"This area is ruled by the Tartars, who are a strong and violent people" Marco Polo said. What Marco Polo said about Russia was: "There are very few settled towns, because the Tartars prefer to live nomadic ally in the plains or the vast forests of which this area is full. They grow no food and subsist primarily on meat and water, possessing many great herds of domestic animals which they use for food. Their only primary commodity are furs from the animals which they slaughter, however the trek which merchants must pass in order to trade takes over fourteen days over rough terrain." This area is very cold and inhospitable, Marco Polo went to Russia just for a visit.
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