Miranda E Kube

Didn't expect scholarly, but at least Google it

Revisado: 06-15-21

Didn't get much past the 30 minute mark. I knew Ivan Grozny was going to be tricky water (a complicated historical figure to say the least), but she got through the bulk of the highlight reel pretty adeptly, but I had a sinking feeling when the construction of St Basil came up and she couldn't even say "Theotokos" correctly (when a perfunctory google search for a guide or a single question asked to anyone Orthodox could tell you how). But I pushed onwards, cause while irritating, I am not petty enough to stop listening to something over a mispronunciation. (even if it implies a lack of knowledge or interest in getting details correct).

Buuut - You don't need to be scholarly, but rather that you spend 2 seconds on Wikipedia, to know that Ivan blinding the architect is one of those widely believed historical urban legends. The architect, Postnik Yakovlev, went on to design many other very famous structures after this supposedly happened - WHICH IS HARD TO DO IF YOU ARE BLIND!

I get that this is supposed to be a very brief overview, but come on - don't masquerade as even a pocket guide to history, if you aren't going to actually research the history.

Honestly wish I could return this to get my credit back. I am trying to learn ACTUAL history here.

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