Kievan Rus'

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Kievan Rus'

Рѹ́сь
882–1240
o Rus'
Coat o airms
Location o Rus'
CaipitalKiev
Common leidsAuld East Slavic
Releegion
Slavic Paganism
Orthodox Christianity
GovrenmentMonarchy (Rurik Dynasty)
Grand Prince o Kiev 
• 882–912
Oleg
LegislaturVeche, Prince Cooncil
History 
• Established
882
• Disestablished
1240
CurrencyGrivna
ISO 3166 codeRU
The day pairt o Belaroushie
 Estonie
 Latvie
 Lithuanie
 Moldovae
 Poland
 Romanie
 Roushie
 Slovakie
 Ukraine

Kievan Rus' (Auld East Slavic Рѹ́сь,[citation needit] Рѹ́сьскаѧ землѧ,[citation needit] Greek Ῥωσία, Laitin Rus(s)ia, Ruscia, Ruzzia, Rut(h)enia,[1][2] Auld Norse Garðaríki) wis a loose federation[3] o East Slavic tribes in Europe frae the late 9t tae the mid-13t century,[4] unner the reign o the Rurik dynasty.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. (in Roushie) Назаренко А. В. Глава I Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Древняя Русь на международных путях: Междисциплинарные очерки культурных, торговых, политических связей IX—XII вв. Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine — М.: Языки русской культуры, 2001. — c. 40, 42—45, 49—50. — ISBN 5-7859-0085-8.
  2. Magocsi (2010), p. 73.
  3. John Channon & Robert Hudson, Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia (Penguin, 1995), p.16.
  4. Kievan Rus, Encyclopædia Britannica Online.

Coordinates: 50°27′N 30°31′E / 50.450°N 30.517°E / 50.450; 30.517