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History of Russia From the beginnings to c. 1700 Prehistory and the rise of the Indo-European, Ural-Altaic, and bce, but little is known about their ethnic identity, institutions, and activities. In ancient times, Greek and Iranian settlements appeared in the southernmost portions of what is now ce, the Huns, Avars, Goths, and Magyars passed briefly over the same The scanty written records tell little of the processes that ensued, but archaeological evidence—notably, the Middle Eastern coins found in eastern From about 770 to about 830, commercial explorers began an intensive penetration of the Volga region. From early bases in the estuaries of the rivers of the eastern Baltic region, About 830, commerce appears to have declined in the Don and Dnieper regions. There was increased activity in the north Volga, where Scandinavian traders who had previously operated from bases on Lakes Ladoga and Onega established a new centre, near present-day Within a few decades these Rus, together with other Scandinavian groups operating farther west, extended their raiding activities down the main river routes toward Baghdad and see In the period from about 930 to 1000, the region came under complete control by Varangians from The degree to which the Varangians may be considered the founders of the Kievan state has been hotly debated since the 18th century. The debate has from the beginning borne nationalistic overtones. Recent works by Russians have generally minimized or ignored the rol...

Look up Originally, the name Rus' ( Rossija), comes from the Rossía—related to both Modern Ρως, Ros, Rosía, "Russia", pronounced One of the earliest written sources mentioning the people called Rus' (as Rhos) dates to 839 in the Ruscia. It was used, among others, by Rucia, Ruzzia, Ruzsia were alternative spellings. During the 12th century, Ruscia gradually made way for two other Latin terms, "Russia" and "Ruthenia". "Russia" (also spelled Rossia and Russie) was the dominant Ruthenia, first documented in the early 12th century The modern name of Russia ( Rossija), which came into use in the 15th century, Ρωσία, which in turn derives from Ῥῶς, the self-name of the people of Rus'. A hypothetical predecessor of Kievan Rus' is the 9th-century [ citation needed] Etymology [ ] The most common theory about the origins of Russians is the Germanic version. The name Rus ', like the Proto-Finnic name for *Ruotsi), supposed to be descended from an rods-) as rowing was the main method of navigating the rivers of Eastern Europe, and that it could be linked to the Swedish coastal area of Rus-law) or Roden, as it was known in earlier times. Ruotsi, Rootsi, Roodsi and Ruoŧŧa. Rus '-related) name both for Ročinma / Ročin, Roćmu / Roć means already Roðer or roðin. Thomsen accordingly has suggested that Roðer probably derived from roðsmenn or roðskarlar, meaning seafarers or rowers. [ pageneeded] Rossfolk, Rosskar, Rossmann. Ruxs in Roxolani could be understood as "bright Alans". Roxolani a co...

The historical people known as Early Scandinavian settlements in the East Vikings founded Kievan Rus in the mid-9th century, but Scandanavian settlements in Eastern Europe actually date back to at least A.D. 750. This is when pre-Viking-Age Scandanavians likely settled the northwestern Russian town of Staraya Ladoga (or “Old Ladoga”), across Lake Ladoga from what is now Finland. One of the artifacts archaeologists have unearthed from the city is a talisman with the face of Odin, the Norse god of war. “The early Scandinavians were particularly attracted to Ladoga by the appearance of Islamic silver coins or dirhams there,” READ MORE: Prince Oleg expands territory, moves the capital to Kiev Rurik and his brothers arriving in Staraya Ladog. It was after 840 that Scandanavian Vikings—who were known in Eastern Europe as “Varangians” or “Rus”—established Viking rule over Slavic tribes in what came to be called Kievan Rus. At first, the region was divided between three noble brothers. “The oldest, Rurik, located himself at Novgorod; the second, Sineus, at Beloozero; and the third, Truvor, in Izborsk,” recounts the Russian Primary Chronicle, a history of the region completed in the 12th century by Kievan monks. “On account of these Varangians, the district of Novgorod became known as the land of Rus.” (“Rus,” which is where the name “Russia” comes from, purportedly derives from an old Nordic word for “men who row.”) Rurik’s brothers died within two years, so he claimed their terri...

They charted a course across the Baltic Sea and deep into mainland eastern Europe, via the Volga and Dnieper Rivers, taking command of local trade routes from the native population of Slavic tribes, which, in turn, fed into markets where they could deal with prosperous caliphates in the Middle East. Who were the Rus Vikings? The Rus became both very powerful and very rich. They established a ruling dynasty under their ruler Rurik and, from AD 879, formed the Kievan Rus state, based in Kiev. This dynasty controlled a huge trade network and would go on to last seven centuries. Rurik would be succeeded by Prince Oleg the Prophet – who makes an appearance as an antagonist in the Vikings. • Constantinople, though, remained a great prize in their eyes. The Rus launched a series of assaults, but failed to take control of this strategically vital and wealthy city. Some Rus were actually co-opted to defend Constantinople when, in AD 988, Vladimir the Great gave Byzantine emperor Basil II some 6,000 of his men to form a mercenary brigade, the • What is