Rus
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Rus was a medieval East Slavic cultural and political realm that laid the foundations for the modern nations of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rus canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic polity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyivan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
Mongol invasion of Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fragmentation into principalities ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceFrom |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavic pagan traditions ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | c. 1240 ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationYear | c. 882 ⓘ |
| founder | Oleg of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| language | Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCode | Russkaya Pravda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Chernihiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ Pereiaslavl NERFINISHED ⓘ Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Dnieper River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dniester River NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Vladimir the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose federation of principalities ⓘ |
| predecessor | East Slavic tribal unions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
Slavic paganism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousConversionEvent | Christianization of Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Novgorod Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | route from the Varangians to the Greeks ⓘ |
| tradingPartner |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga Bulgars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Glagolitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.