Kievan Rus' - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia Ii - Kievan Rus' - The Golden Age Of Kiev
The region of Kiev dominated the state of Kievan Rus′ for the next two centuries. The grand prince (velikiy kniaz') of Kiev controlled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarusian Language: Encyclopedia - Belarusian Language
Belarusian (беларуская мова) is the language of the Belarusian people. It is one of the three East Slavic languages and is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarusian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarusian Language - History
The modern Belarusian language has evolved considerably from its early roots, the dialects of Old East Slavic (Common East Slavic) spoken...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bylina: Encyclopedia - Bylina
Bylina (Russian: были́на, also Byliny and Stariny) is a traditional epic, heroic narrative poetry of early East Slavs of Kievan Ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church (encompassing national Orthodox jurisdictions such as Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc.—see Eastern Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chernihiv: Encyclopedia - Chernihiv
Chernihiv or Chernigov is an ancient city in northern Ukraine, the capital of Chernihiv Oblast (province). The city population is 295,500...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia - Bukovina
Bukovina (see the the list of alternative names for the name in different languages) is the territory on the northern slopes of the north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boyar: Encyclopedia - Boyar
A boyar (also spelt bojar; Romanian: boier) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Russian and Romanian aristocracy, second only ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Kievan Rus'
The baptism of Kiev most likely occurred in 988, when the Prince Vladimir I of Rus exhorted the residents of the capital city Kiev to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mongols: Encyclopedia - Mongols
The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. They currently n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Kha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lithuania
Lithuanian nation rose in 7th – 9th centuries AC from Baltic nations group. Balts, the ancestors of Lithuanians and Latvians, had arriv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language
Ukrainian (украї́нська мо́ва, ukrayins'ka mova, [ukraˈjinsʲka ˈmɔva]) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danelaw: Encyclopedia - Danelaw
The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu) was an area of England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norseme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych: Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych
Danylo of Galicia (Ukrainian: Данило Галицький, Danylo Halyts’kyi), (1201-1264) was the 1st King of Galicia, Knyaz of H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cumans: Encyclopedia - Cumans
Cumans, also called as Polovtsy, (Russian Половцы, from old Slavic for pale yellowish) was the European name for the Western Kipch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantine Ix: Encyclopedia - Constantine Ix
Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000 - January 11, 1055) reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 11, 1042 to January 11, 1055. He had been c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantine Vii: Encyclopedia - Constantine Vii
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos ("the Purple-born") (Constantinople, 905 – Constantinople, November 9, 959) was the son of Byzantine em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varangian: Encyclopedia - Varangian
The Varangians (Russian: Variags, Варяги) were Scandinavians who travelled eastwards, mainly from Jutland and Sweden. Promoting tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viking: Encyclopedia - Viking
The name Viking is a borrowed word from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia - Ukrainians
Russia:   2,860,0001[1] Canada:   1,071,0601[2] USA:   890,0001[3] Brazil:   550,0001[4] Kazakhst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 1: Encyclopedia - January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1169: Encyclopedia - 1169
1169 - Events. Nur ad-Din invades Egypt, and his nephew Saladin becomes the sultan over the territory conquered by Nur ad-Din. Prince ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 907: Encyclopedia - 907
907 - Events. Oleg leads Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Fall of the T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 990: Encyclopedia - 990
990 - Events. January 1 - Kievan Rus' adopts the Julian calendar. Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. The Pax Ecclesi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarusian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarusian Language - Orthography
The Belarusian language was written not only in the Cyrillic alphabet, but previously also in its original Łacinka (лацінка - "La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarusian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarusian Language - Grammar
Belarusian language - Phonetics. The most prominent phonetic features of Belarusian are akannie (аканьне) – the tendency to p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1077: Encyclopedia - 1077
1077 - Events. January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Russia - Imperial Russia
Main article: Imperial Russia History of Russia - Peter the Great. Peter I, the Great (1672–1725), consolidated autocracy in Russia a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiev: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiev - Geography And Climate
Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Language - History
Ukrainian language - Perspective. Before the eighteenth century the precursor to the modern Ukrainian language was a vernacular languag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo Vi - Background
He inherited from his father Basil I an empire that was stronger than it ever had been since the height of the Roman Empire in the 3rd ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainians - History
Ukraine had a very turbulent history, a fact explained by its geographical position. Up to the fifteenth century, Ukrainians were part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Late Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Late Middle Ages - Historical Events And Politics
Late Middle Ages - Britain. Main article: Britain in the Middle Ages The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 effectively ended English aspi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity In Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity In Ukraine - Distinguishing Between Church Bodies
Currently, the major Ukrainian Christian churches are: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) under the Patriarch of Moscow of the Russi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Hryvnia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Hryvnia - Introduction
The hryvnia replaced the karbovanets, the currency Ukraine used in the Soviet Union and within the ruble zone (karbovanets is the Ukraini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpathian Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Carpathian Ruthenia - Historic Overview
The first Slavs came to the central part of Carpathian Ruthenia probably in the 6th century. A denser Slavic population followed in the 8...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Godwinson: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Godwinson - Brief But Eventful Reign As King
Upon Edward the Confessor's death in (January 5, 1066), Harold claimed that Edward had promised him the crown on his deathbed, and the Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Duchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Duchy - The Title And Origins Of Grand Duchies
The title Grand Duke (Latin: Magnus Dux, German: Großherzog, Italian: Gran Duca, French: Grand-Duc, Lithuanian:Didysis kunigaikštis, Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiev: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiev - Geography And Climate
Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Prince: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Prince - Medieval Use
Grand Prince, used in the Slavic and Baltic languages, was the title of a medieval monarch who headed more or less loose confederation wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Military Campaigns
Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia. The Mongol federation created by Temüjin in 1206 was bordered to the south by the Jurchen J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dobruja: Encyclopedia Ii - Dobruja - History
Main article: History of Dobruja In antiquity Dobruja was inhabited by Geto-Dacians, as well as by Celts. A number of Greek colonies were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belarus - Early History
The history of Belarus, or, more correctly of the Belarusian ethnicity, begins with the migration and expansion of the Slavic peoples thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transnistria: Encyclopedia Ii - Transnistria - History
Transnistria - Ancient history. Tyras was an ancient Greek colony of Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated on mouth of the D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ingria: Encyclopedia Ii - Ingria - History
In the Viking age/late Iron Age, from the 750s and on, Ingria was a bridgehead on the Varangian trade route to Eastern Europe. A Varangia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Military Campaigns
Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia. The Mongol federation created by Temüjin in 1206 was bordered to the south by the Jurchen J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ukraine - The 20th Century
When World War I and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia shattered the Austrian and Russian empires, Ukrainians were caught in the middle....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - High Middle Ages - Historical Events And Politics
High Middle Ages - Britain. Main article: Britain in the Middle Ages and Scotland in the High Middle Ages In England, the Norman Conq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Early Swedish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Early Swedish History - Christianization And Struggle For Power
Under his son and successor Olof, surnamed Skötkonung, Christianity was fully established in Sweden. Olaf Tryggvason, the king of Norway...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rurik Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Rurik Dynasty - List Of Rulers Of The Rurik Dynasty
Rurik Dynasty - Princes of Novgorod. Riurik (c.860–879) Oleg (Regent) (879–912) Rurik Dynasty - Rulers of Kievan Rus. Igor (91...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - History
During Stone age Bukovina was densly populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4500 BC – 3000 BC). Since the Roman ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viking: Encyclopedia Ii - Viking - Etymology
The etymology of "Viking" is somewhat unclear. One path might be from the Old Norse word, vík, meaning "bay," "creek," or "inlet," and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cumans: Encyclopedia Ii - Cumans - History
They invaded Southern Ukraine, Moldova, Wallachia and part of Transylvania in the 11th century and from here they continued their plunder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dobruja: Encyclopedia Ii - Dobruja - History
Main article: History of Dobruja In antiquity Dobruja was inhabited by Geto-Dacians, as well as by Celts. A number of Greek colonies were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mongol Invasion Of Rus: Encyclopedia Ii - Mongol Invasion Of Rus - The Age Of Tatar Yoke
This time the invaders came to stay, and they built for themselves a capital, called Sarai, on the lower Volga. Here the commander of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of Russia - Insignia
After the oath of office has been taken by the elected president, these following insignia are handed over to the president. These device...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Rise Of Muscovy
When the Mongols invaded the lands of Kievan Rus', Moscow was an insignificant trading outpost in the principality of Vladimir-Suzdal'. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi - History
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi played a significant role in the history of Ukraine. It was mentioned for the first time in the text of the Rus' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chernihiv: Encyclopedia Ii - Chernihiv - History
Chernigov was first mentioned in chronicles in 907, but is considered to have existed at least in the ninth century, as uncovered by arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mongols: Encyclopedia Ii - Mongols - History
Mongols - Genghis Khan. The Mongols were originally a confederation of tribes in competition with the Tatar, Kerait, Merkit and Naiman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church - Traditions
Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting. Orthodox services are sung nearly in their entirety. Services consist in part of a dialog between t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eymund's Saga: Encyclopedia Ii - Eymund's Saga - Synopsis
Eymund's saga - Eymund's father Aki. The Yngvars saga víðförla relates that Eric the Victorious, the king of Sweden, had a daughter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruthenia - Early Middle Ages
If the name Ruthenia has any connection to the name Rus, it is in the west generally held to derive from the Varangians whom the early Sl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - The Earliest Emergence Of Christianity
Debatably and Biblically speaking, Christianity began with the Messianic promise (Gen 3:15) at the dawn of creation and therefore with Ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varangian: Encyclopedia Ii - Varangian - The Varangian Guard
Varangians first appear in the Byzantine world in 839, when the emperor Theophilus negotiated with the Varangians, whom he called Rhos, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boyar: Encyclopedia Ii - Boyar - Boyars In Ruthenia / Russia
In the Russian language, the singular is boyarin (боярин), the plural is boyare. Boyars wielded considerable power through their mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Duke: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Duke - Western Grand Dukes
(See also Grand Duchy) The proper term of Grand Duke was a later invention, probably originating in Western Europe, to denote a particula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Grand Dukes Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Grand Dukes Of Russia - Background And Position
The title Grand Prince is the English translation of the Russian Великий князь. The Slavic "knyaz" and the Baltic "kunigaitis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Of Moldova: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Of Moldova - History
Main article: History of Moldova Moldova's territory was inhabited in ancient times by Dacians. Strategical location due to the situation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Russian Rulers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Russian Rulers - Emperors Of Russia 1721-1917
See List of leaders of Russia for the continuation of leadership. See Titular Emperor of Russia for a list of claimants. ... See also:L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania - History
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania began its rise under the reign of Grand Duke Mindaugas (or Mindoŭh in Belarusian) beginning in 1238. Mindau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania - History
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania began its rise to the great power status under the reign of Grand Duke Mindaugas (or Mindoŭh in Belarusian)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Estonian Rulers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Estonian Rulers - Vaddjamå
(partly on the territory of Estonia) Title: Elder (Vanem) (- 12th century) ... See also:List of Estonian rulers, List of Estonian ruler...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - High Middle Ages - Historical Events And Politics
High Middle Ages - Britain. Main article: Britain in the Middle Ages In England, the Norman Conquest of 1066 resulted in a kingdom ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - History
Bukovina - Before the 14th century. During Stone age Bukovina was densely populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Lithuania - The Earlier Part Of Middle Christian Period The Middle Of 16th – End Of 17th Century
Culture of Lithuania - The Protestant Reformation in G.D.L.. The Protestant Reformation was met differently by different strata of Lith...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boryslav: Encyclopedia Ii - Boryslav - History
The area of modern town of Boryslav has been inhabitated at least since the Bronze Age. There are remnants of a pagan shrine from 1st mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuil: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuil - Other Theories
The text above represents the established—and internationally accepted—theory about the reign of Samuil, as well as about the origin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1251: Encyclopedia Ii - 1251 - Events
1251 - Europe. The first Shepherds' Crusade, a domestic French uprising in response to events in Egypt during the Seventh Crusade, occ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Medieval Rus' 988–1230
The medieval state of Kievan Rus' incorporated parts of what is now Ukraine and was centered around Kiev. Its influence on architectural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruslan And Lyudmila: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruslan And Lyudmila - Synopsis
Act I. In Svetozar's banquet hall, the wedding feast for Ruslan and Lyudmila is taking place. The guests listen to Bayan sing a song fore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii: Encyclopedia Ii - Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii - The Book
As a result, Herberstein was able to produce the first detailed eyewitness ethnography of Russia, encyclopedic in its scope, providing an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danylo Of Halych: Encyclopedia Ii - Danylo Of Halych - Biography
In 1205, after the death of his father, Roman Mstyslavych, the ruler of Galicia and Volhynia, the boyars of Galicia forced the four-year-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danelaw: Encyclopedia Ii - Danelaw - Geography Of The Danelaw
The area occupied by the Danelaw was roughly the area to the north of a line drawn between London and Chester. Five fortified towns becam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ryazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ryazan - Sights Of Ryazan
Uspenski cathedral Bell Tower Drama Theater Ryazan Kremlin Foreign War Memorial ... See also:Ryazan, Ryazan - History, Ryazan - Admini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethno-cultural Subdivisions
Slavs are customarily divided into three major subgroups: East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs, each with a somewhat different backgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantine Vii: Encyclopedia Ii - Constantine Vii - Reign
Constantine succeeded to the throne at the age of seven in 913, under the regency of the Patriarch Nicholas Mysticus. His regent was pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethno-cultural Subdivisions
Slavs are customarily divided into three major subgroups: East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs, each with a somewhat different backgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Navy - History
Main articles: Imperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy. The origins of the Russian navy may be traced to the period between the 4th and the 6t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruslan And Lyudmila: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruslan And Lyudmila - Background
As with A Life for the Tsar, Ruslan employs some aspects of Russian folk music; it is also noted for imaginative use of dissonance, chrom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuri Dolgoruki: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuri Dolgoruki - Activities In Rostov And Suzdal
Yuri, or rather George in English, was the sixth son of Vladimir Monomakh. Although his birthdate is uncertain, some chronicles report th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yury Dolgoruky: Encyclopedia Ii - Yury Dolgoruky - Activities In Rostov And Suzdal
Yury, or rather George in English, was the sixth son of Vladimir Monomakh. Although his birthdate is uncertain, some chronicles report th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaroslav I The Wise: Encyclopedia Ii - Yaroslav I The Wise - His Way To The Throne
Early years of Yaroslav's life are enshrouded in mystery. He was one of the numerous sons of Vladimir the Great, presumably his second by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volhynia: Encyclopedia Ii - Volhynia - History
The ancient city of Halicz (Halych) first appears in history in 981 when taken over by Kievan Rus'. Volhynia's early history coincides wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ryazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ryazan - Sights Of Ryazan
Bell Tower Theater Ryazan Kremlin ... See also:Ryazan, Ryazan - History, Ryazan - Administrative Division, Ryazan - Sights of Ryazan, R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Cyril: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Cyril - Early Life
Cyril and Methodius were born in Thessaloniki, now part of Greece, to a Greek drungarios (a military officer) named Leon and a Slavic mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Language - History
Ukrainian language - Perspective. Before the eighteenth century the precursor to the modern Ukrainian language was a vernacular languag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rus' People: Encyclopedia Ii - Rus' People - The Normanist Theory
This theory is called the Normanist theory, as it suggests that Kievan Rus' may have been named after its Scandinavian overlords just as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - The Earliest Emergence Of Christianity
Christianity began among a small number of Jews and Jewish Proselytes. Acts of the Apostles 1:15 says about 120. By the third century AD,...   » Read the article