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Prior to 862 AD, Russia was a back water of tribal peoples which had been pretty much ignored by the rest of Europe. A Viking Lord, Ryurik of the Rus people, travelled down the Volga to trade with the natives and established Novgorod and declared himself Grand Duke of Russia. The Ryurikid Dynasty lasted until 1610.

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