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IIRC, Vladimir the Great thought about converting to Islam at one point IOTL. What if he did?

Could the Rus' Khaganate, later Kievan Rus' federation, or the Republic of Novgorod have taken on heavy Norse influence, possibly eventually seeing itself as an extension of the Scandinavian kingdoms? What events could have transpired to expand the areas of Varangian settlement in Kievan Rus'...

So I will admit that this post is largely motivated by my newfound love of Bactrian Camels, however, I genuinelly think it is a very interesting possibility. These animal can stand temperatures between -40 and 40 degrees Celsius, and are one of the only animals known to eat snow as part of their...

What if a sort of inverse Varangian Guard occurred, with advanced Byzantine infantry and cavalry being permanently recruited by the Grand Prince of Kiev as a palace guard?

If Kievan Rus remained united and wasn't invaded by the Mongols, and East Slavs settled Siberia several centuries before they did historically, how populated could Siberia theoretically become? In this case, Siberia would be settled to agricultural carrying capacity by the end of the...