Kyivan Rus

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East Slavic polity historical state medieval state

Kyivan Rus was a medieval East Slavic state centered in Kyiv that laid the cultural and political foundations for modern Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.

Aliases (7)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	East Slavic polity → historical state → medieval state →
alternativeName	Kievan Rus →
capital	Kyiv →
causeOfEnd	Mongol invasion of Rus →
continent	Europe →
convertedToChristianityUnder	Vladimir the Great →
culturalFoundationFor	Belarusian culture → Russian culture → Ukrainian culture →
culturalInfluenceFrom	Byzantine Empire →
dateOfChristianization	988 →
economy	trade-based economy →
endTime	13th century →
ethnicComposition	East Slavs →
followedBy	Grand Duchy of Moscow → Grand Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal → Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia →
foundedBy	Rurikid dynasty → Varangians →
governmentForm	monarchy →
heritageClaimedBy	Belarus → Russia → Ukraine →
legalCode	Russkaya Pravda →
locatedInThePresentDayTerritoryOf	Belarus → Russia → Ukraine →
majorCity	Chernihiv → Kyiv → Novgorod → Pereiaslavl → Smolensk →
notableRuler	Igor of Kiev → Oleg of Novgorod → Rurik → Sviatoslav I of Kiev → Vladimir the Great → Yaroslav the Wise →
officialLanguage	Old East Slavic →
politicalFoundationFor	Belarus → Russia → Ukraine →
politicalStructure	loose federation of principalities →
precededBy	Khazar Khaganate →
region	Eastern Europe →
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Slavic paganism →
rulingDynasty	Rurikids →
significantEvent	Christianization of Rus →
startTime	9th century →
tradedWith	Byzantine Empire → Scandinavia → Volga Bulgars →
tradeRoute	Varangian to the Greeks route →
writingSystem	Cyrillic script → Glagolitic script →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Nevsky ("Kievan Rus'") → Igor of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") → Olga of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") → Vladimir II Monomakh ("Kievan Rus'") → Vsevolod I of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") → Yaroslav the Wise ("Kievan Rus") →	countryOfCitizenship
Grand Duchy of Vladimir ("Kievan Rus'") → Monomakhovichi ("Kievan Rus'") → Olgovichi ("Kievan Rus'") → Sviatoslav I of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") →	country
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Regnum Russiae") → Kyivan Rus ("Kievan Rus") →	alternativeName
Edward the Exile ("Kievan Rus'") → Rurik ("Kievan Rus'") →	associatedWith
Battle of the Kalka River ("Kievan Rus'") → Siege of Kiev (1240) ("Kievan Rus'") →	belligerent
Battle of the Kalka River ("Kievan Rus'") → Rurik dynasty ("Kievan Rus'") →	historicalRegion
East Slavs ("Kievan Rus'") → Slavs ("Kievan Rus'") →	historicalState
Mongol invasions of Europe ("Kievan Rus'") → Siege of Kiev (1240) ("Kievan Rus'") →	location
Christianization of Kievan Rus' ("Kievan Rus'") →	appliesToTerritory
Cumans ("Kievan Rus") →	conflictWith
Yurievichi ("Kievan Rus'") →	countryOfOrigin
Rurik dynasty ("Kievan Rus'") →	countryRuled
Rurik ("Kievan Rus'") →	dynastyRuled
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ("Kievan Rus'") →	follows
Mongol invasions of Europe ("Kievan Rus'") →	hasParticipant
East Slavs ("Kievan Rus'") →	historicalCenter
Central Ukraine ("Kyivan Rus'") →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Novgorod ("Kievan Rus' era") →	historicalPeriodOfProminence
Polesia ("Kievan Rus'") →	historicalRegionOf
Ukrainians →	historicalStateAssociatedWith
Russians ("Kievan Rus") →	historicalStateTradition
First Bulgarian Empire ("Kievan Rus'") →	influenced
Christianization of Kievan Rus' ("Kievan Rus'") →	mainCountry
Sviatoslav I of Kiev ("Kievan Rus' druzhina") →	militaryBranch
Mongol conquests ("Kievan Rus'") →	opponent
Ögedei Khan ("Kievan Rus'") →	oversawConquestOf
Novgorod Republic ("Kievan Rus' (earlier period)") →	partOf
Vladimir II Monomakh ("Kievan Rus'") →	placeOfBirth
Olga of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") →	placeOfRule
Vsevolod I of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") →	politicalEntityRuled
Muscovy ("Kievan Rus'") →	predecessor
Rus' chronicles ("Kievan Rus'") →	region
Igor of Kiev ("Kievan Rus'") →	regionRuled
Yaroslav the Wise ("Kievan Rus") →	reignOver
Edward the Exile ("Kievan Rus'") →	residence
Yurievichi ("Kievan Rus'") →	ruledIn
Vladimir the Great ("Kievan Rus'") →	ruledTerritory
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ("Kievan Rus'") →	spiritualHeritageFrom
Old East Slavic ("Kievan Rus'") →	spokenIn
Russian Orthodox Church ("Kievan Rus'") →	territorialOrigin
Mongol conquests ("Kievan Rus'") →	territoryIncludes