The ushkuyniks (Russian: ушкуйники, romanized: ushkuyniki, sing. ушкуйник, ushkuynik), also spelled ushkuiniks, were medieval Novgorodian pirates who operated in the north of European Russia as well as along the Volga River until the 15th century.
The ushkuyniks (Russian: ушкуйники, romanized: ushkuyniki, sing. ушкуйник, ushkuynik), also spelled ushkuiniks, were medieval Novgorodian pirates who operated in the north of European Russia as well as along the Volga River until the 15th century.
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