post cold war
Boris Yeltsin
BUI
Putin
BUI
goals
fix economy
try to fix and make money
Putin is pres of Russia
KGB equivalent to CIA
Ancient Russia
Rurik
reigned 15 years
Novgorod
Varangian chieftain
Paganism
Vladimir the Great
BUI
Russian Federation
Mongol invasion
1237
destroyed many major cities
the Russians finally got them out
Ancient Russia notes
Beginnings
the early history of Russia, like those of many counties, is one of migrating peoples and ancient Kingdoms
Early Russia was not exactly Russia, Varangians crossed the Baltic SEa and landed in EAstern Europe. the leader of the Varanginas was the warrior Rurik
Rurik served 15 years
by 989, Vladimir I was ruler of kingdom that extended to as far south as the Black Sea
he established a state religion
he carefully considered a number of available faiths and decided upon Greek Othodaxy, thus allying himself with Constantinople and the West
he dicided against Islam partly because of his belie that his people could not live under a religion that prohibits hared liquor
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