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Issues: Problem of origin of east Slavs; Establishment of Russian state system; “ Norman ” and “ Slavonic ” conceptions of Kiev Rus establishment; Social and political system of Old Russian state; Christianization of Kiev Rus.
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Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein ( ) diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was twice in Muscovy: 1517, 1526. Issues: Problem of origin of east Slavs; Establishment of Russian state system; Norman and Slavonic conceptions of Kiev Rus establishment; Social and political system of Old Russian state; Christianization of Kiev Rus. Problem of origin of east Slavs Slavs First mentioned in VI AD ( Procopius of Caesarea ) Etymology : Slav