History of Russia – Lesson 3 – FIRST RULER of Russia

History of Russia continues with Prince Rurik, a legendary warrior from the North who is considered the first ruler of Russia.

Transcript:
In today’s lesson, we speak about the first ruler of Russia. First, you should understand that due to the lack of historical sources it is impossible to know anything about this period for sure. Please, take the following information with a big grain of salt.

The main source is theTale of Bygone Years (Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ). It combines a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110. Originally The Tale of Bygone Years was compiled in Kyiv at the beginning of the 12th century by the monk named Nestor. You should understand that it was written several centuries after the events we’re going to talk about today.

So who was the first Prince (князь) of Russia?

According to legend the tribes Chuds, Eastern Slavs, Merias, Veses, and Krivichs "...drove the Varangians back beyond the sea, refused to pay them tribute, and set out to govern themselves". Afterwards, the tribes started fighting each other and decided to invite the Varangians, led by prince Rurik, to re-establish order and to «govern them». Rurik came in 862 along with his brothers Sineus and Truvor and a large retinue.
According to the Primary Chronicle, Rurik was one of the Rus', a Varangian tribe likened by the chronicler to Danes, Swedes, Angles, and Gotlanders. Sineus established himself at Beloozero (now Belozersk), on the shores of lake Beloye, and Truvor at Izborsk (or at Pskov). The brothers died shortly after the establishment of their territories, and Rurik consolidated these lands into his own territory.
He later moved his seat of power to Novgorod, a fort built not far from the source of the Volkhov River. The meaning of this place name in medieval Russian is 'new fortification', while the current meaning ('new city') developed later.
Rurik remained in power until his death in 879. On his deathbed, Rurik bequeathed his realm to Oleg, who belonged to his kin, and entrusted to Oleg's hands his son Igor, for he was very young. We will speak about them in my next lesson.
Up until today, there is a controversy among historians about the origins of Rurik. A Scandinavian origin of the Rus' has been bitterly contested by Slavic nationalists.[69] Starting with Mikhail Lomonosov, East Slavic scholars have criticized the idea of Norse invaders. If you want to learn more about this subject, you can look up the Normanist theory and the criticism about it.
For today, I want you to remember that Rurik started a dynasty that lasted up until the 17th century! Everybody knows the Romanov dynasty, but actually, it was Rurik’s descendants who ruled Russia for more than 700 years.

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[KKK-uy]

Archaeological finds and studies show that Rurik and his people originate from Jutland in Denmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰 🇷🇺🇷🇺 ❤️

[KKK-uy]

Evig ære til Rurik og hans familie 🇩🇰🇩🇰 🇷🇺🇷🇺 ❤️

[luischavesruiz]

This kind of video makes me feel more interested in learning this language. It sounds complicated, but as you said learning languages is a step-by-step process.

[goatkoala]

Maybe someday you could make a video of the geography of Russia. I’d love to watch something like that :)

[TalaAnaan]

So excited!! Russian history is fascinating!

[aidarsays]

Thanks for this video, quality is top notch. Спасибушки❤

[denverdorrall]

I am a Direct descendent of him according to genetics testing in the history of my last name

[MemoryOfTheAncestors]

Chud', Merya and Ves' were not Eastern Slavs, they were Finno-Ugric tribes, only Krivichi and you also forgot to mention Ilmen's Slovene (Novgorod Slavs).

[KKK-uy]

DNA test of Rurik shows that he is descended from the Vikings 🇩🇰🇩🇰 🇷🇺🇷🇺 ❤

[masterclass]

Will you enjoy and accept a United slavic kingdom. Just imagine the size of the nation.

[carstenoelschlager]

Это было очень интересно Дарья!👍🤔😀 Большое спасибо! 😄🙂😊

[misaelgalindo]

Отличная история, этого России (правильно?), Daria, it’s a wonderful research I’d love to be engaged, even if it was “cum grano salis”. Rich, interesting history!

[paolaprof]

Sorry for the previous terrible message, Daria: it is the fault of the tablet concealer. I rewrite it - I hope correct - with the computer: thanks , Daria, it is very interesting to me to know the ancient History of Russia. Good work!

[fouronetwo]

The Normans went everywhere in Europe. From the British Isles to Southern Italy. Would make sense they went to Russia too.

[hbarkhof]

Thank you Daria. Interesting history and lessons ! Love it.

[clementmalecki]

You do nice work Daria Thank You. I'm glad you made the caveat about historical dates and events are really controversial. I am enthralled with the new historical and chronological studies from Moscow State University and most especially the monumental works of A.T. Fomenko. Professor Alexander Zinoviev of Moscow State University says that Fomenko has made the greatest discovery in contemporary historical science which is that the entire history of humanity up until the XVII century is a forgery of global proportions. As to Russian history in particular they found that the Romanovian historians deliberately shifted the old chronicles 300-400 years into the past. There is much work to be done to rescue the truths of our past, for as George Orwell veraciously noted that 'they who control the past control the present and they who control the present control the future'. See www.chronologia.org for additional information...

[videosdeecologia]

A friend once told me that if we need to know the origins of the historic events [or peoples or even nations] we should pay special attention to the names.... I see a lot of viking names in this video... But is just an opinion...

[onebitetwokills]

Magnificent illustrations Aesthetic BGM
Very sophisticated touch in terms of documentary und most of all luv ur narration as always enjoyed a lot Спасибо большое Пожалуйста keep making them

[YgSmLn]

Спасибо дариа. I hope I did that right 😂😂

[notjackolio]

I know this video is slighly old, but I feel I'd like to add that the term 'Rus' is disputed where it comes from between the old norse word roðr (to row) and the region in Sweden called Roslagen where it's believed Rurik came from. The latter is more commonly believed since it's said that's the reason the finnish call Sweden 'Routsi'.