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Kievan Rus'

former federation of East Slavic tribes
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Kievan Rus'

Summary

Kievan Rus' is a historical country[1]. Kievan Rus' ranks in the top 1% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,991 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kievan Rus' is in the country of Kievan Rus'[3].
  • Kievan Rus' is on the continent of Europe[4].
  • Kievan Rus''s instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Kievan Rus''s instance of is recorded as early feudal monarchy[6].
  • Kievan Rus''s instance of is recorded as federation[7].
  • Kievan Rus''s capital is recorded as Kyiv[8].
  • Kievan Rus''s official language is recorded as Old East Slavic[9].
  • Kievan Rus''s currency is recorded as kuna[10].
  • Kievan Rus''s currency is recorded as grivna[11].
  • Kievan Rus''s currency is recorded as nogata[12].
  • Kievan Rus''s founder is recorded as Oleg of Kiev[13].
  • Kievan Rus''s basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[14].
  • Kievan Rus''s Commons category is recorded as Kievan Rus[15].
  • Kievan Rus''s said to be the same as is recorded as Rus[16].
  • Kievan Rus''s said to be the same as is recorded as Ruthenia[17].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Rurik's state[18].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Kyiv[19].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Volhynia[20].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Smolensk[21].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Tmutarakan Rus[22].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Chernigov[23].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Pereyaslavl[24].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Principality of Halych[25].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Duchy of Suzdal[26].
  • Kievan Rus' comprises Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia[27].

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Founding

Kievan Rus''s founder is recorded as Oleg of Kiev[13]. 882 marks the founding of Kievan Rus'[28].

Dissolution

Kievan Rus' was dissolved in 1240[29].

Why It Matters

Kievan Rus' ranks in the top 1% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,991 views/month).[2] Kievan Rus' has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kievan Rus' is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by → —
    Said to be the same as → Rus, Ruthenia
    Continent → Europe
    Population → {'amount': '+5400000'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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