Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town

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Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town

4 Jan 2007, 1109 hrs IST,PTI

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MOSCOW: An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an

old village in Russia's Volga region, raising questions about the

prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia.

 

The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to VII-X

century AD. Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk region was a highly

populated city 1700 years ago, much older than Kiev, so far believed

to be the mother of all Russian cities.

 

" We may consider it incredible, but we have ground to assert that

Middle-Volga region was the original land of Ancient Rus. This is a

hypothesis, but a hypothesis, which requires thorough research, "

Reader of Ulyanovsk State University's archaeology department Dr

Alexander Kozhevin told state-run television Vesti .

 

Dr Kozhevin, who has been conducting excavation in Staraya Maina for

last seven years, said that every single square metre of the

surroundings of the ancient town situated on the banks of Samara, a

tributary of Volga, is studded with antiques.

 

Prior to unearthing of the Vishnu idol, Dr Kozhevin has already found

ancient coins, pendants, rings and fragments of weapons.

 

He believes that today's Staraya Maina, a town of eight thousand, was

ten times more populated in the ancient times. It is from here that

people started moving to the Don and Dneiper rivers around the time

ancient Russy built the city of Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine.

 

An international conference is being organised later this year to

study the legacy of the ancient village, which can radically change

the history of ancient Russia.

 

Similarly Ancient Hindu God idols are being found and excavated

across the world.