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The Rus Vikings are the ancestors of the modern-day Russians. They raided east from Scandinavia and made settlements like Kiev.
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In 1240 ac the Mongols captured the Rus Viking capital of Kiev. The Kievan Rus were succeeded by the Grand Duchy of Vladimir.
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Ivan the great ended the Mongol rule in Russia and greatly expanded her territory.
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Ivan IV (Ivan the terrible) became Russians first crowned Czar
