Russian History

The history of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples.

Various states have existed in this region, including the Garðaríki ("the realm of towns"), Kievan Rus', Muscovy, Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation.
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Russia is a country with unpredictable past.
Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past

The Russians are fascinating, ingenious, creative, sentimental, warm-hearted, generous, obstinately courageous, endlessly tough, often devious, brutal and ruthless. Ordinary Russians firmly believe that they are warmer-hearted then others, more loyal to their friends, more willing to sacrifice themselves for the common good, more devoted to the fundamental truth of life. They give the credit to the Russian soul as broad and all embracing as the Russian land itself. Their passionate sense of Russ ...more
Rodric Braithwaite, Russia: Myths and Realities: The History of a Country with an Unpredictable Past

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