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Studies over the history of former Russia are at present characterized by the regard of individual varieties of its regions, what makes a certain approach to the assumption formed in the second half of the XIX century concerning „the uniform nationality of old Russian”. The approach stated the existence of the common ancestor of today’s Russians, Ukrainians and Byelorussians. New settlements on the subject of factors bearing upon the consolidation of the old Russian society, demand from an explorer – to achieve a convincing decision of the problem of the collective self-identification in the Middle Ages – reaching for the ancient monuments of the literature in which historic explicite bases could come to light based on which human communities of former Russia identified their own members or opposed each other. The specific structure of the old Russian state consisting of Kiev and of Novogrod “estates” as well as appearing in ancient literary monuments definitions such as the Ruthenian “tribe”, the Varangian “tribe” make us wonder over the meaning and connotations, which designed “old Russian nationality” carries with itself.
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Studia nad dziejami dawnej Rusi charakteryzują się obecnie uwzględnianiem różnorodności poszczególnych jej regionów, co stanowi pewne odejście od ukształtowanego w drugiej połowie XIX wieku założenia o „jednolitej narodowości staroruskiej”. Zakładało one istnienie wspólnego przodka dzisiejszych Rosjan, Ukraińców oraz Białorusinów. Nowe ustalenia na temat czynników wpływających na konsolidację staroruskiego społeczeństwa wymagają od badacza – w celu dokonania przekonującego rozstrzygnięcia problemu zbiorowej samoidentyfikacji w średniowieczu – sięgnięcia po te zabytki piśmiennictwa, w których ujawnić się mogły explicite historyczne podstawy dokonywania przez zbiorowości ludzkie dawnej Rusi identyfikacji swoich członków lub wzajemnego przeciwstawiania się sobie. Specyficzna struktura państwa staroruskiego składającego się z „włości” kijowskiej i nowogrodzkiej oraz pojawiające się w zabytkach piśmienniczych określenia typu „ród ruski”, „ród wareski” każą zastanowić się nad znaczeniem i konotacjami, jakie niesie ze sobą projektowana „narodowość staroruska”.
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During Xth and XIth century the Byzantine Empire was one of the strongest states in the Levant. In mentioned period the emperors undertook numerous mili­tary campaigns, both in order to expand the borders of the empire and restitute their authority on once lost lands. Due to its prestige and wealth the Empire was a favorable destination for foreigners, including mercenaries. As a result, in By­zantium one could meet warriors of a very diversified ethnic descent. The presence of numerous foreigners could not escape the attentions of Byzantines themselves, who in time formed a distinctive view concerning those newcomers. Among many mercenaries two managed to obtain extraordinary status and step out in the eyes of Byzantine citizens. The first group were the Varangians, who at the end of Xth century formed the famous emperor`s guard. The second group of mercenaries were warrior from the West, usually referred to as the Franks. The main aim of this paper is to examine the genesis of mentioned warriors in Byzantium and the roots of stereotypes attached to them.
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