Today we barely think about why countries have these specific borders. However, Russia's enormous size is still being questioned. Its big territory is a result of cruel conquest, genocide of indigenous people, and wars with the neighbouring countries. Watch the video to get a grasp of how a once small tsardom turned into an empire taking over half of the continent.


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