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Rurik’s successor Oleg (d. 912) conquered Kiev ( c. 882) and established control of the trade route extending from Novgorod, along the Dnieper River, to the Black Sea.
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On 18 November 1928 Dynamo Kyiv overpowered the Kyiv's main football team of that period, Zheldor, 1:0. As the club gained more experience and played on a regular basis, it started to fill the stadium with spectators with both the club and football in general gaining popularity in Soviet Ukraine .
- 13 May 1927; 96 years ago
- Mircea Lucescu
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Before the mid-15th century, no historical source claims that Rurik founded a dynasty; the Hypatian Codex of c. 1425 began its list of knyazi of Kiev with "Dir and Askold", then "Oleg", then "Igor", up to 1240, and does not mention Rurik anywhere.
- 862 (in Novgorod)
Dec 3, 2018 · The Norse leader Rurik (r. 862-879) founded the dynasty which would last until the first Tsar of Russia, Ivan the Terrible (r. 1547-1584).
- Joshua J. Mark
- Were the Kievan Rus Vikings?The Kievan Rus dynasty had Viking origins but quickly intermarried with the local Slavic population.
- What were the Kievan Rus known for?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...
- Were the Kievan Rus Ukrainian or Russian?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.
- Who founded the Kievan Rus dyansty?The Kievan Rus dynasty was most likely founded by the Norse leader Rurik (reigned 862-879).
Rurik died in 879 and his successor, Oleg, continued the Varangian Rus’ expansion in 882 by taking the southern city of Kiev from the Khasars and establishing the medieval state of Kievan Rus’. The capital officially moved to Kiev at this point.
The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' (after 882), as well as the successor principalities of Galicia-Volhynia (after 1199), Chernigov, Vladimir-Suzdal, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and the founders of the Tsardom of Russia. The Ruriks ruled until 1610 and the Time of Troubles, following which they were succeeded by the Romanovs.
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.
