Overall this series is good, but in this season they introduced the Rus. Such a disappointment. Prince Oleg looks like a contemporary arrogant dude in designers clothes. The Rus at that time and for centuries had long beards. If not long beards than big mustaches. Their hair was of light color a thousand years ago and now. The biggest disappointment was to see his warriors. They look like Turks in Mongolian outfit. The Rus warriors had European armor and helmets, and did not wear black clothes. Seeing this was laughable. Costume and makeup designers did not do a proper research.
One more thing. When Oleg poisoned his brother, Askold screamed "Polovtsy", not "Help!" as it was shown in subtitles. Polovtsy were a big tribe of nomads I believe of Turkish origins who ravaged territories of Kievan Rus, Khazars, or whatever they saw in front of them. Many times they were employed by the Rus for protection. Askold was calling them in this episode. That means that all killed warriors in front of the house were Polovets mercenaries.
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