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A medieval Novgorodian pirate who led a life similar to that of a Viking..
Vasily tells his mother that he wants to travel to Jerusalem because the time has come for him to repent his earlier misdeeds, possibly an allusion to a life of fighting, killing, and robbery as a Viking-like ushkuinik.
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Ushkuinik means A medieval Novgorodian pirate who led a life similar to that of a Viking..
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Vasily tells his mother that he wants to travel to Jerusalem because the time has come for him to repent his earlier misdeeds, possibly an allusion to a life of fighting, killing, and robbery as a Viking-like ushkuinik.
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