formation of the state in the ancient world, indicating a significant improvement of economic - political and economic relations, the realization of unity, ethnic identity numerous related tribes.However, the process was time consuming and required a lot of effort on the part of tribal leadership and the people support it.
emergence of statehood in the eastern Slavs regularly calls him the founder of the discussion.Many authors tend to Varangian theory in the formation of the state of the Slavs.And who are these same Vikings?Countries Vikings - it is controversial.So, according to some scholars this nation - the Normans, the Scandinavians.In his opinion, they proceed from the fact that this was the era of the Norman invasions in the sea, European countries object of these campaigns could become the land of the Eastern Slavs.
emergence of the ancient Russian state for a long time in historical science associated with the Normans and their leader Rurik.It was argued that the Slavs themselves it was not able to because of its backwardness.This theory appeared in the confrontation between Sweden and Russia during the Troubles to justify the aggressive intentions of the Scandinavians.And later in the deterioration of relations between Russia and the Western countries these views are immediately available in foreign works.Scientists, offers this perspective on the emergence of statehood in the eastern Slavs, became known normannistami and theory - normannistskoy.Normannizma apologists had some Russian scientists of German origin (Miller GF, Schletzer AM) as well as those representatives of the official national historiography, which promoted normannizm to strengthen the authority and the rise of the Rurik dynasty.
Opponents Norman theory of the emergence of statehood in the eastern Slavs in the eighteenth century became famous Russian historian Mikhail Lomonosov, VN TatishchevIn their studies, they argued that Rurik and the Vikings - they are representatives of the Baltic Slavs, who were associated with the eastern Slavs common culture, ethnogenesis language.Supporters of this position in the historical science called antinormannistami.
Later Russian and Soviet historians has been proven that the emergence of statehood in the eastern Slavs was brewing long before the Vikings, and arguments are the facts of public education at the Antes.Later, the beginnings of the state for more than noticeable in the reign of Chia.However, the debate on this issue do not cease, and the parties several arguments in its favor.The main proof of the emergence of modern normannistov statehood Slavs - this archaeological artifacts in the north-western lands of the Slavs, which are treated as Scandinavian.Antinormannisty defend its position by means of linguistics, anthropology, source.And mostly believe chronicle, which Nestor clearly identifies with the concept of the Vikings "Rus".Thus, the emergence of statehood in the eastern Slavs - an open question, although the evidence presented to the two sides more than enough, but in science there are supporters like one or the other point of view.
