heblacksea.

thenorsenknehisroadataveryearlydate.in

theniurytheybegaleinnortherussia,just

asotheorsenhefoundationforindepe

statesingernyandfraintheyear862,three

norsen,brothers,all

dynasties.ofthethreebrothers,onlyone,rurik,livedfora

nuerofyears.hetookpossessionoftheterritoryofhis

brothers,andtyyearsafterthearrivalofthisfirst

norsen,aslavicstatehadbeeablishedhkievasits

capital.

froievtotheblackseaisashortdistance.soonthe

existeneknownin

nstantihisantanehezealous

ssiohechristianfaith.byzantinenksfollohe

dheirhheheartof

russia.theyfoundthepeegods

ountain

caves.theytaughtthehestoryofjesus.therewas

ionfrohesideofronssiohese

goodnoobusyedugtheheatheonsto

botheraboutthedistantslavs.hencerussiareceiveditsreligion

anditsalphabetanditsfirstideasofartandarture

frohebyzantinenksandasthebyzantineeirea

reliftheeasteroneirehadbeeveryoriental

andhadlostnyofitseuropeantraits,therussianssuffered

innsequence.

politicallyspeakingthesehegreatrussian