What was Belarus like 1,000 years ago? How did the Principality of Polotsk rise to the European stage? The secrets of ancient Belarus – in the 3rd episode of the podcast PROSTO HISTORY with candidate of historical sciences Andrei Unuchak. 00:00 – introduction 00:37 – the great migration of peoples of the 5th century 01:10 – the decline of the Roman Empire 02:00 – the capture and destruction of Rome 02:10 – the beginning of the Middle Ages and the emergence of European peoples 02:54 – the Indo-European group of peoples 03:32 – the Germanic tribe of the Alans 04:05 – the Vandal tribe 04:25 – the Hun tribe on the territory of Belarus 04:51 – tribal unions of the Balts in Belarus 05:20 – the Bantsar culture 05:32 – the arrival of the Slavs in Belarus 06:40 – the ethnogenesis of the peoples of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine 07:40 – the Belarusian language in the 9th century 07:59 – Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians – different peoples 09:15 – the Franks and the empire of Charlemagne 09:50 – the struggle between Muslims and Christians 10:05 – the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet and the Christianization of the Slavs 11:25 – conflicts between the Balts and Slavs 12:06 – The Tale of Bygone Years 12:35 – the emergence of East Slavic tribes 13:05 – the settlement of the Krivichi 13:29 – the arrival of Prince Rurik 14:15 – how Rus arose 15:50 – the struggle for the path from the Varangians to the Greeks 17:00 – the war in Polotsk in the 9th century 18:00 – the lies of propagandists about Kievan Rus 19:45 – the destruction of the Polotsk Chronicle by Muscovites 20:20 – the emergence of Prince Rogvolod 20:50 – the internecine struggle for power in Rus 21:30 – Rogneda refused Vladimir 22:25 – the destruction of Polotsk in 975 23:05 – Rogneda and Izyaslav return to Polotsk 23:45 – the flourishing of Christianity in Zaslav'ia 24:20 – Izyaslav restores the Rogvolodovich dynasty in Polotsk 25:50 – Brachyslav is elected to the Polotsk throne 26:08 – the veche and ancient democracy in Polotsk 27:30 – relations between Kiev and Polotsk 27:57 – the reign of Yaroslav the Wise and the Golden Age of Kiev 28:14 – the union of Brachyslav and Yaroslav the Wise 28:41 – the accession of Vitebsk and Usvyat to the Polotsk principality 29:47 – Polotsk money, hryvnias and rubles 30:31 – Vseslav of Polotsk and the Golden Age of the Polotsk principality 31:12 – the foundation Novogrudok 31:26 – division of Kiev into 3 parts 31:45 – war between Polotsk and Novgorod in 1065 32:24 – Polotsk Principality gains access to the sea 32:38 – war of three princes against Polotsk – battle on Nemiza 33:22 – captivity and release of Prince Vseslav 33:54 – construction of St. Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk 34:19 – Torvald the Wanderer and strengthening of Christianity in Polotsk 35:45 – how Christianity influenced the politics of Polotsk 36:50 – distinction between Orthodoxy and Catholicism – decline of Byzantium 38:30 – Christian enlightenment in Polotsk 39:17 – Polotsk joining the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 39:30 – Kievan princes captured Polotsk 40:11 – all-Russian Congress of princes in Lyubyacha 1097 40:45 – division of the Polotsk principality into 6 parts 41:02 – capture of Prince Gleb of Minsk 41:25 – decline of Kiev in the 12th century 41:45 – Euphrosyne of Polotsk heads the Polotsk principality 42:30 – cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk 43:38 – unification of the Polotsk lands before the Mongols and the Crusaders Subscribe to our channel and click on the bell so as not to miss new videos. You can also follow our updates on social networks: / sluchajsiudy http://www.m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/... / sluchajsiudy / slusiudy http://www.vk.com/sluchajsiudy