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Historical Tales, Volume VIII: Russian

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These Russian tales span the time of Russia's founding in the 800s-900s all the way to the early twentieth century and are factually based, although particularly the older tales have become legendary. ( DrPGould)

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Chapters

Chapter 1
The Ancient Scythians
14:18
Chapter 2
Oleg the Varangian
10:26
Chapter 3
The Vengeance of Queen Olga
11:00
Chapter 4
Vladimir the Great
18:18
Chapter 5
The Lawgiver of Russia
12:12
Chapter 6
The Yoke of the Tartars
09:13
Chapter 7
The Victory of the Don
06:47
Chapter 8
Ivan, the First of the Czars
06:13
Chapter 9
The Fall of Novgorod the Great
14:59
Chapter 10
Ivan the Terrible
08:31
Chapter 11
The Conquest of Siberia
07:32
Chapter 12
The Macbeth of Russia
24:35
Chapter 13
The Era of Impostors
12:49
Chapter 14
The Book of Ancestry
05:34
Chapter 15
The Boyhood of Peter the Great
13:09
Chapter 16
Carpenter Peter of Zaandam
16:51
Chapter 17
The Fall of Strelitz
18:40
Chapter 18
The Crusade Against Beards and Cloaks
10:37
Chapter 19
Mazeppa, the Cossack Chief
10:31
Chapter 20
A Window Open to Europe
18:58
Chapter 21
From the Hovel to the Throne
17:02
Chapter 22
Buffooneries of the Russian Court
15:26
Chapter 23
How a Woman Dethroned a Man
16:58
Chapter 24
A Struggle for a Throne
13:15
Chapter 25
The Flight of the Kalmucks
35:56
Chapter 26
A Magical Transformation Scene
09:42
Chapter 27
Kosciusko and the Fall of Poland
08:19
Chapter 28
Suwarrow the Unconquerable
16:48
Chapter 29
The Retreat of Napoleon's Grand Army
11:28
Chapter 30
The Death-Struggle of Poland
16:30
Chapter 31
Schamyl, the Hero of Circassia
15:09
Chapter 32
The Charge of the Light Brigade
14:18
Chapter 33
The Fall of Sebastopol
15:21
Chapter 34
At the Gates of Constantinople
12:59
Chapter 35
The Nihilists and Their Work
11:41
Chapter 36
The Advance of Russia in Asia
16:57
Chapter 37
The Railroad in Turkestan
12:37
Chapter 38
An Escape from the Mines of Siberia
15:18
Chapter 39
The Sea Fight in the Waters of Japan
19:14

Historical Tales, Volume VIII: Russian

Chapters

The Ancient Scythians

Oleg the Varangian

The Vengeance of Queen Olga

Vladimir the Great

The Lawgiver of Russia

The Yoke of the Tartars

The Victory of the Don

Ivan, the First of the Czars

The Fall of Novgorod the Great

Ivan the Terrible

The Conquest of Siberia

The Macbeth of Russia

The Era of Impostors

The Book of Ancestry

The Boyhood of Peter the Great

Carpenter Peter of Zaandam

The Fall of Strelitz

The Crusade Against Beards and Cloaks

Mazeppa, the Cossack Chief

A Window Open to Europe

From the Hovel to the Throne

Buffooneries of the Russian Court

How a Woman Dethroned a Man

A Struggle for a Throne

The Flight of the Kalmucks

A Magical Transformation Scene

Kosciusko and the Fall of Poland

Suwarrow the Unconquerable

The Retreat of Napoleon's Grand Army

The Death-Struggle of Poland

Schamyl, the Hero of Circassia

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Fall of Sebastopol

At the Gates of Constantinople

The Nihilists and Their Work

The Advance of Russia in Asia

The Railroad in Turkestan

An Escape from the Mines of Siberia

The Sea Fight in the Waters of Japan