Russia: From the Vikings to the last tsar
A beginner's guide
Ancient Russia
The Rus Project
www.qnet.fi/rus-project/
Website of a group of Finnish experimental archaeologists who built replicas
of a Viking ship and sailed it, among other places, down the rivers Don and Volga
to Astrakhan, just as the original 'Rus' would have done.
Risala: Ibn Fadlan's account of the Rus
www.vikinganswerlady.com/ibn_fdln.htm#Risala
Excerpts of the writings of the 10th-century Arab chronicler Ibn Fadlan about
his adventures among the Rus. On the rather wonderful Viking Answer Lady website.
Olga and Vladimir, first Christian rulers of Russia
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/07/15.html
Short article on how Christianity reached the highest level in Russia in the
late 10th century.
Vladimir, the grand prince of Kiev
www.worldandi.com/public/1998/march/wright.cfm
Article on the bringer of Christianity to Russia (then 'Kievan Rus'), by the
intriguingly named Posey Porter Wright.
Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the martyrs Princes Boris
and Gleb
http://english.pravda.ru/society/2002/08/06/33913.html
Article on the On-line Pravda website from 2002, which shows that the murders of the two princes still have a resonance today.
