The Origins of Kyiv
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Is There a Problem With Souce Material for This Period?
There was no russia or modern nation state at this period. The way the word rus was used was also not constant, not even in the mediaeval period. So i guess what we're dealing with, which makes history so exciting and so complicated, is that everyone spins their own mythRit history is the relationship between the past and the present. And as we spin our myths, for example, to day, we're recognizing that ukraine exists.
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