Origin of Russia

Largest land locked country spreading form East to West.
They are called Slavs but this distinction is not clear.

They are depicted as modern warriors.
Venedi a Germanic tribe.
Antes.
Slavic tribe.
During the expansion Slavic linguistic group the Russian ethnic group emerged in the middle ages.
Probably Swedish vikings.
Cossacks were defeated by Slavic of Russian origin.
Kiev was Russian territory.
Russians invaded the Byzantine (Greeks) in the Baltics.

Russe were not baptized.

Pagan and a worrier god for Russe against the Christian god.

Drinking is the Joy of Russians.
Russe later became Christians.
Russe fragmented to 12 regions.

Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine were born.

On the Eastern front Mongols invaded Mongolia.
Lithuania conquered Byelorussia and Ukraine.
Russians defeated the Mongols and Tartars.

Poland-Lithuvanian commonwealth finally was defeated by Tsar of Russia.

First and Second wars consolidated Russian domination.

In 1991 U.S.S.R was dissolved and individual countries regained independence.

Russe Civilization


UKRAINE
Ukraine did not exist 1000 years ago.
Russe State was created by Vikings, consisted of Russia and Ukraine.
Vladimir the Great could be considered as the founder.
He introduced Orthodox Christianity from Byzantine (Greek) empire.
It integrated to different principalities.
Invaded by Mongols.

Cossacks 300 years ago created the modern Ukraine.

Russia occupied Kiev east bank Ukraine.

Poland ceded right bank to Ukraine.
Ukraine was under U.S.S.R.

Famine occured during Stalin's regime.

Steppe stretching from Ukraine in the West and Mongolia on the East.

History, conquests and migration have shaped its culture.

Dry and treeless.

Grasslands have given birth to horses, cattle and many grains.