, this helped me BIG TIME with writing my report i didn't start on the golden horde and impacts from the mongols due in two days. Almost done! All i need to do now is stick it on a piece of paper.

[@user-wz6st6io7t]

One remark: yes, in English language in word "Slavic" you can hear word "Slave", that make your conclusions. But here is two problem: 1. There is in XII century slavic people dont spoke in English (like and other world). 2. Word "Slavic" in slavic launguages came from word "Slava" - that mean in English "Glory". Also, this word "Slava"(Glory) you can hear many times in russian hymn and civil slogans.

[@KirSapVyach]

About the nickname of Ivan IV - 'The Terrible'. In English language it may be have the meaning such as bad, but in Russian it mean something else. The etymology of this word came from word 'гроза', which mean nature phenomenon 'lighting'. So, in Russian the meaning of the Ivan's nickname means severe, strict, something which may be frightened you, but you adored it in the same time.

[@user-xe6oh3io6j]

Спасибо за видео. Было интересно

[@vicky1by0]

The Mongol adaptation tone cracks me up every time !

[@2ztz]

I figured that a lot of people are kinda confused about the meaning of the word "Slav". The root "Slav" means "Glory" in all Slavic languages, except for Polish (most likely due to Swedish influence, though the Polish version "khwala" is synonymous and understandable in other Slavic languages) and Slovene. In my opinion he should have said that because he was studying Russian as he said. "Slavic" means "Glorious" which is why you can find a lot of important people's names that have the root "slav" in history of Russia, Belorussia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, and other Slavic cultures. One example: SLAU in Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Today's Czech name Vac'lav has the same root as its Russian version Viacheslav. It should make sense that Slavic cultures have been calling themselves not "slaves" but "the glorious". Slave and Slav seem alike but the groups of languages are way different and this "seeming" connection doesn't exist. In addition, Ivan IV's name in Russian sounds as "Grozny" which more precisely could be translated to English as "menacing/threatening" rather than "terrible". (Some additional info: Chechen capital is called "Grozny". The name was given by the Russians long time ago during conflicts of the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire.)

[@JugglerKnight]

This guy's got a hard on for the Mongols. Yes, many czars committed grave atrocities but he seems to hand-wave all of the atrocities that the mongols did in Russia. Brian Landers " "One empire in particular exceeded any that had gone before, and crossed from Asia into Europe in an orgy of violence and destruction. The Mongols brought terror to Europe on a scale not seen again until the twentieth century." He doesn't quit emphasize that unless the princes of the region became vassals to the Golden Horde, than the whole towns and cities would have been exterminated (like many were by the Mongols who chose to resist them)

[@JugglerKnight]

He depicts the situation like the Muscovites should have been grateful to the Golden Horde for naming their leader Grand Prince. Dude, the mongols killed so many people it's not even funny

[@xyetach7236]

хм... дружина Евпатия Коловрата хорошо противостояла монголам, но была ликведирована, а захвативших в плен из этой дружины Батый отпустил.

[@pringlw]

These videos are outstanding. I’ve been binge watching.

[@Smergoff]

thank you John Green for your crash courses. From Russia with love. С наилучшим пожеланиями российский школьник из города, основанного by Ivan 4 terrible, а именно из Орла not eagle but Orel

[@dedoubecool]

I hope this is all accurate because I'm definitely using it in my exam tomorrow as a replacement for all the russian civilization lessons I've missed

[@dedoubecool]

***** It actually did ! 15/20 yes yes yes !

[@AndreyPavlovRus]

dedoubecool C is good for you?... OK )

[@gack1015]

***** dedoube got burned!

[@PoppingPOPcans]

***** you're a douche

[@HenryGK]

You got the etimology thing a bit backwards. It's believed that "slave" comes from "slav", not the other way around. Latin for slave is servus (or servvs or seruus or SERVVS - spell it how you like) which gives us - as you may have guessed - "servant".

[@howyoulikethetruth469]

John, you mix up different things: modern Russian for centuries was know as Moskovian Tsardom and is the ancestor of finno-ugric tribes and the mongols, having no much in common with Kyivska Rus. In 1721 Piotr the I renamed it into Russian Empire in order to deceitfully confirm the right for Kyiv and other lands of modern Ukraine. FYI, Andrii Boholyibskyi, who is recognized by many as one of the founders of Moscow Tsardom, seized and burned Kyiv and its churches - any of Rus princes would do that. So, mongols never conquered Russia (it hadn't existed), Kyiv grand prince (in particular - Volodymyr (Wladimir) the I) wasn't model for future russian one - there were no russian princes (but there were moscow ones). Your presentation of history is typical for moscovian people, who want to be ancestors of Kyivan Rus, but it isn't truthful - just check some serious historical books, not prepaid by moscovians.

[@natalyaganz5905]

Legit surprised at the beginning when you spoke Russian. All I thought was, "Hey, this American can speak with not that bad of an accent. Good job my friend, care to join me for some kanyak?"

[@dIRECTOR259]

The Rus are in fact generally accepted to have been Swedish vikings, not Slavs, and yes the word "Slav" does most likely originate from the Latin word for "slave". The viking Rus traded Slavs en masse as slaves. (I'm a Slav, btw.)

[@dIRECTOR259]

XYETACH Those who the tribes turned to for unification were vikings, and the only vikings that operated there were the Swedish vikings. And its known they traded in Slavic slaves. Presumably with Slavs from tribes that did not submit to them. Also, for the record, while the source (Russian Primary Chronicle) does say that the Slavic tribes "asked" the vikings (i.e. Swedes) to unify them, such things do not happen in history. That is probably a platitude: they were probably conquered (again and for good). (Poznato je da su bili vikinzi, i da su vikinzi trgovali slavenskim robljem. Valjda sa onima koji nisu bili njihovi podanici, sa neprijateljima njihovih podanika)

[@xyetach7236]

dIRECT0R судя по летописям "повесть временных лет" вы сильно ошибаетесь. Рабами делали древлян и тюркские племена которые были чуть западнее Киева.

[@leonardbasic8341]

dIRECT0R Sva "prava" imena potiču iz vlastitog jezika i ne iz jezika nekakvih tuđinaca. Znači ideja da ime Slavena ili Slovana (ima tu različitih izgovora i sa e, i sa a i sa o) postoji iz latinskog ili nekog drugog jezika - je totalna kulturološka izmišljotina. Zašto onda Hrvati , Finci, Albanci itd.. uporno i ustrajno upotrebljivaju za sebe prava imena i ne imena navedena od recimo večine svijeta? Zašto bi Slovani za Nijemce upotrebljivali rijeć Nijemac a sebi bi zvali "robom"? Što se tiče vikinga - dokazano je da su putovali po tim rutama i vjerovatno su sudjelovali u nastajanju ruskih državica kao vojnici - možda i nekakvi voditelji ali da su ih osvojili - to je ista kulturološka besmislica...

[@dIRECTOR259]

Leo Basic "Sva prava imena potiču iz vlastitog jezika i ne iz jezika nekakvih tuđinaca." Krasno pravilo, ali ne vidim razlog zasto bi nuzno bilo tako. "Suomalaiset", "Hrvati", itd. su plemenska imena prisutna od najranijih dana, ali ime za cijelu jednu grupaciju naroda je apstraktan pojam koji vrlo lako moze proizaci iz stranog jezika, jer je upravo strancima ta slicnost najocitija. Ne kazem da mora, ali vrlo lako moze. I isto je tako moguce da, jednostavno nemajuci svoje ime za grupaciju, slaveni preuzmu ime tudinaca. To nije primarni termin samo-identifikacije, poput "Poljaci", "Cesi", itd. Usput, "Srbi" takoder najvjerojatnije zaista potjece od Latinskog "Servi", tj. "sluge" - Avara. Nema nikakve sumnje da su svedski vikinzi osvojili ruske slavene (tj velik broj plemenskih grupacija). Potom su ih oni zbacili, a onda navodno pozvali natrag. Jedino sto je upitno je da li su ih zaista pozvali natrag ili su se vikinzi vratili sa velikom silom pa su se slaveni pokorili pod nekakvom prisilom. Ne znam zasto bi ista takvo netko zvao "besmilsicom". Imena "Vladimir" (Valdemar), Oleg/Olga (Helgi/a), itd. potjecu iz staro-normanskog, i nema apsolutno nikakve sumnje da su kievski vladari bili podrijetlom svedani.

[@leonardbasic8341]

dIRECT0R Imena od tuđinaca su jako rijetka... Kao što rekoh to što su nazivali Nijemce - Nijemcima znači da su imali razumjevanja za apstraktne pojmove.Postoje i druga objašnjenja koja su mnogo vjerovatnija (u ovom primjeru) nego "anglofilski" pogled na povijest . Srbi su vjerovatno bili servitudna država od Bizanta kao i Hrvatska ali se Hrvatska odhrvala tom utjecaju. (pa je onda bila servitudna država Franaka)- što u tom razdoblju to nije značilo ništa strašno (svi su bili vazali nekoga). Za ime Srbi isto nisam siguran da je baš iz latinskog ili je to latinski "prijevod" originalnog imena.. tako da ne želim ništa govoriti.. Vikingi jesu imali prste u mnogočemu - to se slažem ali tek su bili na početku svog uspona i to djelovanje je bilo ograničeno - za razliku od npr.: Britanije gdje čak i sama imena gradova govore o migraciji ili invaziji (popularnija teorija). Mnogi od vikinga su služili Bizantinskom caru - pitanje koliko su se oni osječali "vikinzima".. i koliko je su b.carevi bili umješani u te stvari.

[@BifronsCandle]

I dislike how John handwaves anything bad the Mongols might had done and implies how ungrateful the Russians were for rebelling. "Thanks for NOT destroying everything I know and love, guys (like what you did down in the Middle East...)! You're the best!" He always preaches that we should be sensitive to the views surrounding the context. The Russians saw the Mongols as little more than organized bandits, or a punishment from Hell in extreme cases. Heck, it's almost as dumb as saying how ungrateful the former European colonies were for rebelling.

[@xyetach7236]

ну демократию же монголы в Богдаде устроили

[@LordErebusBloodmoon]

Well to be honest the mongols used a very light ruling style compared to the authoritarian style.

[@MrSneakyCastro]

"into the thriving democracy we know today." LFMAO

[@waldokayaking2703]

can we do a one-hour crash course special only on the Mongols? i would watch that all the time

[@user-em1sf3js9u]

Why you didn't even MENTION Peter and Catherine the Great?!

[@grigoriy6530]

+孙明亮 he didn't because they lived much later than John the terrible did. And he stopped talking even before he could have the chance to mention the first tsar who was Romanov.

[@OFfic3R1K]

+Grigoriy Gas John the Terrible? Really? Don't you mean Ivan the Terrible?

[@grigoriy6530]

***** yes, you're right) in fact my native language is Russian so I really have no idea how his name was translated into English. I can write it in Russian)) Иван Грозный

[@OFfic3R1K]

Grigoriy Gas hahahaha, that's so weird, because John the Terrible was in fact a Moldavian ruler in 1500s.

[@5oa8in2wr]

+OFfic3R1K John, Ivan, Iogan, Juan - the same name that came from Jews.

[@user-zq7qs8hs5f]

Since when 988 is 11 century?

[@r0zemary]

+Eugene Delve Close enough. ^J^

[@eliteslayer54sj42]

+Eugene Delve since now

[@coolcat1813]

+Eugene Delve everything is relative

[@smellydelicious7872]

+Eugene Delve its only like 12 years off though, its not that big of a mistake. The end of the older century and the start of the newer tend to be very similar, moreso than the begin and end of the same century.

[@geneboiko4585]

As I said here above : because it diverts your attention from the fact that the Rus ruler was first baptized in CRIMEA some time before the baptism of Kiev. This John Green is a trotskite propagandist who has no intention to tell the truth !

[@user-gt9hz1ot8d]

I was waiting so long. Thanks for a video about Rus, it's interesting to see how people from USA think about history of my country. What about video about Russian Empire? Something about the Katherine 2 may be.

[@whm_w8833]

That ending statement, that’s ring too true

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

Russia has one of the most painful, complex, and painfully complex histories in the world.

[@lilsouffle]

You missed The Times of Troubles, The Romanov Dynasty, Peter The Great, Catherine The Great, The Russo-Jappanese War,, The Socialist Revolution, Stalin, The Cold War, Mikhael Gorbachev, Boris Yietsin, And Vladamir Putin

[@tamerlanrukachev5261]

Yeah because that's 600 years. Try explaining that in 12 minutes.

[@michaelcowan4869]

Vladamir Pootin

[@marinaluna3252]

I would’ve loved to learn abt that!!

[@spaghettimeatballs6352]

He is only talking about medieval russia

[@Puma-wi2tm]

Dude there is a special words for your “prince”... I don’t know... Maybe... KNIAZ

[@aliabdul7040]

why does this man seem to hypnotise me ? p.s-thanks John Green

[@kayakgagnon]

you did not talk about Catherine :( still loved it though :)

[@Yougottacryforthis]

+Vincent Gagnon or PETER but the point is its about kievan rus and not russia so even talking about muscovy was a stretch

[@kayakgagnon]

+Tal Benjo thx pal :D

[@Treblaine]

"Big crush on a Russian major" How did you come to know an officer in the Red Army?

[@yaldabaoth2]

7:40 Little did John know, Putin wouldn't stop at Russian elections!

[@AlxMar5]

He knows the past. He knows the future.

[@prajwalgautam3440]

Almost all video in the playlist has the Mongols....Amazing.

[@daniil6089]

Name of tsar Ivan the Terrible in russian sounds like "Иван Грозный" (ivAn grOzniy. "Groza" - Thunder), what more accurately translates into "Ivan like Thunder". People compared him with mighty and scary power of nature, not saying how bad and psycho he was at everything. Also, compared to the other guys like Henry VIII Tudor - Ivan was a goddamn pacifist :D

[@ljuc]

nothing in-common with thunder... Ivan the fearsome it the right translation.

[@daniil6089]

Водка здравый смысл отшибла, или ударился обо что? Спектр синонимов для прозвища Ваньки так широк, что нельзя ограничиваться одним убогим "страшный". Особенно в ключе старославянского языка. Наркоман чертов.

[@ljuc]

Daniil открой словарь прежде чем хамить.

[@daniil6089]

ljuc а как еще реагировать, если ты против здравого смысла утверждаешь что-то.

[@KnownNiche1999]

+ljuc Раньше (в старорусском) слову "грозный" давалось именно отношение к слову "гроза", и уже потом стали использовать термин "грозный" как "страшный".Так что Даня прав.

[@edithr2028]

John Green is the reason I have an A. Thank you CrashCourse .

[@perbblood7066]

Твои видео, интересно смотреть, даже спустя 5 лет 👍

[@cindy2589]

I love crash course videos so much!❤😂

[@zelenisok]

It's not that the name Slav comes from the Latin word for slave, it's the other way around, the name Slav (which comes from the word glory, praise, like to praise the gods) is the origin of the medieval Greek and Latin word sklavos/ sclavus, meaning slave, and also of the English word slave. On the other hand, the Latin for slave- servus- is the origin of the name Serb.

[@ratatouille1682]

So...what language is Slav from?

[@zelenisok]

Slav comes from the slavic root, from the word glory, praise, like to praise the gods.

[@ratatouille1682]

zeleni sok So to summarize, Slav comes from Slavic language which means glory, praise, like to praise the gods which were then adapted into Greek as sclavus which means slave and then adapted into English as...well...slave. That about right?

[@zelenisok]

Yes, Greek/Latin sklavos/sclavus (meaning slave) is from slavic Slav (meaning something like a praiser), as is the English slave.

[@ratatouille1682]

zeleni sok Thx.

[@CommanderShit]

The Latin word for Slave is Servus The Ancient Slavic word for Glory is Slavoy you decide which one is closer to Slav

[@Cpt_John_Price]

Servus

[@fernproductions2531]

I love that the author of my favorite book is also a geography person like me lol

[@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag]

This is good. Perhaps a vid about Nogai Khan and the Golden Horde during his reign might be interesting as it pertains to Russian and the Mongols.

[@ryanwilkinson4117]

Do a crash course on the Poland and the grand duchy of polish lithuania

[@lukaslambs5780]

Watching this in 2020, just as good as I remember it being. Who else is here during the quarantine?

[@grubbybum3614]

I am. And this guy's a dummy. Kiev was obviously founded by Vikings. his logic is stupid

[@mimeass]

@@grubbybum3614 ofc Vikings sound much cooler

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The background music on this video is great