The clock starts in 1547 with Ivan the Terrible. Moscow has been expansionist ever since. Which points up the problem with you Putin Pushers. You don’t actually know any history, and to make matters worse you don’t even seem to care.
100 years ago we taught Greek and Latin in high schools. Today we teach Remedial English in COLLEGE. Is that the problem? That you don’t read because you can’t?
I admit that the definitive history of “Russia” by George Vernadsky is five volumes, but you don’t have to read them all. This condensed version should be enough to open your eyes:
So how Mongolian are the Russian leaders in the Kremlin? By blood and by inspiration from Mongolian barbarism? It is said that 10% of Mongolians are decedents of Genghis Khan.
The Mongols did occupy Moscow for a while. And ruled brutally from there....