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The Russ culture did not have an extended foundation legend to match the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus.
俄羅斯的文化還沒有延續的傳說能和羅馬的羅慕路斯和瑞摩斯匹配。
The oldest reliable Russian sources the 12 century AD, Russian Primary Chronicle.
最久遠可靠的有關俄羅斯的材料追溯到公元12世紀，俄羅斯原始年代記。
According to the primary chronicle the Russ culture started in 862 AD.
根據原始年代記，俄羅斯的文化開始于公元862年。
When Slavic tribesmen from Great Novgorod invited the Varangian Prince, Rurik to become their ruler.
當來自諾夫哥羅德的斯拉夫族人邀請瓦格良王子留里克成為他們的統治者。
Whether Rurik was in fact invited or invited himself or whether he even existed is open to question.
無論留里克是被邀請還是自己主動，他是否真實存在還是一個問題。
But just like the Romans considered Romulus as their founder,
就像羅馬人把羅慕路斯視為創建人，
so the Russians have looked on Rurik as the founder of their culture.
俄羅斯人把留里克視為文化的奠基人。
Just as Augustus Caesar traced his ancestry all the way back to Romulus.
屋大維追根溯源一路可以追到羅慕路斯。
So for centuries Russian rulers claimed descent from Rurik.
幾個世紀來俄羅斯統治者都宣稱是留里克的后代。
We don't know much more about Rurik but supposedly his successor Oleg, who's either Rurik's actual son or was not,
我們對留里克的了解并不是很多，他的繼承人奧列格可能是他的兒子，
captured the city of Kiev under the Dnepr river in 82 AD and moved his capital there.
在公元82年，第聶伯河下游的基輔將首都搬到那。
To this day, the cities of great Novgorod and Kiev proudly claim to be the cradle of Russian civilization.
諾夫哥羅德公國和基輔光榮地宣布是俄羅斯文明的搖籃。
But it's worth noting that the earliest stage of Russian civilization is known as Kiev and Russ.
但是值得一提的是早期俄羅斯文明叫做基輔俄羅斯文明。
