This week we look at whether the Cumans were a major factor in the decline of Kiev, investigate what was going on in the city of Vladimir (the new Rus HQ) and check out the early years of a Mongolian lad named Temujin.

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This week we are back with the main story and looking at the fragmentation of Kievan Rus and the effective demise of Kiev.

But after that, who gets to be in charge of the Rus?

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In another short break from the chronological narrative we spend some time in the company of the Varangian Guard who were the elite bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors and who had strong connections to both the Rus and the Anglo Saxons.

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Summer has ended and it's Autumn in Kiev (and Constantinople). Will we see an Indian Summer or will November's gloom descend upon the Rus?

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The sons of Yaroslav the Wise try ruling together - with mixed results

We also see the beginnings of Kievan fragmentation due to something called the ’appenage system’ and the appearance of a new troublesome people from the east called the Cumans.

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Was Sviatopolk really accursed, was Yaroslav really wise and is this really the beginning of the Golden age of the Kievan Rus? 

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In the first 'Checkpoint' episode we pause the narrative and take a look at what kind of state Kievan Rus was circa 1015, how it had developed to get to that point and how it compared to the Viking territories in Western Europe. 

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This week's story starts with a bitter rivalry between 3 brothers which within 8 years would leave 2 of them dead.

And then in the second half of the episode we’ll look at how the remaining sibling became one of the most notable grand princes of Kievan Rus.

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Sviatoslav hits the the military campaign trail again but this time with mixed results. There's also more Byzantine double dealing an attack on Kiev and someones skull gets turned into drinking vessel.

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We look at the life of Sviatoslav, the next man in charge of the Rus

starting  with his early years, his accession to power, his stance on religion and his first military campaigns and we'll ponder the question -  Immature thug or  brilliant, long term miltary strategist?

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