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distinctive Russian consciousness."
The seat- distinctive natural Russian feature is the
steppea - vast, rolling, graasy plains mere subtle and
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changeful timn the aaa - and to knew the steppes i$ to un-
derstand the Suasian people and their educational progress,
as Pares tells uat
The in the stable aeaaone of the
year ia all an ep<#t r;#ad, ia the land of vast horizons,
diatant dreams, active lift and constant danger
first historical references to Russia ay# found in
the writings of Herodotus in the 5th century B.O*, wherein
he relates that the Cimmerians war# the leading tribe, con-
quered later by the Scythiana who maintained leadership until
th@ 4th century B.C. when predominance was gained by the
S#g%atian tribe.
At the beginning of the Christian era Ptrts places this
Russian tribe between the Sea of Azov and the Danube, stating:
They were more nomadic ^ian their predecessors,
like other raees whieh were to follow them in these
steppes, 'fhey lived in felt huta which they could
earry about* They fought in brass helmets with bows
and awards, and %aae of them war# mail* They were
fair-haired, and thai?' costume wM similar to the
Peraian. Of this Iranic stock there were various
branches, such .&* the Yazygi, who inhabited from the
Danube t# the river Tissa, and th# Roxolane or Whit#
Alans. It is important to realise that all these
Iranian races were net mere Asiatic savages, bat a
^Bernard Parea, A History of Russia, Preface, p. viii,
^"Russia,** Comnton*s Pictured Encyclopedia. Vol. XII.
I$g5 edition.
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Pares, cit., p. 6.
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