Great Rus' in ancient times was located in Southern Europe. It occupied vast lands along almost the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where it also had its own Kyiv (Chiavenna). Movements of peoples and wars changed the borders of Ancient Rus'. Nevertheless, not so long ago the Etruscans - the ancestors of the Rus - lived in Italy. From there, under the influence of wars, they moved east from the Roman Empire and spent almost a thousand years in the Balkans. Here we found the path from the Varangians to the Greeks, which is still visible today. And only by the 9th century. n. e. The Rus, having captured Khazaria, moved further to the east and settled on the lands of the future Moscow principality. All this provided an explanation for the words from The Tale of Bygone Years: “And all Rus' came.” If she came, it means she wasn’t here. In the book we found three Rus...