Idols found in Russia
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An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia's Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia.
The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to VII-X century AD.
Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk region was a highly populated city 1700 years ago, much
older than Kiev, so far believed to be the mother of all Russian cities.
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An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia's Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia.
The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to VII-X century AD.
Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk region was a highly populated city 1700 years ago, much
older than Kiev, so far believed to be the mother of all Russian cities.
posted by In The Shadows at
1/03/2007 11:43:00 PM
1 Comments:
nah, there are older cities
novgorod -- for example
kiev is held in high reverence 'cos eastern orthodox started to spread from there as the prince of kiev took it up from byzantium.
he began to order people by the villageful to dunk themselves in any nearby river to get them baptized.
wholesale religion, you might say
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