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SOURCES & Further Reading: "Borderland" by Anna Reid, "History of Eastern Europe" by Captivating History. Lectures from The Great Courses: "The Road to Byzantium" & "From Varangians to Russians" from "The Vikings" by Kenneth W. Harl. Brittanica "Ukraine", World History Encyclopedia "Kievan Rus"
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