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Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480
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Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480

Using archaeological evidence and first-hand sources, Konstantin Nossov charts the history of the medieval Russian fortress from its early beginnings until the 14th century.According to Russian legend, in AD 862, the Slav tribes of what is now European Russia invited a number of Scandinavian princes to rule over them. In AD 882, Prince Oleg united these kingdoms as the feudal state of Kievan Rus, by building a series of settlement and border fortifications, including the Zmievy Valy (Snake Ramparts), to protect against foreign invasion. 
 
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Tags: Russian, building, series, settlement, Kievan, 862-1480, Medieval, Fortresses, feudal
A Biography of America
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A Biography of AmericaThe current post is about American history. it is a series of 26 video parts:
they are: 

1.New World Encounters
2. English Settlement
3. Growth and Empire
4. The Coming of Independence
5. A New System of Government
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Edited by: stovokor - 27 February 2009
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Tags: World, Fifties, Civil, lives, Coming, Government, etcCOVER, System, Independence, Empire, Growth, Settlement, Coming
A Short History of the United States
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A Short History of the United StatesOffering an abbreviated, accessible, and lively narrative history of the United States, this erudite volume contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions.

 
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Tags: United, States, development, settlement, discovery