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Lev Gumilev

Alright kiddo, let's talk about Lev Gumilev!

Lev Gumilev was a really smart man who lived a long time ago in Russia. He liked to study people and their history to try to understand how they became who they are today.

You know how you have your family and you come from a specific place? Well, Lev Gumilev believed that people also have a special connection to the land where they come from. This is called a "cultural-historical concept."

He thought that people form their cultures and grow and change over time because of the different places they live in and the things that happen to them.

He studied a lot of different cultures and societies, even ones that were really different from his own. He believed that everyone has their own unique history and culture, and that everyone should embrace it.

Even though Lev Gumilev is not with us today, his ideas still help us understand the world around us and how we are connected to it.