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The Russ culture did not have an extended foundation legend to match the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus.
俄罗斯的文化还没有延续的传说能和罗马的罗慕路斯和瑞摩斯匹配。
The oldest reliable Russian sources the 12 century AD, Russian Primary Chronicle.
最久远可靠的有关俄罗斯的材料追溯到公元12世纪，俄罗斯原始年代记。
According to the primary chronicle the Russ culture started in 862 AD.
根据原始年代记，俄罗斯的文化开始于公元862年。
When Slavic tribesmen from Great Novgorod invited the Varangian Prince, Rurik to become their ruler.
当来自诺夫哥罗德的斯拉夫族人邀请瓦格良王子留里克成为他们的统治者。
Whether Rurik was in fact invited or invited himself or whether he even existed is open to question.
无论留里克是被邀请还是自己主动，他是否真实存在还是一个问题。
But just like the Romans considered Romulus as their founder,
就像罗马人把罗慕路斯视为创建人，
so the Russians have looked on Rurik as the founder of their culture.
俄罗斯人把留里克视为文化的奠基人。
Just as Augustus Caesar traced his ancestry all the way back to Romulus.
屋大维追根溯源一路可以追到罗慕路斯。
So for centuries Russian rulers claimed descent from Rurik.
几个世纪来俄罗斯统治者都宣称是留里克的后代。
We don't know much more about Rurik but supposedly his successor Oleg, who's either Rurik's actual son or was not,
我们对留里克的了解并不是很多，他的继承人奥列格可能是他的儿子，
captured the city of Kiev under the Dnepr river in 82 AD and moved his capital there.
在公元82年，第聂伯河下游的基辅将首都搬到那。
To this day, the cities of great Novgorod and Kiev proudly claim to be the cradle of Russian civilization.
诺夫哥罗德公国和基辅光荣地宣布是俄罗斯文明的摇篮。
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罗斯文明叫做基辅俄罗斯文明。
