Episode 14: Is Russia European at all?
On Geopolitics
The Origins of the Russian Empire
CNN's John Defterios tries to put peace and history together. He says Russians define themselves against the Mongols, one of four great Khaneats. But they were also expanding eastwards as a matter of security, he adds. "How big do you want to be? There's so much history in it"
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