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  • Old Russian Culture

    Old Russia is the term used to describe the period in Russian history between the adoption of Christianity in the late tenth century and the reforms of Peter the Great in the late seventeenth century...

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  • Rurikid Dynasty

    The family of Prince Rurik split into a large number of branches, beginning with the prince’s great-grandson, Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Vladimir’s son, Yaroslav the Wise, divided the country bet...

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  • English Émigrés in Kievan Rus

    Before the 1917 revolution, the members of the Russian imperial family were frequent visitors to England and Scotland. Many took refuge there after the revolution. The tsar ’s sister, Grand Duchess X...

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  • Golden Horde

    The Golden Horde was the name of the state founded by Batu Khan following the Mongol invasion of Rus. The capital of the Golden Horde was the town of Sarai on the River Volga, not far from the modern...

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  • Battle on the Ice

    In 1240, German and Danish knights crossed the border and occupied a large portion of north-west Rus, including the town of Pskov. Led by Alexander Nevsky, the Russians recaptured several towns and m...

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  • Battle of the River Ugra

    In 1476, Ivan III refused to pay tribute to Ahmed Khan bin Küchük of the Golden Horde. Ahmed gathered an enormous army and marched on Rus. The two sides met at the River Ugra, the source of the River...

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  • Battle of Kulikovo

    The Battle of Kulikovo – also known as the Slaughter of Mamai – was fought on 8 September 1380. The battle was named after the meadowland lying between the rivers Don, Neryadova and Krasivaya Mech in...

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  • History of Rus

    The history of the Russian state begins with Prince Rurik, who belonged to a Slavonic tribe inhabiting the southern shores of the Baltic Sea and the island of Ruegen. For over seven centuries, his de...

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