This same Mongol army pushed into Central Europe crushing Poland and Hungary but Western Europe was saved when the Ogedei died and the Mongols went back to Mongolia.
Thank goodness they didn’t use semiautomatic weapons.
The medieval warm period grew lush grass on the Russian steppes for several generations, raising a horde of warriors, feeding their horses, and allowing them to conquer vast territories.
Shortly after the medieval warm period went away, the Mongol empire went away.
Yawn, another “journalist” doesn’t understand the word “decimated”.
"'dem bones"
Ah the good old days..../sarc
Rumor has it that Ghengis got his start after binge watching Game of Thrones, hopping on his horse and saying “I got this!”
The world was such a peaceful place before evil guns came along.
He was an amateur compared to the communists.
History/thread BUMP!
The Russians despise their Mongol history.
WOW! Just like the corrupt idiots in our DEEP STATE - the sons and grandsons of men who achieved based on merit.... incompetent cruel 'fredos'....
If you download a free book from Gutenberg, “A Short History Of Russia”, by Mary Platt Parmele, you will get an excellent education about the beginnings of Russia. It was written just before the Tsar was overthrown, so it doesn’t cover that, but it really gives you a picture of the Russian mindset, which doesn’t seem to have changed much, from its earliest days, until now.
*ping*