Yeah, it was definitely a long slow decline. I prefer not to let facts get in the way of my jokes though. IIRC they got pwned pretty good by the Russian winte

Yeah, it was definitely a long slow decline. I prefer not to let facts get in the way of my jokes though. IIRC they got pwned pretty good by the Russian winter (well, the post-winter mud season) at some point in the 1500s(?) though.