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What to say about Russia
About Russia were composed of the saga as a fabulously rich "country towns».
In Scandinavian sagas reader will find colorful image of Russia, which is ruled by wise princes, from which a strong warriors, wealth is incalculable, and the cities are great and beautiful.
Yes, and a lot of them, the city - "many times greater than the rest of the world».
As can be seen, for his contemporaries Ancient Russia was quite good.
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Russian known around the basin of the Baltic Sea, Poland, Germany and Hungary, all over the world troubled steppe. Prior to the adoption of Christianity by Vladimir four of his numerous wives were of Scandinavian origin, the rest - and kasozhkami and Bulgarians, and Slavyanka ...
His son Yaroslav the Wise - a Christian, but his family - the focus of the international relationship.
Half of all marriages in the genus Rurik between 862 and 1237 years lies between the Russian princesses and princes and by foreign princes and princesses. Half!
Chronicler Thietmar of Marienburg (975-1018 gg.) Emphasized the wealth of Russia and its trading volumes. He said he had not seen anywhere else in Europe, more and more beautiful city of Kiev. Cities where there would be more beautiful churches, whose residents would be richer and more dignified.
Canon Adam of Bremen in his book "History of the Hamburg diocese" called Kiev rival Constantinople and decoration of the Christian world.
"Annals" Lambert Hersfeld written around 1077 - a lot of information about Russia and in the best colors.
In 1229 a trade agreement was signed between Smolensk and German cities: Bremen, Dortmund, Groningen, sit down, Munster, Lubeck and Riga.
German merchants often came to Smolensk, some live there permanently. The Germans had a Church of the Holy Virgin in Smolensk.
Author Vladimir Medinsky
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In Scandinavian sagas reader will find colorful image of Russia, which is ruled by wise princes, from which a strong warriors, wealth is incalculable, and the cities are great and beautiful.
Yes, and a lot of them, the city - "many times greater than the rest of the world».
As can be seen, for his contemporaries Ancient Russia was quite good.
Next 4 images + text
Russian known around the basin of the Baltic Sea, Poland, Germany and Hungary, all over the world troubled steppe. Prior to the adoption of Christianity by Vladimir four of his numerous wives were of Scandinavian origin, the rest - and kasozhkami and Bulgarians, and Slavyanka ...
His son Yaroslav the Wise - a Christian, but his family - the focus of the international relationship.
Half of all marriages in the genus Rurik between 862 and 1237 years lies between the Russian princesses and princes and by foreign princes and princesses. Half!
Chronicler Thietmar of Marienburg (975-1018 gg.) Emphasized the wealth of Russia and its trading volumes. He said he had not seen anywhere else in Europe, more and more beautiful city of Kiev. Cities where there would be more beautiful churches, whose residents would be richer and more dignified.
Canon Adam of Bremen in his book "History of the Hamburg diocese" called Kiev rival Constantinople and decoration of the Christian world.
"Annals" Lambert Hersfeld written around 1077 - a lot of information about Russia and in the best colors.
In 1229 a trade agreement was signed between Smolensk and German cities: Bremen, Dortmund, Groningen, sit down, Munster, Lubeck and Riga.
German merchants often came to Smolensk, some live there permanently. The Germans had a Church of the Holy Virgin in Smolensk.
Author Vladimir Medinsky
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