Great article...you should have also mentioned Russia's desire to imitate the Byzantines and succeed them as the third Rome once Constantinople fell. Effectively, they are slavic people - set apart thanks to their Mongol, Byzantine, and Orthodox heritage...truly a Civ in itself.
Great article...you should have also mentioned Russia's desire to imitate the Byzantines and succeed them as the third Rome once Constantinople fell. Effectively, they are slavic people - set apart thanks to their Mongol, Byzantine, and Orthodox heritage...truly a Civ in itself.
Great article...you should have also mentioned Russia's desire to imitate the Byzantines and succeed them as the third Rome once Constantinople fell. Effectively, they are slavic people - set apart thanks to their Mongol, Byzantine, and Orthodox heritage...truly a Civ in itself.