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Nicolai Levashov. Russian History Viewed through Distorted Mirrors. Vol. 1

new tools which made their existence easier. That is why people’s desire to live close
to each other gradually increased. The secluded and isolated way of settlement where
one family took care of almost everything did not leave enough time for the possibil-
ity of improving native talents and skills. It was only when large groups of people
settled together that the pre-conditions for maximal mastering of their talents and
skills occurred. Only by living together did people get the possibility of partaking not
only in the results of their labour, but also their innovations. This also gave the possi-
bility to determine talents in young people and to pass on the accumulated experience
to the most talented and clever, which, in its turn, accelerated the evolutional devel-
opment of the community in general. Together, it was simpler to survive the hardship
of life and to defend themselves from wild animals and biped enemies.

Where did those biped enemies come from? Among the members of communi-
ties there were those who did not wish to get their daily bread by the sweat of their
brow. The community tried to point such people in the right direction, but did not al-
ways succeed; the moment came, when they were expelled from a community or
family. Not only spongers were expelled, but also killers, rapists, thieves and deceiv-
ers. Certainly, only those who committed serious crimes such as murder and rape
were expelled immediately. Some of these outcasts died from predators’ fangs and
claws, some from cold and hunger. But some of them survived and united with each
other and often became organized gangs of thieves which attacked settlements and
robbed the inhabitants (depending on the number in a gang) taking food, clothes,
horses, etc. by force. The number of these gangs increased with the passage of time
and peaceful settlers had to learn to repulse them. A permanent group, the main oc-
cupation of which was to protect settlements from bands of armed derelicts was grad-
ually formed. The ability to use weapons became their profession; they became pro-
fessional warriors — the Varangians. The weapon handling skills and abilities began
to be passed on to the most capable and deserving. The rest of the community gave a
certain share of the results of their labour to maintain the Varangians and their fami-
lies.

In the course of time it became the norm to give a tenth part to maintain the bri-
gade. Thus, hard times came for the gangs of derelicts. Well organized and trained
brigades began to smash them, which forced them to abandon their native lands and
leave for unknown ones. There they attacked native tribes and people, killed the
strongest and healthiest men and took the women as trophies. The greater part of the
derelicts’ gangs consisted of men; therefore there always was a lack of women. That
is why, when conquering other tribes and people, they took women from the subdued
tribes. When derelicts conquered the tribes and people of other races — black, yellow
or red — they took the women of these races as wives, in the absence of women of
the white race. As a result, their descendants had the features of two, and sometimes
more, races. Over the course of time this process resulted in the appearance of sub-
races on lands where the natural habitats of different races bordered. Let us analyze
the reasons why a large number of derelicts periodically appeared.

One way or another, the social norms of conduct, the majority of which were
right and favoured harmonious development, were rejected by the derelicts. These

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