Was the earliest country in ancient Russia founded by the Nordic Vikings?
Where does the country of Ross come from?
who founded the earliest Russian state? This is a question that Russian historians have been entangling for hundreds of years.
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Norman View of History
Vikings are also called Normans in Europe, so the idea that Vikings founded the ancient Ross state is called the "Norman view of history". After the reform of Peter the Great, tsarist Russia was actively westernized and moved closer to the West, so shortly after the Norman view of history was put forward, it was accepted by the tsarist government and written into the history textbook, which became the mainstream view of the official certification of the origin of the Russian state.
Centennial debate
opinions vary