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The story of how Russia got to owning Kaliningrad. Starting 800 years ago.
00:00 00:30 Intro
00:30 01:18 Teutonic Knights?
01:18 01:51 Current situation
01:51 03:22 Dr. Knight
03:22 05:12 Prussians and Pagans
05:12 08:32 Northern Crusades
08:32 11:11 The Rise of the Hohenzollern, or the return of the Prussians
11:11 14:15 What about the Russians?

Sources:

I got most of my information from:
Adam Zamoyski: Poland: A History
https://www.amazon.com/PolandHistory...

Also a great read on anything Christian:
Tom Holland Dominion

The two videos I talk about
   • Why Does Russia Own This Old Piece of...  
   • Why does Russia Own Kaliningrad/ Köni...  

Hi there, my name is Jochem Boodt. I make the show The Present Past, where I show how the present has been influenced by the past. History, but connected to the present and fun!

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