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Against the Slavic expansion to the east in the 9th century, the various Ugric tribes of Russia, such as Merya, Maria and Mordvins unite and together with their Turkish allies, manage to drive the Slavs back



The collaberation of the Ugric tribes evolves forward and a Kingdom of Ugria is born somewhere in the 11th to 13th century

Meanwhile the Finnish tribes of Tavastians, Kvens, Karelians, Ingrians and Estonians and various other, repulse the Swedish 'Crusades' and form a Kingdom of their own

At the same time, Lithuania is also united as in OTL, making three strong pagan nations in Northern Europe

How plausible this is? How would these Kingdoms fare in the Middle Ages, and perhaps even forward? And what of Mongols? They would probably conquer these pagan Kingdoms easily

They would probably convert to Christianity at some point...but Orthodoxy or Catholicism? I would say Catholicism since Lithuanians also did that, and Orthodoxy was mainly a Russian thing in Eastern Europe

And another thing, would the Slavs also form their own Kingdom? Perhaps not Russia, but something like...Ruthenia? Czar of All Slavs, anyone?
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