In the 43rd episode of Actualitica Podcast, the guest is one of Croatia’s most distinguished historians, Hrvoje Gračanin. The topic of the episode is the Middle Ages. Do enough people today still take an interest in history, especially the Middle Ages? What makes the medieval period so fascinating? Have films and TV series such as Game of Thrones increased the popularity of that era? Is the historical classification of the Middle Ages from 476 to 1492 justified? Is the term “Dark Ages” historically grounded? What was the darkest point of the entire period?

Was Genghis Khan the greatest villain of the Middle Ages? Is the term Byzantium for the Eastern Roman Empire historically acceptable? How did the territory of present-day Ukraine function during the Middle Ages, and which states ruled it? Was Kievan Rus’ Ukrainian or Russian?

Our renowned guest provides clear answers to these and many other questions. Absolutely worth watching!
Editor and host: Matija Šerić.

You can watch the episode at the link.