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The history of Kyiv ( Kiev ), officially begins when it was founded in 482, but the city may date back at least 2,000 years. Archaeologists have dated the oldest known settlement in the area to 25,000 BC. [1] Initially a 6th-century Slavic settlement, it gradually acquired eminence as the center of East Slavic civilization.
Kievan Rus' was a loose federation in Eastern Europe and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, Baltic, and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik.
Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [c] [7] [8] was a state and later an amalgam of principalities [9] in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11] [12 ...
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Mar 26, 2023 · 882 Jan 2 - 1240. Kievan Rus' Kiev, Ukraine. In 882, Kyiv was founded by the Varangian noble Oleh (Oleg), who started the long period of rule of the Rurikid princes. During this time, several Slavic tribes were native to Ukraine, including the Polans, the Drevlyans, the Severians, the Ulichs, the Tiverians, the White Croats and the Dulebes.
Dec 3, 2018 · Definition. Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day (19th century) designation but has the same meaning as 'land of the Rus,' which is how the region was known in the Middle Ages.
- Joshua J. Mark
- The Kievan Rus dynasty had Viking origins but quickly intermarried with the local Slavic population.
- The Kievan Rus are at the origin of modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The Rurik Dynasty ruled for over 700 years from Rurik's founding in 86...
- The Kievan Rus are at the origin of both modern-day Russia and Ukraine. They are at the origin of the national history and identity of both countries.
- The Kievan Rus dynasty was most likely founded by the Norse leader Rurik (reigned 862-879).
The dynasty of Kievan Rus’ began around 862, when one of the many tribes in the area either invited a Varangian (Viking) Rus’ named Rurik (d. c. 879) to rule them or were conquered by force. The Varangian Rus’ were a mix of Slavs and Scandinavians living near Russia’s present-day border with Finland.
Early history of Rus′. Map of the Kievan Rus', Eleventh century. The Rus' people probably dominated what is now northwestern Russia since the eighth century. In the early ninth they became loosely organized under the Rus' Khaganate, which may be regarded as a predecessor state to the Kievan Rus'.
