⚔️ In 1572, the young Muscovite kingdom is on the brink of destruction. Exhausted by the oprichnina terror of Ivan the Terrible and the devastating Livonian War, the state is threatened by a new attack - a huge Tatar army advancing from the steppes. Crimean Khan Devlet Giray leads a 50,000-strong army north, intending to revive the Golden Horde, and with it - the Tatar yoke over Russian lands. The outcome of the centuries-old struggle for dominance over the steppe will be decided at Molodi - in the first battle for Moscow in Russian history. 0:00 — Introduction 00:49 — Ivan the Terrible and Devlet Giray 12:18 — Military campaign of 1572 18:13 — Battle of Molodi 31:31 — Aftermath of the battle ???? Support the channel: Boosty: https://boosty.to/history.flywheel DonationAlerts: https://www.donationalerts.com/r/hist... ЮMoney: 4100116101914480 ???? Acknowledgments: ➤ We would like to thank the Foundation of Honored Artist of Russia Pavel Ryzhenko for the opportunity to use the portrait of Andrei Kurbsky. Gallery of the artist's works: PAVEL-RYZHENKO.RF ➤ We would like to thank the Runivers project for providing materials about the Battle of Molodi. Runivers Project: https://runivers.ru/ ???? Sources and literature: ➤ Gaivoronsky, O.E. Lords of Two Continents. Volume 1. Crimean Khans of the 15th-16th Centuries and the Struggle for the Legacy of the Great Horde. ➤ Dudin, A.A. Battle of Molodi. ➤ Penskoy, V.V. Ivan the Terrible and Devlet Giray. ➤ Penskoy, V.V. Battle of Molodi, July 28 - August 3, 1572. ➤ Skrynnikov, R.G. Ivan the Terrible. ➤ Skrynnikov, R.G. Reign of Terror. ➤ Florya, B.N. Ivan the Terrible. ???? Other episodes from the Great Battles series from Flywheel Stories: "The Battle of Varo" ⚔️ Battle in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD: • "The Battle of Varo" ⚔️ Battle in Teutoburg... The Last Roman and the Scourge of God ⚔️ Battle on the Catalaunian Fields in 451 AD: • The Last Roman and the Scourge of God ⚔️ Beat... ???? Soundtracks used: Music provided by the Epidemic Sound portal: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ???? The documentary was prepared by: Nikita Igoshin (script, audio, maps, stylization, effects, editing, rendering) Georgy Razuvaev (voice acting) Alexander Bespalov (script, audio) ???? Original images prepared by the artist Ivan Klimenko: https://vk.com/blessedandpossessed #history #russia #battle Commercial offers (advertising): [email protected] Non-commercial offers: [email protected] ???? Social networks: VK Group ➤ https://vk.com/history_flywheel Twitter ➤ / historyflywheel YouTube ➤ / @history.flywheel