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By what name had russia previously been known to europeans

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kevian Rus

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The name Kevian Rus comes from the ancestors of Russia, Ukraine,And Belarus. Rus is the medieval Russian State, founded c. 862 by Scandanivian traders and warriors led by Rurik, who founded a dynasty at Novgorod.Then 882 the successor of Rurik moved the capital to Kiev, the center of Kievan Russia.

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