STRUGGLE FOR POWER. DYNASTIES, A retrospective of events.
Power in Russia has never been easy to come by. Brothers fought against brothers, sons against fathers, seeking the throne. History is replete with examples where the struggle for the right to rule crossed all acceptable boundaries.
How did the children of Prince Alexander Nevsky divide power? For how many months did executed Streltsy hang under the windows of Tsarevna Sophia? And why did the highest military ranks hate Emperor Paul I?
This is the topic of the video section "Power Struggles in Ruling Dynasties" in the "Russian History" project.
Videos used:
12th century. Monomakh's Heirs. The Struggle for Primacy
13th century. Alexander Nevsky's Sons. Civil Strife
16th-17th centuries. The End of the Rurik Dynasty. Tsar Boris Godunov
17th century. Tsarevna Sophia Alexeyevna. The Battle for Power
18th century. Catherine I and Peter II. The struggle of noble factions for power
18th century. Paul I. The end of the era of favorites and coups