The Synthesis of "Vladimir the Great"

Explore the Rurik dynasty, the Viking-descended rulers who founded the Kievan Rus' and shaped the course of Russian history for over 700 years.

Explore the Russian Empire, one of history's largest empires, from its founding by Peter the Great to its dramatic fall in the 1917 Revolution.

An essential overview of Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary leader who masterminded the Bolshevik Revolution and founded the world's first communist state.

Discover Peter the Great, the transformative tsar who dragged Russia into the modern era with sweeping reforms, military expansion, and a new capital.

An overview of Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary leader who founded the Soviet Union and left a complex and divisive legacy on the 20th century.

An overview of the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721), the era of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great that saw vast expansion and autocratic rule.

Discover Catherine the Great, the German princess who became Russia's longest-reigning female ruler and transformed it into a global power.

Discover the Battle of Poltava (1709), the decisive clash that ended Sweden's empire and marked the dramatic rise of Russia as a major European power.

Explore the rise and dramatic fall of the House of Romanov, the last imperial dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years until their execution.

An overview of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, who ended Christian persecution and shifted the capital to Constantinople, forever changing history.