The Israelite Origins of the Russian Empire!

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Modern Russia can trace its origins to the Israelite Swedish nation that was founded in Novgorod and Kiev by Prince Rurik in the 800s A.D. and which later expanded to become not only the largest contemporary European state in terms of area, but also one of the most culturally advanced for its time. Modern Russia can trace a lineage to the historic Kievan Rus’ via the Grand Duchy of Vladimir which evolved into the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

by John D. Keyser

Nestor the Chronicler is considered to be the father of Russian history for his Russian Primary Chronicle (otherwise known as the Tale of Bygone Years) — the earliest of Eastern Viking Rus’ chronicles. Little information has been preserved about Nestor. The few facts that historians believe to be true are that he came to live in the Kievan Caves Monastery (in the city of Kiev in the Ukraine) as a youth, and lived there nearly forty years as a monk. He began writing the chronicles of the Viking Rus’ as part of his obedience service at the Monastery.

Apparently Nestor was one of the most educated men in the late 11th-and early 12th century Kievan Rus’ — his knowledge extending to theology, history, literature and Greek. He lived during the reign of Prince Svyatopolk II, who tried to steer the Viking Rus’ away from Greek influence back to their Scandinavian roots.

Nestor died around 1114 A.D., having left to the Pechersk monk-chroniclers the continuation of his great work. His successor in the writing of the chronicles was Hegumen (Abbot) Sylvestr, who added the contemporary accounts to the Russian Primary Chronicle. The main work in the life of Nestor was compiling the early parts of this chronicle, sometime during 1112-1113 A.D. He introduces his work by saying:

“Here is the account of years past, how the Russian land came to be, who the first Prince of Kiev was and how the Russian land is arrayed.”

Nestor’s Chronicle covers a vast range of early Russian history from the very beginning up to his, and his successor’s, time. It is from the Russian Primary Chronicle that we know the key events that shaped the ancient Viking Rus’, the settlement of the Slavs along the Dnieper River, their fights with neighboring tribes, the invitation of the Slavs to have the Scandinavian Prince Rurik to rule Novgorod and the first mention of the Russian nation in historical sources in the year 866 A.D.

Nestor used a wide variety of sources such as Russian sayings and prior monastery records, the Byzantine Chronicles, various historical collections, the accounts of tradesmen, soldiers and travelers. He unified them while writing his accounts and, because of that, the history of Russia appeared as an inclusive part of world history. Writes Olga Prodan —

“In some ways Nestor has been compared to Moses, who recorded the early days of his nation [Israel]. Without him the memory passed down the generations would have died long ago. His chronicles not only preserved the history, of which there would be very little known otherwise but also have entered the ranks of the significant creations of world literature.”

The Background

In the book, Sweden, Past and Present, the author tells us that the sea kings from Rodslagen (coastal region of Uppland, Sweden) conquered Uppsala and stepped into the priest-kings position. Next they united the Svea dominion of East-central Sweden with the land of the Goths, or the southern part of the country. Thus the Kingdom of Sweden was formed” (page 48).

S. Gusten Olson adds that “In time, the Sveas put an end to the many chieftains of the interior. Slowly, a Swedish farmer-state came into being. This was the basis or the base for Viking expeditions to the East.”…

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