Quotes About Rurik

Women, music, beer, and pie. Rurik, you're just an all-American guy.

Women, music, beer, and pie. Rurik, you're just an all-American guy.

With the arrival from Sweden of the three Vikings, Rurik and his two brothers Sineus and Truvor, the true history of Russia begins, and the one thousandth anniversary of that event was commemorated at Novgorod in the year 1862.

Rurik was the Clovis of Russia. When with his band of followers he was established at Novgorod the name of Russia came into existence, supposedly from the Finnish word ruotsi, meaning rowers or sea-farers.