Kyivan Rus

E37030

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.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Kievan Rus'	187
Kievan Rus	17
Kyivan Rus canonical	9
Kievan Rusʼ	3
Kievan Rus principalities	2
Kyivan Rus'	2
Old Rus'	2
All Rus'	1
Eastern Orthodox Rus'	1
Kievan Rus cultural sphere	1
Kievan Rus' (disputed)	1
Kievan Rus' (earlier period)	1
Kievan Rus' (hypothesized)	1
Kievan Rus' culture	1
Kievan Rus' druzhina	1
Kievan Rus' era	1
Kievan Rus' principalities	1
Kievan Russia	1
Kievan Rus’	1
Kyivan Rus principalities	1
Regnum Russiae	1
Древняя Русь	1
Киевская Русь	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	East Slavic polity ⓘ historical state ⓘ medieval state ⓘ
alternativeName	Kyivan Rus ⓘ surface form: Kievan Rus
capital	Kyiv ⓘ
causeOfEnd	Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Grand Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ
foundedBy	Rurik dynasty ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Prince of Novgorod ⓘ surface form: 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 mythology ⓘ surface form: Slavic paganism
rulingDynasty	Rurik dynasty ⓘ surface form: Rurikids
significantEvent	Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ surface form: Christianization of Rus
startTime	9th century ⓘ
tradedWith	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Bulgars ⓘ surface form: Volga Bulgars
tradeRoute	Steppe Road ⓘ surface form: Varangian to the Greeks route
writingSystem	Cyrillic script ⓘ Glagolitic script ⓘ

Referenced by (238)

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

Ukrainians → historicalStateAssociatedWith → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

Rurik dynasty → countryRuled → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Rurik dynasty → historicalRegion → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Mongol invasions of Europe → hasParticipant → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Mongol invasions of Europe → location → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Russian Orthodox Church → territorialOrigin → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Edward the Exile → residence → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Edward the Exile → associatedWith → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Russians → historicalStateTradition → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus

Old East Slavic → spokenIn → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

First Bulgarian Empire → influenced → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Alexander Nevsky → countryOfCitizenship → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Muscovy → predecessor → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Central Ukraine → historicallyAssociatedWith → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kyivan Rus'

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia → alternativeName → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Regnum Russiae

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia → follows → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Slavs → historicalState → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church → spiritualHeritageFrom → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Kyivan Rus → alternativeName → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus

Polesia → historicalRegionOf → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

East Slavs → historicalCenter → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

East Slavs → historicalState → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Ögedei Khan → oversawConquestOf → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Rurik → associatedWith → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Rurik → dynastyRuled → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Novgorod Republic → partOf → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus' (earlier period)

Yurievichi → countryOfOrigin → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Yurievichi → ruledIn → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Grand Duchy of Vladimir → country → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Monomakhovichi → country → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Olgovichi → country → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Igor of Kiev → countryOfCitizenship → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Igor of Kiev → regionRuled → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Mongol conquests → territoryIncludes → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Mongol conquests → opponent → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Cumans → conflictWith → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus

Rus' chronicles → region → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Olga of Kiev → countryOfCitizenship → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Olga of Kiev → placeOfRule → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Sviatoslav I of Kiev → country → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Sviatoslav I of Kiev → militaryBranch → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus' druzhina

Vladimir the Great → ruledTerritory → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Siege of Kiev (1240) → location → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Siege of Kiev (1240) → belligerent → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Yaroslav the Wise → countryOfCitizenship → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus

Yaroslav the Wise → reignOver → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus

Vsevolod I of Kiev → countryOfCitizenship → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Vsevolod I of Kiev → politicalEntityRuled → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Battle of the Kalka River → belligerent → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'

Battle of the Kalka River → historicalRegion → Kyivan Rus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'