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		<title>By: Spellbound  (bigredan *JPA)</title>
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Russia, being at the crossroads of East and West was influenced by the Vikings - the first Tsars, the Rurik dynasty were Vikings, and the word Rus means viking.
Byzantium, Eastern Orthodoxy became the national religion, directly influenced by Byzantium - and the arts were directly influenced by the Orthodox Church.
The Ottomans influenced the Russians in terms of their expansion - the Russians and they wanted to expand around the shores of the Black Sea.
Persia - not much influence, although it was influential on many of the subject Muslim peoples of the Russian Empire.
The Mongols - the Golden Horde was the Khanate that controlled much of the land from the Urals to the Volga (and a fair bit more) and the Tsars owed them tribute - so they were Suzerain vassals of the Khan.
Part of the Mongol Empire in Russia was known as the Golden Horde (A???? ??? - Altan Ord in Mongolian), but it eventually splintered into were other Khanates  - the Khanate of Kazan&#039;, the Khanate of Astrakhan and the Khanate of Crimea and several others.</description>
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<p>Russia, being at the crossroads of East and West was influenced by the Vikings &#8211; the first Tsars, the Rurik dynasty were Vikings, and the word Rus means viking.<br />
Byzantium, Eastern Orthodoxy became the national religion, directly influenced by Byzantium &#8211; and the arts were directly influenced by the Orthodox Church.<br />
The Ottomans influenced the Russians in terms of their expansion &#8211; the Russians and they wanted to expand around the shores of the Black Sea.<br />
Persia &#8211; not much influence, although it was influential on many of the subject Muslim peoples of the Russian Empire.<br />
The Mongols &#8211; the Golden Horde was the Khanate that controlled much of the land from the Urals to the Volga (and a fair bit more) and the Tsars owed them tribute &#8211; so they were Suzerain vassals of the Khan.<br />
Part of the Mongol Empire in Russia was known as the Golden Horde (A???? ??? &#8211; Altan Ord in Mongolian), but it eventually splintered into were other Khanates  &#8211; the Khanate of Kazan&#8217;, the Khanate of Astrakhan and the Khanate of Crimea and several others.</p>
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