Rus' and Varangians: mutual influence of cultures. Gubarev O.L.

The history of the initial Rus' is closely connected with the path of "from the Varangians to the Greeks." According to the "Tale of Bygone Years", this path began in Scandinavia and walked through the lands of the Slavic and Finnish tribes to the capital of Byzantium Constantinople. Arab silver entered this path to the west, and the Rus-traders brought furs, honey, wax, slaves to the east.

where the Russians occupied the Slavic and Finnish settlements, organizing their outposts that controlled this path, later The cities of Ladoga, Novgorod, Kyiv.

with the path from the Varangians to the Greeks and the activities of the first Rurikovich, Rurik, Oleg, Igor, Olga, Svyatoslav are closely connected with geographical points. The Varangians played the role of a kind of catalyst in the formation of a new Slavic-Scandinavian civilization, which received the name of Kievan Rus.

along the path from the Varangians to the Greeks, a new state was formed, which declared its appearance in the historical arena raids on Byzantium, one of the most powerful and wealthy empires of the early Middle Ages.