Ryurik - Ryurik (English spelling) Рюрик/Ryurik

Japanese: リューリク - りゅーりく(英語表記)Рюрик/Ryurik
Ryurik - Ryurik (English spelling) Рюрик/Ryurik

The founder of the Russian Rurik dynasty. According to the oldest Russian chronicles, the Russian (Russian) tribes, which were plagued by internal conflicts, sent envoys to the "Varyags (Normans) beyond the sea" to ask for a prince to rule them. Three brothers, Rurik, Sineus, and Trubor, responded to this invitation and came to Russia (around 862). Rurik, who was the last of them to survive, is said to have taken full power. Based on the above descriptions in the chronicles, later generations believed that the ancient Russian state was founded by the Norman Rurik. Today, there are many who disagree with this theory, and there are many theories, including those that deny Rurik's existence, those that do not deny it but consider him a conqueror, and those that say that the Russian state was established as a result of the long-term internal development of East Slavic society. After Rurik's death, Oleg, accompanied by his son Igor, occupied Kiev (882), and the foundation of the Rurik dynasty was established here. From then until the end of the 16th century, all Russian princely titles were held by Rurik's descendants.

[Takeo Kuryuzawa]

"The Origin of the Russian State" by Tetsuo Kunimoto (1976, Minerva Shobo)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ロシアのリューリク王朝の祖。ロシア最古の年代記の伝えるところによると、内紛に悩むロシア(ルーシ)諸族は「海の彼方(かなた)のワリャーギ(ノルマン人)」の下に使節を派遣し、彼らを統治する公を求めた。この招請に応じてロシアへきたのがリューリク、シネウス、トルボルの三兄弟であった(862ころ)。そのうち最後まで生き残ったリューリクが全権力を握ったという。年代記の以上の記述から後代の人々は、古代ロシア国家がノルマン人のリューリクによって建てられたと考えた。今日この説には反対が多く、リューリクの存在を否定する説、否定しないまでも、彼を征服者とする説、あるいはロシア国家は東スラブ人社会の長期の内在的発展の結果成立したとする説など多くの説がある。リューリクの死後、その子イーゴリを擁したオレーグがキエフを占領し(882)、ここにリューリク朝の基礎が築かれた。以後16世紀末に至るロシア諸公位はすべてリューリクの子孫が占めることになった。

[栗生沢猛夫]

『国本哲男著『ロシア国家の起源』(1976・ミネルヴァ書房)』

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