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Given their warlike nature they were very skilled at keeping Russ weak.
但是由于他们具有好战的本性，所以很擅长压制俄国。
While the Russian city states splintered into dozens of ever shrinking appanage states.
俄罗斯的城市却分裂成几十个小块的封地。
The Russian Orthodox Church developed into the focal point for what was left of the Russ identity.
俄罗斯正教会就成了俄罗斯仅存的民族特征的重要标志。
There were but 2 exceptions to this endemic Russ weakness.
俄罗斯存在地方性弱点，但是有两个例外。
One was the republic of great Novgorod which fought bravely against the Swedes and the Teutonic Order.
其一就是诺夫哥罗德公国勇敢抵抗瑞典人和条顿骑士团。
But cooperated willingly with the Golden Horde.
但是却愿意和金帐汗国合作。
The other was the great principate of Vladir Suzdal which evolved into the state of Muscovy which in turn evolved into Russia.
另外一个就是弗拉基米尔苏兹达尔最后发展成为莫斯科大公国，继而成为俄罗斯。
Segment 16B, The People known as the Russ.
16节B被称为俄罗斯的民族。
In the 6th century AD as the Byzantine emperor Justinian fought to reconquer Italy and Africa.
公元6世纪拜占庭皇帝查士丁尼四处征战，再次征服意大利和非洲。
A people known as the Slavs first appeared in Eastern Europe.
斯拉夫民族首次在东欧登场。
The origins of the Slavic people remains controversial.
斯拉夫人的起源还是个争议。
In fact theres no real agreement on what the name Slav originally meant.
事实上没有达成真正的一致——针对起初斯拉夫这个名字的含义。
But we can safely say that Slavic culture eventually divided up into 3 groups.
但是安全的说法可以是斯拉夫文化最终分成了三支。
The West Slavs eventually settled in modern day Poland and Czechoslovakia.
西部的斯拉夫人最终定居在现在的波兰和捷克斯洛伐克。
They came under Western European cultural influence including the Roman Catholic faith and the Latin alphabet.
他们受到西欧文化的影响，包括罗马天主教信仰拉丁字母系统。
