Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus? ({{lang-ru|????????? ?????}}, Kievskaya Rus; {{lang-ua|????????? ????}}, Kyivs?ka Rus?) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (Russian: ?????, Kiev; Ukrainian: ?????, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. The reigns of St. Vladimir (980-1015) and his son Yaroslav I the Wise (1019-1054) constitute the Golden Age of Kiev, which saw the acceptance of Orthodox Christianity and the creation of the first east Slavic{{fn|1}} written legal code, the Ruska Pravda.

Related Topics:
Kiev - 880 - 12th century - St. Vladimir - 980 - 1015 - Yaroslav I the Wise - 1019 - 1054 - Orthodox Christianity - Ruska Pravda

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