Originally posted by PeeCoffee
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But Russia, with all her natural resources and what not, could provide a much, much better life for her people. With better leadership...
Originally posted by snapper
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Rurik led the Rus' until his death in about 879, bequeathing his kingdom to his kinsman, Prince Oleg, as regent for his young son, Igor.[38][45] In 880-82, Oleg led a military force south along the Dnieper river, capturing Smolensk and Lyubech before reaching Kiev, where he deposed and killed Askold and Dir, proclaimed himself prince, and declared Kiev the "mother of Rus' cities."[46][47]
Ukrainians do not own that history. All three peoples, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, descend from the Rus, whether you like it or not.
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