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#Sergius of Radonezh
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Religion & Belief · Grand Principality of Moscow
Sergius of Radonezh: The Monk Behind Moscow's Rise
St Sergius of Radonezh (died 1392), founder of the Trinity monastery near Moscow: what his Life says, his role in politics, and what is later legend.
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War & Warriors · Grand Principality of Moscow
The Battle of Kulikovo (1380): Dmitry Donskoy, Mamai and the Myth of Liberation
The Battle of Kulikovo on 8 September 1380: who fought, how many, what the earliest sources say, and why the victory did not end the Tatar yoke.