What part of Russia did the Turkish take over in the time of the Roman Empire?
Your question is poorly worded. What is considered the Russian “homeland” is actually a stretch of land running from the Crimea north to Moscow and centered around the city of Kiev. Over time the Russian people began to expand. After managing to free themselves from the Mongols, they named highest ranking noble the Tsar (Russian for Caesar) after he married the relative of the last Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Emperor. From there, Russia would politically expand in a state that ruled over multiple ethnic groups and covered approximately 1/5 of the Earth’s surface. It’s greatest rival, actually were the Ottoman Turks, as the Russians saw their Empire as a continuation of the Byzantines, but for many years the Russians were largely unable to challenge the Turks. The Turks seized the Crimea and Russian territories along the Black Sea, and it would not be until the reign of Catherine the Great that the Turks would be thrown out. Russian/Turkish rivalry would continue, largely as Russia began
