Let's retrace on maps the #Russian Empire history, from the end of the Rurik Dynasty in 1598 to the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917.
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English translation & voiceover: Matthew Bates https://www.epicvoiceover.com/
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Original French version: https://youtu.be/cV8UM2BT6CE
Russian version: https://youtu.be/CT5FBnzkSBc
Arabic version: Coming soon
Spanish version: Coming soon
Portuguese version (Brazil): Coming soon
Japanese version: Coming soon
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Music: Late Truth / Audio Hertz (YouTube Library)
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Software: Adobe After Effects
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Chapters
00:00 Time of Troubles
01:15 Reconstruction of the country
02:32 Little Russia
03:50 Peter I
04:58 The Russian Empire
06:50 The Seven Years’ War
08:25 Catherine the Great
10:14 Napoleon
11:51 Patriotic War of 1812
13:25 Insurrections and revolutions
15:06 The Crimean War
16:44 Instability
18:32 Japan
20:20 World War I
Heavy fighting has taken place in several cities across Ukraine.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has seen some of the fiercest battles with #Russian forces accused of using cluster munitions. Many civilians are reported to have been killed.
Thousands more people have been trying to flee the country, adding to a growing refugee crisis.
Clive Myrie in Kyiv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Orla Guerin and Fergal Keane.
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