Kievan Rus'

Emin Mastizada

In The Beginning...

East Slavs

Siege of Constantinople

June, 860

Rurik (830-879)

Rurik Dynasty (862-1612)

Oleg of Novgorod (879-912)

* Moved Capital to Kiev

* Raid against Constantinople in 907

* Small attacks on Caspian shore

Igor of Kiev (914-945)

* Rus'–Byzantine Treaty (945)

* Major attacts in Caspian shore

Religion

Slavic Paganism (I century-988)

* Rod (Perun) - Almighty God

* Mother Earth

* Different spirits

Christianity - Orthodox (988-)

* Started in 867 by Byzantine Empire

* Development of Cyrillic Alphabet

* Completed with Vladimir's
                       baptism in 988

Social Structure

1. Local princes and their families
2. Boyars
3. Artisans and Merchants
4. Peasants (poor people)
5. Slaves

Economy

• Agriculture
• Iron mining
• Handicraft
• sribnyk and zlatnyk as first coins by Vladimir
• TRADE

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