"Rejoice Russia, the Sarmatian tribe!". That's from the poem "Russian Eagle" on the capture of Kyiv from Poland-Lithuania, by the main court poet in Moscow, Lithuanian-born Simeon Polotsky. Polish age of Russian culture is a super important, yet completely forgotten nowadays

— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) August 10, 2022

RT @kamilkazani: “Rejoice Russia, the Sarmatian tribe!”. That’s from the poem “Russian Eagle” on the capture of Kyiv from Poland-Lithuania,…