From Prince Rurik to the Russian Revolution, this is a compilation of the first 5 episodes of Epic History TV's History of Russia. Help me make more videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV?ty=h Recommended general histories of Russia (follow affiliate links to buy on Amazon & support the channel): Martin Sixsmith, Russia: A 1000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East http://geni.us/KJoobkg Orlando Figes, Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia http://geni.us/g6Ue8k Robert Service, The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century http://geni.us/TgiI Music: Johnny de'Ath www.lemonadedrinkers.com Filmstro https://www.filmstro.com/ Audio Blocks Premium Beat Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ '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 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 St.Volodymr: Dar Veter, CC BY-SA 3.0 Polish-Lithuanian Flag: Olek Remesz, CC BY 2.5 Kremlin.ru 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