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Our today's interlocutor is close to creating an alternative history of Belarus. He considers Ancient Rus to be a corporation of merchant warriors. He calls the history of the Polotsk state obscured and hidden by the Lithuanians. And he makes many other paradoxical conclusions. A series of interviews with a Belarusian historian in Poland, Professor Oleg Latyshonka. Our interlocutor is close to creating an alternative history of Belarus. He considers Ancient Rus to be a corporation of merchant warriors. He calls the history of the Polotsk state obscured and hidden by the Lithuanians. And he makes many other paradoxical conclusions. A series of interviews with a Belarusian historian from Poland, Professor Oleg Latyshonka. Part 1. 0:10 – why the history of the Polotsk state has not been studied enough 2:31 – what was the early identity of the Polotsk people in the 10th – 12th centuries. 4:15 – what is “Rus” 5:49 – who created the Polotsk Principality 7:09 – did Ragvalod and Rogneda really exist 9:30 – who defended Polotsk from the Vikings in the 19th century 10:30 – why Rogneda did not want to marry Vladimir when she was a Norman 11:57 – why Polotsk fought with Kiev and why Vseslav the Magician fled Kiev 15:25 – when Polotsk’s state identity was born 16:07 – when Polotsk was a maritime state 18:33 – what we still don’t know about the early history of Belarus 26:10 – who hid the history of the Polotsk state 📌 Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and turn on the bell: / @svaboda-historyja Our website: https://www.svaboda.org/ TELEGRAM: https://t.me/radiosvaboda FACEBOOK: / svaboda.org TWITTER: / svaboda INSTAGRAM: / radiosvaboda TikTok: / radio_svaboda How to read and watch Freedom despite the blocking https://smarturl.click/p1yA How to safely and anonymously report important information to our editorial team https://smarturl.click/0DO8