Were Russians vikings before? What does it have to do with the vikings?

Legend has it that Russia was actually founded by vikings. Of course, this statement is controversial. A long time ago, Russia was not Russia. At that time, they were called Eastern Slavs and lived in the grasslands of Eastern Europe. At that time, the European hegemon should be a powerful Viking. So, in 862, a man named Ryurik went to the territory of the Eastern Slavs and established three city-states here.

Because Ryurik monopolized the power, the polis became a dynasty, that is, a lyric dynasty. But later, because of the conflict between people near the kingdom, in order to prevent their self-immolation in the war, they moved westward and moved to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. When they arrived here, they felt safe, so they camped here and re-established this country called? Kiev Ross? . ? Ross? These Russians are the ancestors of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Later, the country gradually stabilized, so the Russians at that time began to explore. They found it possible to go to Byzantium by boat. At that time, Byzantium had a very high status in Europe and its culture was quite prosperous. Byzantium believed in the Orthodox Church at that time, so the Russians also brought the Orthodox Church back to their own country. Later, Russia in Kiev developed better and stronger, and then, unsurprisingly, it fell into civil strife.

At this moment, a man named Yuri appeared? Dolgoruki, the seventh son of the Grand Duke of Kiev. That is, he founded Moscow. Later, the famous Peter I established the Russian empire, and by the time of Catherine II, Russia's power reached its peak. As for Ryurik as a Viking, he founded the original Russia, which is a chronicle from previous years and is said to be a myth, so there has been controversy.