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Kievan Rus' Роусь (Old East Slavic) 879–1240 Capital Novgorod (879–882), Kiev (882–1240) Common languages Old East Slavic, Old Norse (spoken among Vikings) Religion Slavic paganism (native faith of Slavs) Reformed paganism (official until 10th cent.) Orthodox Christianity (official after 10th cent.) Norse paganism (local practiced) Finnic paganism (native faith of Finnic peoples) Demonym(s) Rus' Government Monarchy Grand Prince of Kiev • 879–912 (first) Oleg the Seer • 1236–1240 (last) Michael of Chernigov Legislature Veche, Prince Council History • Established 879 • Conquest of Khazar Khaganate 965–969 • Baptism of Rus'c. 988 • Russkaya Pravda early 11th century • Mongol invasion of Rus'1240 Area 1000[1] 1,330,000 km2 (510,000 sq mi) Population • 1000[1] 5,400,000 Currency Grivna Kievan Rus' (Old East Slavic: Роусь, romanized: Rusĭ, or роусьскаѧ землѧ, romanized: rusĭskaę zemlę, "Rus' land") or Kyivan Rus',[2][3] was a loose federation of East Slavic, Baltic, and Finnic peoples in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century,[4][5] under the reign of the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik.[5] The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all claim Kievan Rus' as their cultural ancestors,[6] with Belarus and Russia deriving their names from it. The Rurik dynasty would continue to rule parts of Rus' until the 16th century with the establishment of the Tsardom of Russia.[7] At its greatest extent, in the mid-11th century, it stretched from the White Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south and from the headwaters of the Vistula in the west to the Taman Peninsula in the east,[8][9] uniting the majority of East Slavic tribes.[4] According to Rus' Primary Chronicle, the first ruler to start uniting East Slavic lands into what has become known as Kievan Rus' was Prince Oleg (879–912). He extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east,[4] and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus' territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazars. Vladimir the Great (980–1015) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, extended it to all inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav the Wise (1019–1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, theRusskaya Pravda ("Rus' Justice"), shortly after his death.[10] The state began to decline during the late 11th century and the 12th century, disintegrating into various rival regional powers.[11] It was further weakened by economic factors, such as the collapse of Rus' commercial ties to the Byzantine Empire due to the decline of Constantinople[12] and the accompanying diminution of trade routes through its territory. The state finally fell to the Mongol invasion of the 1240s.

Kievan Rus'
Роусь (Old East Slavic)
879–1240
Capital Novgorod (879–882),
Kiev (882–1240)
Common languages Old East Slavic, Old Norse (spoken among Vikings)
Religion
Slavic paganism (native faith of Slavs)
Reformed paganism (official until 10th cent.)
Orthodox Christianity (official after 10th cent.)
Norse paganism (local practiced)
Finnic paganism (native faith of Finnic peoples)
Demonym(s) Rus'
Government Monarchy
Grand Prince of Kiev
• 879–912 (first)
Oleg the Seer
• 1236–1240 (last)
Michael of Chernigov
Legislature Veche, Prince Council
History
• Established 879
• Conquest of Khazar Khaganate 965–969
• Baptism of Rus'c. 988
• Russkaya Pravda early 11th century
• Mongol invasion of Rus'1240
Area 1000[1] 1,330,000 km2 (510,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1000[1] 5,400,000
Currency Grivna

Kievan Rus' (Old East Slavic: Роусь, romanized: Rusĭ, or роусьскаѧ землѧ, romanized: rusĭskaę zemlę, "Rus' land") or Kyivan Rus',[2][3] was a loose federation of East Slavic, Baltic, and Finnic peoples in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century,[4][5] under the reign of the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik.[5] The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all claim Kievan Rus' as their cultural ancestors,[6] with Belarus and Russia deriving their names from it. The Rurik dynasty would continue to rule parts of Rus' until the 16th century with the establishment of the Tsardom of Russia.[7] At its greatest extent, in the mid-11th century, it stretched from the White Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south and from the headwaters of the Vistula in the west to the Taman Peninsula in the east,[8][9] uniting the majority of East Slavic tribes.[4]

According to Rus' Primary Chronicle, the first ruler to start uniting East Slavic lands into what has become known as Kievan Rus' was Prince Oleg (879–912). He extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east,[4] and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus' territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazars. Vladimir the Great (980–1015) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, extended it to all inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav the Wise (1019–1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, theRusskaya Pravda ("Rus' Justice"), shortly after his death.[10]

The state began to decline during the late 11th century and the 12th century, disintegrating into various rival regional powers.[11] It was further weakened by economic factors, such as the collapse of Rus' commercial ties to the Byzantine Empire due to the decline of Constantinople[12] and the accompanying diminution of trade routes through its territory. The state finally fell to the Mongol invasion of the 1240s.