Rus'

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Rus' was a medieval East Slavic state that emerged in Eastern Europe and laid the foundations for the later Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian nations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Rus' canonical 22
Rus' lands 2
Rus 1

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic state
historical polity
medieval state
capital Kyiv
Novgorod
conflict Rus'–Byzantine Wars
conflicts with Cumans
conflicts with Pechenegs
continent Europe
culture East Slavic culture
currency grivna
declineCause Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion of Rus'

feudal fragmentation
dynasty Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikids
economy agriculture
fur trade
long-distance trade
ethnicComposition East Slavs
event Christianization of Kievan Rus'
surface form: Christianization of Rus'
followedBy Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Novgorod Republic
Grand Duchy of Vladimir
surface form: Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal
foundedBy Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikid dynasty

Varangians
governmentType princely rule
heritageClaimedBy Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
influenced Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
language Old East Slavic
legalCode Russkaya Pravda
majorCity Chernihiv
Kyiv
Novgorod
Polotsk
Smolensk
majorRiver Dnieper
surface form: Dnieper River

Dniester
surface form: Dniester River

Volga River
neighbor Byzantine Empire
Cumans
Khazar Khaganate
Pechenegs
Volga Bulgaria historical area
surface form: Volga Bulgaria
politicalSystem monarchy
precededBy Slavic tribal unions
region Eastern Europe
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Slavic paganism
religiousCenter Kyiv Metropolis
ruler Igor of Kiev
Oleg of Novgorod
Rurik
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Vladimir the Great
Yaroslav the Wise
timePeriod 10th century
11th century
12th century
9th century
tradeRoute route from the Varangians to the Greeks
writingSystem Cyrillic script
Glagolitic script

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rurik dynasty territory Rus'
Mosfilm predecessor Rus'
this entity surface form: Rus
Grand Duchy of Vladimir predecessorOf Rus'
this entity surface form: Russian state
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' territorialReference Rus'
this entity surface form: all Rus'
Ruthenia nameRelatedTo Rus'
Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya region Rus'
this entity surface form: Rus’
Murom historicalRegion Rus'
Falben culturalInfluenceOn Rus'
this entity surface form: Rus' lands
Prince Yuri region Rus'
Maria of Tver region Rus'
Ivan II of Moscow historicalRegion Rus'
this entity surface form: Rusʼ
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' hasCanonicalTerritory Rus'
this entity surface form: Rus' lands