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Russia - an exploration through history and culture Part 1 - Dr Nicholas Henderson
Wed 06 May
|Colston Hall, GXCA
From the 9th century Kievan Rus to the Tsars
Time & Location
06 May 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Colston Hall, GXCA, 8 East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD, UK
About the Event
From the Kievian Rus in the 8th and 9th centuries and onwards through the Mongol invasions, the rise of Muscovy and the Tsars, we can trace the development of autocracy to the end of the 19th century. Russia wrestles during this period with an ancient conundrum 'East or West', 'Europe or Asia'?
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