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New interview series – Grand Narrative. How to decolonize the history of Ukraine. Let's consider all the eras of our past – from Rus' to the 20th century. Let's find out where the truth is, and where – Moscow's fiction. In the first program, myths about Rus' are debunked by Vadim Aristov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, lecturer at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. ................................................................................................... Important moments: 00:00 The battle for history is part of the war with Russia 01:02 The history curriculum in schools and universities has an imperial narrative 02:10 Which term is correct – Rus', Kyivan Rus', Ancient Rus', Ukraine-Rus', Kyivan State? 05:25 Is the term "Ancient Rus'" an imperial construct? 07:25 Theories of the origin of Rus': who are the Normans and anti-Normans? 13:17 How and why did the Varangians appear and gain a foothold in the lands of the Eastern Slavs? 16:20 Did the Rus' bring the Slavs a "state"? How did the Slavic population become Rus'? 18:30 The formation, flourishing, fragmentation, decline of Rus' - what's wrong with the chronology? 25:50 In the school curriculum in the 12th century, the focus shifts to the Volyn-Galician lands, but what happened in other territories? 28:50 By declaring the "fragmentation" of Rus' in the 12th century - we are taking away 130 years of history 30:00 Another Russian myth: Bogolyubsky did NOT destroy Kyiv in 1169 35:40 Are Prince Roman and Danilo the whole history of the Galician-Volyn state? 41:22 What changed with Danilo's coronation? 46:14 What happened in Ukrainian lands after 1240 49:30 What did Moscow grow from, where did Novgorod go? 54:50 how Moscow resisted the Mongol invasion, were there large-scale migrations from Kyiv 56:30 is it fair to consider Rus a proto-Ukrainian state? 59:30 the metaphor of the “cradle of three brotherly peoples” is purely ideological 01:04:24 what is the Rus matrix and how to protect it from Russia? 01:06:30 the need to synchronize the history of the world and Rus in the school curriculum 01:09:25 in the 14th century. every ruling family from Central Europe was a relative of the Rus princes 01:14:10 how the Ukrainian and European Middle Ages relate .................................................................................................... 🔔 Subscribe to the channel: our real history is our weapon! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumr... .................................................................................... 💭 Read more about Ukrainian history on our website: https://localhistory.org.ua .................................................................................... 👥 We are on social networks: Facebook: / lokalnaistoria Instagram: / localhistor. . Telegram: https://t.me/LocalHistoryUA TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLsN5WRF/