In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze the ethno-genesis of Eastern Europe, tracing the Slavic migration, the impact of Mongol and Turkic conquests, and the unique sociopolitical structures of Poland, Russia, and the Balkans.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(02:50) The Human Character and Potential of Eastern Europe
(08:52) The Hunnic Migration and the Slavic Power Vacuum
(15:58) Proximity to Rome and Ancient Greek Colonies
(21:54) The Avars, Bulgars, and Nomadic Confederacies
(23:45) Surviving Populations: Albanians (Illyrians) and Romanians (Vlachs)
(26:22) The Significance of the Slavic Slave Trade
(32:55) Byzantine Influence and the Creation of the Slavic Alphabet
(43:24) Imperial Cultures versus National Identities
(51:50) The Khazar Kingdom and Jewish Conversion
(54:19) The Vikings (Rus) and the Foundation of Kievan Rus
(01:07:22) The Year 1000: Monotheistic Religions and the Civilizational Fault Line
(01:16:30) The Relationship Between Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
(01:24:00) 19th Century Intellectualization of Peasant Identities
(01:32:00) The Formation of Poland and Hungary
(01:38:52) Bohemia (Czechia) and the Early Protestant Hussite Wars
(01:45:26) The Severity of Eastern European Serfdom
(01:51:30) The Rise and Fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
(02:03:50) The Teutonic Knights and the Prussian State
(02:11:30) The Mongol Storm and the Rise of Muscovite Russia
(02:17:15) Ivan the Terrible and the Shift to Autocratic Totalitarianism
(02:21:30) The Austrian Habsburgs and Ottoman Balkan Governance
(02:28:09) Wrap
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