The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862, ruled by Varangians.

The ancient dolmens and megaliths dispersed across Russia, particularly in the North Caucasus and Gornaya Shoria, stand as silent testimonies to the advanced architectural and astronomical knowledge of early civilizations.

Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo (Russian: Гнёздово) is an archeological site located near the village of Gnyozdovo in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. The site contains extensive remains of a Slavic-Varangian settlement that flourished in the 10th century as a major trade station on the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks.

Russian history starts somewhere around the 9th century AD, but its territory wasn’t empty before then. Here’s what we know of Russians’ predecessors on these lands. The prehistory of the...

These discoveries by Russian archeologists have been major contributions to mankind’s scientific and cultural heritage. The items found range from the world's oldest wooden sculpture to the...

In ancient times, Greek and Iranian settlements appeared in the southernmost portions of what is now Ukraine. Trading empires of that era seem to have known and exploited… …of the 16th century, the Russians had established a commercial route via the Arctic to the fur-trading centre of Mangazeya on the Taz River in western Siberia.

Nov 17, 2024 · Archaeologists uncovered a magnificent Jewish quarter in Russia, located around the ruins of the oldest synagogue in the world discovered outside of Israel. This synagogue was built about 2,000...

The name Garðaríki was applied to the newly formed state of Kievan Rus', [6] and the ruling Norsemen along with local Finnic tribes gradually assimilated into the East Slavic population and came to speak a common language.

Nov 28, 2024 · An extensive Jewish quarter from the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria has been found near one of the world’s most ancient synagogues in Russia’s Taman Peninsula, north of the Black Sea.

Nov 22, 2024 · Russian archaeologists excavating at the site of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, on Russia’s northern Black Sea coast, say an ancient synagogue they unearthed last year was part of a larger Jewish quarter that included a winery, garden, residential houses, and public buildings.