FROM WHENCE THE RUSSIAN LAND CAME TO BE
This article deals with historical and linguistic concepts of Slavic ethnos origin and evolution. Traditional Slavs history concepts of famous historians (N.M. Karamzin, N.I.Kostomarov, S.M.Solovyyov), found in Old Russian chronicles («The Tale of Igors Campaign», «Tale of Bygone Years») are considered alongside alternative historiography. The article deals with L.N.Gumilevs ethnogenesis theory and A.A.Klyostovs «DNA genealogy». It makes possible to distinguish the new concept of Indo-European languages evolution.