Russia's Forgotten Wars(2018)

Russia's Forgotten Wars is a documentary series examining armed conflicts that shaped the Russian state from its Christianization through the Patriotic War of 1812. Each of the twelve episodes focuses on a single war, tracing Russia's encounters with formidable adversaries including Byzantium, Sweden, the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and the Golden Horde. The series reconstructs lesser-known battles commanded by legendary figures like Kutuzov, Bagration, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, and Vladimir Monomakh, revealing the weapons, tactics, and strategies that evolved across centuries of Russian military history. Through vivid battle reconstructions, sieges, and political intrigue, the films bring distant eras to life, exploring how warfare shaped the nation's destiny and the human cost of conflict across generations.