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    Names

    During its existence, Kievan Rus' was known as the "Rus' land" (Old East Slavic: ро́усьскаѧ землѧ́, romanized: … See more

    Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia

    • Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus', was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik. The name was coined by Russian h… See more

    CapitalKiev (882–1240)
    ReligionSlavic paganism (native faith of Slavs) · Reformed state paganism (official until 10th century) · Orthodox Christianity (official since 10th cent.) · Norse paganism (locally practiced) · Finnish paganism (native faith of Finnic peoples)
    Demonym(s)Rus'
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    History

    Prior to the emergence of Kievan Rus' in the 9th century, most of the area north of the Black Sea was primarily populated by eastern Slavic tribes. In the northern region around Novgorod were the Ilmen Slavs and neighboring … See more

    Society

    The lands of Kievan Rus' were mostly made up of forests and steppes (see East European forest steppe and Central European mixed forests), while its main rivers all originated in the Valdai Hills: the Dnieper, … See more

     
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