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Kievan Rus

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(kē'ĕfӘn), medieval state of the Eastern Slavs. It was the earliest predecessor of modern Ukraine and Russia. Flourishing from the 10th to the 13th cent., it included nearly all of present-day Ukraine and Belarus and part of NW European Russia, extending as far N as Novgorod and Vladimir. According to the Russian Primary Chronicle , a medieval history, the Varangian Rurik established himself at Novgorod c.862 and founded a dynasty. His successor, Oleg or Oleh (d. c.912), shifted his attention to the south, seized Kiev (c.879), and established the new Kievan state. The Varangians were also known as Rus or Rhos ; it is possible that this name was early extended to the Slavs of the Kievan state, which became known as Kievan Rus. Other theories trace the name Rus to a Slavic origin. Oleg united the Eastern Slavs and freed them from the suzerainty of the Khazars . His successors were Igor or Ihor (reigned 912–45) and Igor's widow, St. Olga or Olha, who was regent until about 962. Under…
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Full text Article Kievan Rus

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(kē'ĕfӘn), medieval state of the Eastern Slavs. It was the earliest predecessor of modern Ukraine and Russia. Flourishing from the 10th to the 13th cent., it included nearly all of present-day Ukraine and Belarus and part of NW European Russia, extending as far N as Novgorod and Vladimir. According…
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Also known as: Rus Kievan Rus (860s–1238), the first state of the Eastern Slavs, received its name from its capital city Kiev, located along the middle Dniepr River (modern Ukraine). Founded and ruled by the Riurikid princes, during its height in the 11th and 12th centuries Kievan Rus spanned most…
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Full text Article Kievan Rus

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First eastern Slavic state. It was founded by the Viking Oleg, ruler of Novgorod from c. 879, who seized Smolensk and Kiev (882), which became the capital of Kievan Rus. Extending his rule, Oleg united local Slavic and Finnish tribes, defeated the Khazar s, and, in 911, arranged trade agreements…
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Full text Article Baptism of Kyivan Rus

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Baptism of Kyivan Rus is celebrated annually on July 28 in Ukraine. In 2007 the holiday emerged as an unofficial celebration and in 2008 President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine established the day on July 28 by signing a decree. The Day commemorates the death of the Great Prince Vladimir of Kiev and…
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Also known as: Iaroslav; Jaroslav; Yaroslav the Wise (b. 980–d. 1054) grand prince of Kievan Rus´ Also called Iaroslav , or Yaroslav Mudryi in Russian, Yaroslav the Wise was grand prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054, one of the brightest representatives of the Riurykide (Rurikovich) dynasty, who was…
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13th–16th centuries Christianization of Lithuania Gediminaiciai Lithuanian–Polish union Vytautas Magnus The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a regional empire, consisting mainly of ethnic Lithuanians around the capital Vilnius, and a broader Slavonic periphery. It was created by the pagan Gediminaiciai…
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The Pagans killed the first Christians of Kievan Rus, 1884 (oil on canvas)
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Full text Article Wine

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One of the most common drinks consumed by poor and wealthy alike in the ancient and medieval Mediterranean world and the adjacent lands. Wine was the drink of many during ancient times, as water was often polluted. With the advent of Christianity, the church also required regular supplies of ritual…
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Full text Article Vladimir I, Saint

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(born 956, Kiev, Kievan Rus—died July 15, 1015, Berestova, near Kiev; feast day July 15) Grand prince of Kiev (980–1015). He became prince of Novgorod in 970, and after his father’s death in 972 he seized Kiev from his brother. He consolidated the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea by 980…
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Full text Article Chernivtsi

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(chĭrnĭft'sē), Ger. Czernowitz , Romanian Cernauţi , Rus. Chernovtsy , city (1989 pop. 257,000), capital of Chernivtsi region, SW Ukraine, on the Prut River and in the Carpathian foothills. It is a rail junction and the economic, cultural, and scientific center of the region of Bukovina . …
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