question: Scandinavians ( Varangians ) and Finnic peoples were involved in the early formation of what state ?
answer: the Rus ' state
turker_answer: Scandinavians ( Varangians ) and Finnic peoples were involved in the early formation of the Rus ' state .
rule-based: Scandinavians ( Varangians ) and Finnic peoples were involved in the early formation of the Rus ' state .