The people expresses their ideal of perfection in a self-name, which connects only with itself. The nations claim by their name that they are people. Russian people are called by different words, for example, the Finns have called Russians for many centuries "vene", Lithuanians and Latvians - "krivas". However, the Russian people do not accept any of these names. Do not forget that we are also Slavs, and this brings together many other nationalities.
Our second tribal name is Slavs, it is associated with the concept of word and speech. The Slavs are people who speak intelligently and clearly, unlike the rest. Slavane is a people who appreciated the word so much that they decided to take it in their name.
Disputes over the appearance of the name "Russian" are still trying to distort the root of this word. The Germans claim that the Russians are descended from the Normans who came to take possession of the Russians in the 10th century. That is, the Germans believe that this name was given to us by foreigners.
Another variant of the origin of the name says that the name "Russian" came from the name of a small tributary of the Dnieper River, which was called Ros. It is worth noting here that peoples usually do not take names for themselves by the names of rivers, history does not know such cases.
Not so long ago, one academician was still able to prove that the name Russian refers to the Indo-Aryan and Slavic root: rox or rux, which means "light", "white". From which it was concluded that the Russians are a white people or a people of the Light.
According to Arab sources, long before the appearance of writing among the Slavs, the name "Rus" was first recorded. These included tall people with fair skin, blond hair and eyes, that is, literally - a bright people. And the Russians themselves called their country Rus. This is probably why the Russian people never encroach on other people's well-maintained lands, but develop their own, settle down, despite the fact that they are deserted, wild and difficult to pass.
In our tribal names, the ideal of human perfection is contained in the words: "Slovenes" - people of the word and "Russians" - a bright people.
Previously, the name "Russian" was in every possible way supplanted by the name "Soviet", and now it is expelled by the word "Russian". The Russian people cannot respond to any name, the Russian people have a native land, one fate and a native language for all. And history has shown many times that it is dangerous to fight the Russians. Look at the faces of our children, because in their appearance you can see Russian roots, which is unmistakably determined by their fair hair and light eyes.
