Pages: 437-446

Author of this article is trying to solve two problems. The first is the essence of the term «warang» in the IX cent. Eastern Europe and the place of warangs in newly created power structures. According to contemporary sources and retrospective analysis «warangs» are deprived of their ethnical meaning, and turn out to be a social (professional) group of different origin, able to establish (or to support establishing) new power, defending their economical interests.
Second plot is dedicated to survey of contemporary writings, testifying appearing of new power in the Dnieper basin from the 830-s, id est before «warang vocation».