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Protection of borders of the Novgorod republic, trade and search of new lands were the main occupations of ushkuynik, but they did not disdain and a direct robbery. The set of the unusual facts is connected with campaigns of the first Russian pirates. Who such ushkuynik? Ushkuyniki — is the Novgorod pirates going on easy sailing and rowing vessels, being called "ushkuyami". These dashing people have a lot of similarity to the Scandinavian pirates therefore ushkuynik often call "the Russian Vikings". They acted approximately during one era with Normans – in the early Middle Ages, but ushkuynik due to various reasons...