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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
Technically, if i recall, white Russians are largely the descendants of vikings... which is also where the country's name comes from  |
from wikipedia:
Controversy persists over whether the Rus? were Varangians (Vikings) or Slavs. This uncertainty is due largely to a paucity of contemporary sources. Attempts to address this question instead rely on archaeological evidence, the accounts of foreign observers, legends and literature from centuries later. To some extent the controversy is related to the foundation myths of modern states in the region. According to the "Normanist" view, the Rus' were Scandinavians, while Russian and Ukrainian nationalist historians generally argue that the Rus' were themselves Slavs.