Russia

41 chapters in all · about 2 h 17 min

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All chapters (41)

1. When Fur Was Money　about 4 min
2. The Silver River from the South　about 4 min
3. The Neck-Ring as a Unit of Weight　about 4 min
4. Began, but did not last　about 3 min
5. Coinage ceases　about 3 min
6. Letters from the Mud　about 4 min
7. A Word from the East　about 3 min
8. Cut the silver wire, and strike　about 3 min
9. Clipping and, counterfeiting　about 3 min
10. 1535, Unification　about 4 min
11. Striking one's mark on another's silver　about 4 min
12. Copper, at the same face value as silver　about 3 min
13. July 1662　about 4 min
14. To See the West　about 3 min
15. Seventeen Hundred and Four　about 4 min
16. A Tax on Beards　about 2 min
17. The copper plate that was too heavy　about 3 min
18. Until Having Its Own Silver　about 3 min
19. The Sable Returns to the Coin's Face　about 3 min
20. Platinum Coinage　about 3 min
21. Escaping from Weight　about 3 min
22. Two Rubles　about 4 min
23. Three and a half to one　about 4 min
24. Thirty years of preparation　about 3 min
25. The Year 1897　about 3 min
26. August 1914　about 3 min
27. Banknotes to Cut and Use　about 3 min
28. The attempt to abolish money　about 4 min
29. Back　about 5 min
30. December 1947　about 5 min
31. A Price Not Traded　about 3 min
32. What Was Outside of Currency　about 4 min
33. Night Radio　about 3 min
34. Fifteen countries use the same currency　about 3 min
35. Liberalization　about 2 min
36. Twice in the same year　about 3 min
37. To Float　about 3 min
38. The Wall and the Shield　about 5 min
39. The Balance of Numbers　about 3 min
40. The Story Told by the Coin's Face　about 4 min
41. The Word Was Not Cut Off　about 4 min

The history of money in Russia, read chapter by chapter with illustrated scenes. Narration is available too. The first chapter is open to all.