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.

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Rus canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic polity
historical region
medieval state
alsoKnownAs Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kyivan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
capital Kyiv
causeOfDecline Mongol invasion of Rus'
fragmentation into principalities
continent Europe
culturalInfluenceFrom Byzantine Empire
Slavic pagan traditions
dissolutionYear c. 1240
economy agriculture
long-distance trade
ethnicComposition East Slavs
foundationYear c. 882
founder Oleg of Novgorod
governmentType monarchy
language Old East Slavic
legalCode Russkaya Pravda
majorCity Chernihiv
Kyiv
Novgorod
Pereiaslavl
Smolensk
majorRiver Dnieper River
linked to: Dnieper

Dniester River
linked to: Dniester

Volga River
notableRuler Vladimir the Great
Yaroslav the Wise
politicalStructure loose federation of principalities
predecessor East Slavic tribal unions
linked to: East Slavs
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Slavic paganism
linked to: Slavic mythology
religiousConversionEvent Christianization of Rus'
rulingDynasty Rurik dynasty
successor Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
Novgorod Republic
modern Belarus
linked to: Belarus

modern Russia
linked to: post-Soviet Russia

modern Ukraine
tradeRoute route from the Varangians to the Greeks
tradingPartner Byzantine Empire
Scandinavia
Volga Bulgars
linked to: Bulgars
writingSystem Cyrillic script
Glagolitic script

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