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The Romanovs and the Igor Tale: A Lost Medieval Masterpiece
In Episode 81 of The Romanov Dynasty, Lucas and Luna explore a cultural treasure that the Romanovs championed: the epic 'The Tale of Igor's Campaign.' Discovered in the 1790s by Count Alexei Musin-Pushkin, this 12th-century poem recounts Prince Igor Svyatoslavich's disastrous 1185 raid against the Polovtsy. Lucas explains how Catherine the Great's fascination with medieval Russian history led to its publication, and how the manuscript—laden with pagan imagery and Christian allegory—sparked fierce debates over authenticity. The conversation dives into the epic's…
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