WebHaving settled Aldeigja (Ladoga) in the 750s, Scandinavian colonists played an important role in the early ethnogenesis of the Rus ' people, and in the formation of the Rusʹ Khaganate.The Varangians (Varyags, in Old East Slavic) are first mentioned by the Primary Chronicle as having exacted tribute from the Slavic and Finnic tribes in 859.It was the …

WebTérmino. El término moderno «Rus de Kiev» surgió en la primera mitad del siglo xix, habiendo experimentado una evolución significativa a lo largo de la historia de su uso.Uno de los primeros en utilizarlo fue M. A. Maksímovich en su obra ¿De dónde viene la tierra rusa? (1837), en un sentido estrictamente geográfico, para designar al principado de Kiev.

WebVeliky Novgorod (Russian: Великий Новгород, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət], lit. 'Great Newtown'), also known as just Novgorod (Новгород), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia.It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the Volkhov River just downstream from …

WebThe city was founded by the Slavs. [citation needed] As a town, Brest – Berestye in Kievan Rus – was first mentioned in the Primary Chronicle in 1019 when the Kievan Rus' took the stronghold from the Poles.It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was hotly contested between the Polish rulers (kings, principal dukes and dukes of Masovia) and Kievan Rus …

WebCarpathian Ruthenia (Rusyn: Карпатьска Русь, romanized: Karpat'ska Rus'; Ukrainian: Закарпаття, romanized: Zakarpattia; Slovak: Podkarpatská Rus; Hungarian: Kárpátalja; Romanian: Transcarpatia; Polish: Zakarpacie) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast, with …

WebThe name Russia is derived from Rus', a medieval state populated primarily by the East Slavs. However, the proper name [which?] became more prominent in later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants "Rus land". This state is denoted as Kievan Rus' after its capital city by modern historiography.The name Rus ' itself comes from the …

WebThe disintegration, or parcelling, of the polity of Kievan Rus' in the 11th century resulted in considerable population shifts and a political, social, and economic regrouping. The resultant effect of these forces coalescing was the marked emergence of new peoples. While these processes began long before the fall of Kiev, its fall expedited these gradual …

WebThe history of Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, officially begins with its founding year as 482, but the city may date back at least 2,000 years.Archaeology dates the site of the oldest known settlement in the area to 25,000 years BC. Kyiv was the historical capital of medieval Kievan Rus' from 879 to 1240, and is now the largest city and the capital of Ukraine.. Legend …

WebL'inizio della storia della Rus di Kiev è nebuloso, e su di esso sono state formulate negli anni varie ipotesi. Una delle principali fonti storiche alle quali si è attinto per la ricostruzione delle vicende è la Cronaca degli anni passati, conosciuta anche come Cronaca di Nestore, documento scritto da Nestor di Pečerska nel primo quarto del XII secolo e riferito agli …

WebThe Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Ру́сская правосла́вная це́рковь, romanized: Rússkaya pravoslávnaya tsérkov), alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Моско́вский патриарха́т, romanized: Moskóvskiy patriarkhát), is the largest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside …