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The Viking raiders came from the North. They became the rulers of Rus, the city-principality of Kiev and forerunner of the Russian state. The other part of Russia has Asian roots. Living for centuries in a very harsh climate explains the Russians’ strength, their ability to endure extreme hardship, and their bleak outlook on life. It also explains their patience and submission. Climate has also contributed to a cautiousness they exhibit.
3,000 miles from Paris, a month’s journey before railroads. It has only limited access to the sea, deterring development of a mercantile tradition. Geography also has made Russia vulnerable to wars, due to her lengthy borders which had no natural defenses. The Russian people see Russian expansion as a consequence of victories over foreign invaders.
Communal spirit and togetherness distinguishes Russians from Westerners. Russia has a history of the agricultural village commune, with the land held in common and decision-making determined by the assembly of heads of households. With a population of 290 million in 1990, the former Soviet Union was the world’s third most populous country – after China and India. The three Slavic groups – Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians – made up about 70 percent of the total Union.
Nations with an Islamic or Turk heritage constituted another 20 percent of the population. And in the far north are many Arctic peoples with distinct cultures, similar to those of their North American cousins. Russian ethnicity, culture, and nationalism are identified with Russian Orthodoxy, the state religion in Russia for almost a thousand years. In every ethnic Russian there is an Orthodox heritage. It can emerge when least expected. Russian Orthodoxy believed that it had solved all the basic problems of belief and worship, DEFINED for ALL TIME, by its councils. Although the 1990 law on religious freedom was passed, the Russian Orthodox Church has often tried to interpret the freedom as related to the Russian Orthodox only.
