What was the peculiarity of the urban population of Ancient Rus?

The townspeople of ancient Russia created and disseminated a single ancient Russian culture. It was distributed not only in cities, but also in rural settlements.
The urban settlement of Ancient Rus was literate and enlightened in many areas of life. The people of ancient Russia studied writing. The first birch bark letters appeared in the cities. City dwellers wrote business letters on birch bark letters, expressed their emotions and feelings.