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Kievan Rus', [a][b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [6][7] was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities [8] in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [9][10] Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11][12] and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by ...
The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered much of Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century, sacking numerous cities including the largest: Kiev (50,000 inhabitants) and Chernigov (30,000 inhabitants). The siege of Kiev in 1240 by the Mongols is generally held to mark the end of the state of Kievan Rus', [1][2] which had already been undergoing ...
The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks was a medieval trade route that connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. The route allowed merchants along its length to establish a direct prosperous trade with the Empire, and prompted some of them to settle in the territories of present-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
or Internecine war in Rus' (1015–1019) [ru]) Bolesław I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis (June–Sept. 1018) Kievan Rus' loyal to Svyatopolk I. Duchy of Poland (1018) Kingdom of Hungary (1018) Kievan Rus' loyal to Yaroslav I. Yaroslav victory. 1022. Yaroslav the Wise 's attack on Brest.
On the reverse of the coin is stamped the princely symbol of Sviatopolk in the form of a , of which the left prong ends in a cross. Throughout the early Middle Ages, the Rurikid knyazes of the Kievan Rus' used unique symbols to denote property rights over various items. They are depicted on punches, seals, and coins of the Rurikids.
A miniature from the Spassky Gospels, Yaroslavl, made in the 1220s. The culture of Kievan Rus' spans the cultural developments in Kievan Rus' from the 9th to 13th century of the Middle Ages. The Kievan monarchy came under the sphere of influence of the Byzantine Empire, one of the most advanced cultures of the time, and adopted Christianity ...
The city of Tmutarakan (Samkarsh) and its international relations during Khazar and Rus times. Although the exact date and circumstances of Tmutarakan's takeover by Kievan Rus are uncertain, the Hypatian Codex mentions Tmutarakan as one of the towns that Vladimir the Great gave to his sons, which implies that Rus control over the city was established in the late 10th century and certainly ...
The earliest Kievan churches were built and decorated with frescoes and mosaics by Byzantine masters. Another great example of an early church of Kievan Rus' was the thirteen-domed Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (1037–54), built by Yaroslav the Wise. Much of its exterior has been altered with time, extending over the area and eventually ...