Medinsky challenges existence of ancient civilizations

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Vladimir Medinsky has a new idea about old history. He doubts Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome really existed.

He says British people created these stories long ago. They wanted to make Russia look less important.

Russia was important and followed Byzantium's path. Western countries invented old history to hide this fact.

Russian schools will soon stop teaching about ancient times. They will learn about Byzantium and Russian myths instead.

Some friendly countries like Iran are interested in this idea. Medinsky will make videos about Russia's big role in history.

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What does Vladimir Medinsky doubt?

He doubts Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome really existed.

Why does he think British people created stories about ancient history?

He believes they wanted to make Russia look less important.

What will Russian schools teach instead of ancient history?

They will teach about Byzantium and Russian myths.

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