WebThe Golden Gate of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Золоті ворота, Zoloti vorota) was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of Kiev (today Kyiv), the capital of Kievan Rus'.It was named in imitation of the Golden Gate of Constantinople.The structure was dismantled in the Middle Ages, leaving few vestiges of its existence.It was rebuilt completely by the Soviet …

WebThe following is a list of Mongol and [[ Mongol tradition|Mongol]] wars, battles, and raids against Kievan Rus' and descendant principalities: Year Raid 1223: Battle of the Kalka River: 1237–1242: Mongol invasion of Rus' 1241–1242: Mongol invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia: 1252: Nevruy's horde devastated Pereslavl-Zalessky and Suzdal. 1258/1259: …

WebKievan Rus' official religion and popular cults. A painting from 1900 depicting Veles. In 980 CE, in Kievan Rus', led by the Great Prince Vladimir, there was an attempt to unify the various beliefs and priestly practices of Slavic religion in order to bind together the Slavic peoples in the growing centralised state. ...

WebНаприкінці ix століття рівень державної організованості східних слов'ян все ще був низьким, частина племен не входила до племінних об'єднань, або охоплювалася ними частково. Існували невеликі держави або напівдержавні племінні княжіння. У той самий час процес ...

WebAfter the Mongol-Tatar conquest, the territories of the disintegrating Kievan Rus became part of the western region of the Mongol Empire (also known as the Golden Horde), centered in the lower Volga region. The numerous Rus principalities became the Horde's tributaries.During this period, the small regional principality of Moscow was growing in …

WebAfter a few years in Kievan Rus', Harald and his force of around 500 men moved on south to Constantinople (), the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (later known as the Byzantine Empire), probably in 1033 or 1034, where they joined the Varangian Guard.Although the Flateyjarbók maintains that Harald at first sought to keep his royal identity a secret, most …

WebThe Imperial Russian Army (Russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. Rússkaya imperátorskaya ármiya) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks

WebThereafter he was Monomakh's co-ruler in Bilhorod Kyivskyi, and inherited the Kievan throne after his death. He built numerous churches in Novgorod, of which St. Nicholas Cathedral (1113) ... Mstislav was the last ruler of united Rus, and upon his death, as the chronicler put it, "the land of Rus was torn apart". He died in Kiev, aged 55. In 1095, …

WebIngegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, also known as Irene, Anna and Saint Anna (1001 – 10 February 1050), was a Swedish princess and a Grand Princess of Kiev.She was the daughter of Swedish King Olof Skötkonung and Estrid of the Obotrites and the consort of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox …

WebSambo (Russian: са́мбо, IPA: ; САМозащита Без Оружия) is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons".Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand-to …