1. Geography and Early Russian History

2. Geography

4. Early Migration

5. Vikings!

6. Kiev

7. Igor Killed while collecting taxes: "They had bent down two birch trees to the prince’s feet and tied them to his legs; then they let the trees straighten again, thus tearing the prince’s body apart.“ Leo the Deacon

8. Olga Supposedly buried some of her husband’s killers alive and burnt the rest alive.

9. Vladimir

10. Yaroslav the Wise

11. Mongols

12. Novgorod

13. Rise of Moscow

14. Ivan III “the Great”

15. Ivan IV “the Terrible”