Russian History
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Russian history, though time-consuming and often quite confusing, carries a certain significance to not only the many citizens if Russia, but also many others all around the world. Russia has come a considerably long way since the early dawn of its beginning prior to the year1125 A.D. The largest and quite possibly the most interesting country in the world, Russia, had certainly had its fair share of historical moments, ranging from the early settlement of its massive territory to the country's involvement in both World Wars I and II.
Russia is believed to have been inhabited around 700 B.C., when Nomadic Scythians migrated north onto the vast Russian land. During his visit to southern Russia in the early fifth century B.C., Herodotus the Greek observed, "Some tribes cultivated the land...