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13th century in Russia

  • Grand Principality of MoscowIn 1263, Daniel, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, received Moscow as an appanage principality. This small territory likely encompassed the basin of the…
  • Battle on the IceThe frozen surface of Lake Peipus witnessed a clash on the 5th of April 1242, but the road to that moment was paved with decades of shifting alliances and…