Kievan Rus'
former federation of East Slavic tribes
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Summary
Kievan Rus' is a historical country[1]. Kievan Rus' ranks in the top 1% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,195 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kievan Rus'[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: early feudal monarchy[5], federation[6]
- Capital: Kyiv[7]
- Official language: Old East Slavic[8]
- Currency: kuna[9], grivna[10], nogata[11]
- Founder: Oleg of Kiev[12]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[13]
- Commons category: Kievan Rus[14]
- Said to be the same as: Rus[15], Ruthenia[16]
- Has part(s): Rurik's state[17], Principality of Kyiv[18], Principality of Volhynia[19], Principality of Smolensk[20], Tmutarakan Rus[21], Principality of Chernigov[22], Principality of Pereyaslavl[23], Principality of Halych[24], Duchy of Suzdal[25], Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia[26]
- Inception: 882[27]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1240[28]
- Coordinate location: 50.45, 30.525[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kievan Rus'[30]
- Population: 5,400,000[31]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[32]
- Native label: рѹсьскаѧ землѧ[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kievan Rus'[34]
- Area: 1,330,000[35]
- Language used: Old East Slavic[36], Russian Church Slavonic[37]
- Official religion: Slavic religion[38], Christianity[39], Eastern Orthodoxy[40]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[41], Belarus[42], Russia[43], Estonia[44], Latvia[45], Poland[46], Moldova[47], Romania[48], Bulgaria[49], Hungary[50]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[51]
- Has works in the collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art[52]
Why It Matters
Kievan Rus' has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Kievan Rus' is known by 162 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]