Rus' (people)

: The material from this article should be into Etymology of Rus and derivatives.

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The origins of the Rus (or Rus' , ????) are controversial. Whereas most Western historians tend to give credence to the Normanist theory, many peoples/">Slavic scholars are strongly opposed and work to find other origins.

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Culture and heritage are ultimately at stake in this controversy. The question is whether East Slavic civilisation owes an element of its cultural origin to the Scandinavian rulers of the 9th to 11th centuries, as suggested by the Normanist theory, or whether that heritage can excusively attributed to the Slavs, as held by the Slavists.

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Scandinavia: Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula and some surrounding areas. The Scandinavian countries are in present day understood as Norway, Sweden and Denmark, even if the latter actually does not reside on the Scandinavian Peninsula. These countries have mutually r...

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