The key to understanding Putin may lie 700 years in Russia’s past.
“Russia was crushed for centuries, and it still hasn’t escaped the shadow of that past.”
Historian Antony Beevor explains how centuries of Mongol-Tatar domination shaped Russia’s identity, its relationship with Europe, and even some of the ideas influencing Putin today.
A fascinating perspective on history, power, religion, and the roots of modern Russian thinking.