Any good books about the Vikings in (what is now) Belarus, Poland or Ukraine?

by TheFairyGuineaPig

Just that- the Varangians. I know they assimilated fairly quickly but I don't have many sources on the Vikings come to Central Eastern Europe (especially Belarus).

ambrazura

Something about Kievan Rus', but not muscovite versions - Golden Horde that destroyed Novgorod Republic - most northern state related to Kievan Rus'. In the period of Ivan the Terrible(Moscow), big part of Novgorod's population was exterminated.

textandtrowel

The most authoritative current work is:

The cost is pretty prohibitive (a used copy on Amazon is $221), but your library should be able to get it for you without a problem. A slightly more cost-effective book, which has contributions from a number of highly regarded scholars:

And finally a reasonably priced Penguin paperback that gives some very interesting impressions of that part of the Baltic. I'd recommend buying this one for yourself: