Slavic Civilization

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Slavic Civilizations

Introduction

The Slavic civilization has become a subject of debate for many years with several

conspiracies and theories surrounding it. The Slavic civilization is often viewed from the lenses

of the Eastern Slavic identity of the Kievan Rus’, which was a federation of Finnic and East

Slavic peoples in Europe at the late-9th century to mid-13 century, under the Varangian Rurik

dynasty. Kievan Rus’ used semi-autonomous principalities and most of its states covered

modern-day Western Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. During the reign of the Varangian Rurik, a

Rurikids prince, politics centered on Boyar aristocracy. The Slavs were later influenced by the

Byzantine, thus diving in the lines of religions. This paper focuses on Slavic civilization from the

5th century through the 18th century and to modern-day Russia. The thesis is that the Slavic

civilizations were made up complex tribal societies that directly and indirectly impacted one

another in terms of culture, governance, and were later divided due to the influence of

Christianity on them.

Short History of Slavic Civilizations

The early Slavs were made up of several tribal societies who lived in Eastern Europe

during the Early Middle Ages and Migration Period. They formed the foundations of what was

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later referred to as Slavic nations during the High Middle Ages (Myslivets, Nikolay, and

Romanov). During the 6th century, Iranian ethnic groups, including Alans, Sarmatians, and

Scythians that lived in the Eurasian Steppe was absorbed into the Slavic region. Between the 7th

and 8th centuries, the Slavs expanded their influence Northeast along the Volga River and

Southwest toward the Balkans. In the early 9th century, the Slavic people (Slavs) converted

gradually to Christianity (both Roman Catholicism and Byzantine Orthodoxy). In the late 12th

century, South Slavs in the Bulgarian Empire and East Slavs in the Kievan Rus’ were to major

medieval Christian States.

The society of early Slavs was decentralized into local chiefdoms, but between 7th and

9th, they were consolidated to form strong centralized political and social organizations. The

socio-political organizations that were formed after local chiefdoms through consolidation such

as warrior associations were mainly intended to support the expansion of their territories

(Myslivets, Nikolay, and Romanov). For example, there were military associations around the

Danubian area that were organized to defend Slavs against the Pannonian Avars and to raid

Byzantine territory. During this period, the Slavic groups were directly and indirectly influenced

by neighboring cultures, including the Khazars, Byzantium, and the Carolingians and Vikings.

Ethnogenesis of Slavic Civilizations

In Eastern Europe, the Slavs expanded during the 6th century, spreading their languages

and customs to other regions. Valentin Sedov, a renowned Russian archaeologist, posited that

Przerworsk culture was mainly attributed to the Venethi (or Veneti), a sub-set of Slavs. During

the 2nd century, Venethi expanded its influence between the middle Dnieper and the Vistula. In

the 4th century, the Venethi expanded east and south of Europe, assimilating Zarubinec culture,

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Surname 1 Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Slavic Civilizations Introduction The Slavic civilization has become a subject of debate for many years with several conspiracies and theories surrounding it. The Slavic civilization is often viewed from the lenses of the Eastern Slavic identity of the Kievan Rus’, which was a federation of Finnic and East Slavic peoples in Europe at the late-9th century to mid-13 century, under the Varangian Rurik dynasty. Kievan Rus’ used semi-autonomous principalities and most of its states covered modern-day Western Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. During the reign of the Varangian Rurik, a Rurikids prince, politics centered on Boyar aristocracy. The Slavs were later influenced by the Byzantine, thus diving in the lines of religions. This paper focuses on Slavic civilization from the 5th century through the 18th century and to modern-day Russia. The thesis is that the Slavic civilizations were made up complex tribal societies that directly and indirectly impacted one another in terms of culture, governance, and were later divided due to the influence of Christianity on them. Short History of Slavic Civilizations The early Slavs were made up of several tribal societies who lived in Eastern Europe during the Early Middle Ages and Migration Period. They formed the foundations of what was Surname 2 later referred to as Slavic nations during the High Middle Ages (Myslivets, Nikolay, and Romanov). During the 6th century, Iranian ethnic groups, includ ...
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