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Line 18: == Early evidence == In [[Old Russian literature]], the ~~Eastern~~East Slavs refer to themselves as ''(muzhi) ruskie'' ("the Rusian men") or (rarely) ''rusichi''. It is thought the Slavs adopted that name from the [[Varangian]] elite of dubious extraction, which was first mentioned in the 860s (patriarch [[Photius]] and [[Frank]]ish annals) under the name of ''Rhos''. For the current balance of opinions on the Varangian Rus, see [[Rus' (people)]]. Other spellings used in Europe during the 9th and 10th century were as follows: ''Ruzi'', ''Ruzzi'', ''Ruzia'', and ''Ruzari''. But perhaps the most popular term to refer to the Rus was ''Rugi'', a name of the ancient East Germanic tribe related to the [[Goths]]. [[Olga of Kiev]], for instance, was called in the Frankish annals ''regina Rugorum'', that is, "the Queen of Rugia".

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