Timonin, A.N. On ideological bases of the ancient Russian state in IX – X centuries

Abstract: When speaking of the ideological bases of the pre-Christian Russia, they usually just state the paganism defined all spheres of its social life. However, not much attention is paid to evaluation of particular components of the paganism, which influenced the formation of the outer functions of the Ancient Russian state of IX – X centuries, its political system and legitimacy of the state power. The author pays special attention to the pagan components, which were less christianized after the Christianization of Russia. First of all, one should speak of the military ideology…