>>9027158Stop using cringe term "Kievan Rus", it was invented by ethnic Russian historian Soloviev in 19th century to periodise Russian history, he also made up Novgorodian Rus, etc. Our country always had only one name - Rus from Swedish tribe of Rorik of Dorestad (Rurik in Russian. Rurik wife was daughter of Novgorodian king Gostomysl) or Russia in Greek or Ruthenia in Latin. Our coat of arms are from Eastern Roman Empire as Ivan the Great married last of Palaiologos dinasty. Our flag was always the icon of Jesus Christ until Peter the Great picked Dutch flag and reverse color. Russia was like Holy Roman Empire, shit ton of independent princepalities ruled by Grand Prince of Kiev (later Vladimir), because of our dividence we get rekt by Mongols. and Polaks grab half of our land. Small principality of Moscow became strong and start what germans would able to do only in 1871, unifying Rus land in one country. Polaks start to sethee as they still occupy half of Russian land and start to make propaganda for west europeans about evil Moscovy and ebil muscovite horde (it principals still being used by western nations to this very day, 500 years late lol) but they got rekt anyway. but only in time of Catherine the Great Russian land was fully unated. Polish-Lithuanian occupation divide Russian people into Belorussians and Ukrainians,wich is greatest historical mistake ever and i will never forgive them for that. Russia never was heir to mongols, and we have nothing common with them. Russia was, is and always will be part of Western European world.
