"In the east, the Normans penetrated deep into the territory of present-day Russia, down the Dnieper River almost to the Black Sea. In this area, where they (the Normans) actively engaged in commerce, in the 9 th century there was Kievan Rus (Principato di Kiev) - primordial (primitivo) the Russian state. «Nordic people" Local people call Russ (Russ) - which means "pullers" - it is from this word, and there was a name Russia ", - here is a text I read today in Italian history textbooks for secondary school. and that children, God forbid, did not understand correctly accident that happened there in the relationship of the Slavs and the Vikings, there kartinochka, which are marked with red Norman state
ie I understand what is going easy manipulation of the facts, which can be attributed to the usual textbook simplification. Still, with Rousseau, to be done? tell me it's blatant lies, or there is some real historical background of the rowers - the northern-people - Rus?