俄罗斯民族是东斯拉夫人的一支。这支东斯拉夫人来到俄罗斯平原后,发现这里的自然条件非常恶劣,大部分地区是森林和沼泽,冬天冷得出奇。在当时的生产力条件下,要改变这些自然条件是很困难的,但这支东斯拉夫人还是顽强地活下来,逐渐形成了今天的俄罗斯民族。8～9世纪,东斯拉夫人社会阶级分化日益扩大,各部落之间战争不断,客观上要求建立国家 The Russian nation is a member of the Eastern Slavs. After coming to the Russian plain, Madame Soslav discovered that the natural conditions there were extremely poor. Most of the area was covered with forests and swamps, and the winter was surprisingly cold. Under the prevailing conditions of productive forces, it was very difficult to change these natural conditions. However, this Sonslav Lady still stubbornly survived and gradually formed the Russian nation today. From the 8th to the 9th century, the growing division of the social classes of the Eastern Slavs led to the constant and objective demands of the tribes to establish the state