To answer this question we must turn to the history of the settlement of Slavic peoples in Eastern Europe.In addition, it should be noted that to date, a clear answer, what a pre-Christian Russia, where her roots and how it has evolved in this time, no.
One of the most common version is that the Slavic tribes around the 5th century came in the area of the Dnipro basin.Here, within a few centuries, the separation occurred Slavic community into two groups: the western and eastern Slavs.In place of settlement of the eastern Slavs, and began the process of folding the Old Russian nationality, which lasted up to 9 - 10 centuries.By the time course of this process, and should be considered during the existence of a historical phenomenon - the pre-Christian Russia.
most important and most quoted source on this historical period is the "Tale of Bygone Years" - an outstanding monument of world cultural heritage leads geographical limits of settlement of the Slavs, which formed a pre-Christian Russia.This range extends from the Taman and the Dniester River in the south and west to the Northern Dvina River and the middle reaches of the Dnieper River in the north and east.origin of the term "Russia" also has a variety of different historical interpretations.So, he alleged author of "Tales of ...", the chronicler Nestor, indicates that this word has Scandinavian roots, because it was brought Varangian konyazyami and soldiers, who at that time appear in Russia due to the active movement on the way "from the Vikings to the Greeks."
This concept was uncontested until the 18th century, when the great Lomonosov did not put forward the theory of the origin of the name of Ross River, which flows on the southern border of the area of settlement.Another concept proposed ONTrubachov, which suggests that the basis of words and Russ Ross is an Indo-European root, so its appearance should be referred to the period of the Great Migration.
to our times there is very little evidence that could shed light on the problem of how Russia came, how it evolved, what historical factors cause this development.The most common sources are everyday objects, some preserved drawings and images, remains of dwellings and buildings of worship.About pre-Christian Russia sculpture show only a few fragments of which were found during excavations in Novgorod, Brest, Pskov and some other places.And from the stone monuments to the 80s of the twentieth century in general was aware of only one - Zbruch idol.Information about the pre-Christian culture gives excavated temples, which are generally accompanied by the place of settlement of the eastern Slavs.In these sanctuaries and shrines found ample evidence to suggest that the pre-Christian Rus ball familiar with casting, ceramics, enamel art.
In the field of public relations rusichi sought to establish relations with other nations, with some of these relations were quite good neighbors.With other ancient Russians fought, somehow, all these factors contributed to the formation of statehood.Russian rulers, like others, are beginning to be used for maintenance of the power of religion and its institutions, especially the Church.In Russia as a religious support was chosen the Orthodox branch of Christianity, the circumstances of occurrence of which also is still not fully clarify the facts.However, the fact that the date of the alleged baptism of Vladimir practically coincides with the date of the signing of the political agreement with Byzantium, which was backed by Vladimir marriage to the sister of the Byzantine emperor, makes it possible to assert that this fact should be considered the end of the time horizon of pre-Christian era in Russia.
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