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Rus, Perun and Prince Vladimir
A long time ago, when Mother Russia was still in her infancy, she was known as Rus. The name itself originates from the tribe of its first ruler, Prince Rurik, who agreed to rule the loosely organized native Slavs and unite them. Rus was pagan in its roots until the arrival of Christianity.

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