Hi! not discouraging further discussion here, but on your title question, you may be interested in some previous threads discussing how little is known about the early Rus', particularly on the question of their origins and cultural background(s)/mix

• Why is there controversy about the origins of the Rus' people?

• Was Kievan Rus' founded by Vikings?

• What is the most current position on ethnic compostion of the Rus people - are they descendants of Vikings (Varangians) and Slavs ?

• Why are the Rus believed to be descended from Vikings?

• I have heard that the Ruric dynasty of Kievan Rus were vikings, how true is that?

• Who were the Rus and what happened to them?

If you have follow-up questions on these threads, post them here and include the relevant user's username so they'll get an auto-notification