On 30 Jun 2005, Jim Howe wrote:
I didn't know Russian was a Nordic language......
On the one hand, there are people that claim that the original "Rus"
(founders of the Russian principalities, ca 10th century) were
Scandinavians (ie Vikings from Sweden) :-)
On the other hand, "Norden" now has an official geo-political
definition, as defined by the Nordic Council of Ministers:
http://www.norden.org
Russia is not on the list. :-)
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