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	Kiev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kiev (Ukrainian: Київ, Kyiv; Russian: Киев, Kiev), also Kyiv, is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river.
		Historically, Kiev is one of the most ancient and important cities of the region, the center of Rus' civilization, survivor of numerous wars, purges and genocides.
		Kiev was probably founded in the 5th century and functioned as a trading post between Constantinople and Scandinavia.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Kiev (3219 words)

	Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kievan Rus′ (Russian: Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus; Ukrainian: Ки́ївська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (Russian: Ки́ев, Kiev; Ukrainian: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century.
		Kievan Rus′ was not able to maintain its position as a powerful and prosperous state, in part because of the amalgamation of disparate lands under the control of a ruling clan.
		In 1299, in the wake of the Mongol invasion, the metropolitan moved from Kiev to the city of Vladimir, and Vladimir-Suzdal′ replaced Kiev as a religious center for the northern regions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kievan_Rus' (2059 words)

	Rulers of Kievan Rus. Who is Rulers of Kievan Rus? What is Rulers of Kievan Rus? Where is Rulers of Kievan Rus? ...
		Kievan Rus was founded c.860 by Riurik, a Scandinavian Varangian.
		Riurik's capital was the northern city of Novgorod, his successor Oleg relocated the capital to Kiev.
		Kievan Rus was finally destroyed by the Mongols in 1240, but the Riurikovich line persisted and ruled Moscow until the early seventeenth century.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Rulers_of_Kievan_Rus (154 words)

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		Kiev is known as the capital of Ukraine and one of the largest cities in Europe.
		The power of Kiev and Kievan Rus' grew, when Prince Vladimir, ruling from 980 to 1015, replaced the traditional paganism of the Slaves with Byzantine trend of Christianity in 988-989.
		During his rule Christianity spread and grew stronger in Rus and the organisational and hierarchical structure of the Rus church was established.
	users.i.com.ua /~etcentre/my-city.htm (726 words)

	Kiev Information Guide. About Kiev, the capital of Ukraine
		Kiev is the capital of Ukraine with population of about 3 million citizens.
		Kiev is the largest cultural, scientific and industrial center of Ukraine, the place of religious pilgrimage and a very attractive tourist destination.
		The golden age of Kiev falls on the 11th-12th centuries, when Kiev Rus was a powerful state, the center of trading routes between the Baltic and the Mediterranean.
	www.kiev.info /about (338 words)

	Untitled Document
		Kiev is an ancient city, the capital of Ukraine, its industrial, cultural, and historical center.
		Kiev is a cradle of the Slavic Culture.
		Although the population of Kiev exceeds 3,000,000 the area of the city is comparable to the area of Albuquerque.
	www.math.unm.edu /~pavel/Kiev.htm (482 words)

	KIEV*
		Kiev, one of the most beautiful cities of the Europe, is the capital of Ukraine.
		Kiev was situated on what was at the time one of the most important waterway trade routes connecting the North with the South.
		The centre of Kiev was situated on a high hill and occupied the area between the present sites of the funicular railway, Bolshaya Zhitomirskaya Street and Sennaya Square, extending on the North to the steep slopes of the hill.
	valeolog.com /kiev.htm (354 words)

	The glorious and Beautiful Kiev
		Kiev was founded by legendary Eastern Slavic chief Kiy (the city still bears his name), his brothers, Schek and Khoriv and their sister, Lybid', at the end of the V century AD.
		Kiev was a strong hillside fortress overseeing and guarding the main East European trade route, River Dnieper, that linked Greeks and Varangians (Norse or vikings).
		Kiev was the largest town in XI century Europe, fifty times the size of London, ten times the size of Paris.
	www.mindspring.com /~goliath74/kiev.html (661 words)

	Kievan Rus Database (City: Kiev)
		By the 11th century, the seats of the grand-prince and the metropolitan of the Orthodox Church were in Kiev.
		In the south, the frontier outpost of the Kiev region in the 10th century was Rodnia, but later the Rus princes abandoned all thought of defending the Ros region from the Pechenegs and began to defend the banks of the Stuhna.
		Kiev had an advantageous trade route in the center of Europe, which allowed it to maintain political and economic ties with the West.
	members.aol.com /bksmyre/City_Kiev.html (977 words)

	Kievan Rus Database (Rus (The State))
		By 1015, Rus with a population of 3 or 4 million was the largest state in Europe and controlled and area of some 800,000sq km.
		For the Galicians, the Kievan army was the Rus army, the Kievan boyars were Rus boyars (as opposed to Galicians).
		Rus was a large zone of woodland settlements relying on rainfall agriculture.
	members.aol.com /mokosh/Rus_XThe_StateX.html (662 words)

	Ukrainian Dating and Travel Agency: Our Country: Ukrainian History
		Kiev, as the capital of Kyivska Rus, was one of the richest and most developed cities of Europe where the arts flourished.
		The high level of skills of Kiev craftsmen can be proved by the number of buried treasures found on the territory of the ancient city and by its monuments of architecture and monumental art.
		The Kievska Rus state disintegrated and some of its territory came under the rule of Moscovia and Belorussia.
	www.ukrainian-woman.com /ukraine/history.shtml (700 words)

	The Rise of the Russian Nation
		By now the tribe of Varangians had grown to be known as the empire of the Kiev Rus’ (Bucknell).
		This was not the case and Kiev Rus’ soon became rife with internal tensions and had broken up into regional power structures soon after the death of Yaroslav.
		Matters were made worse by the fact that a rival tribe known as the Kipchaks had grown in influence along the Kiev Rus’ border (Bucknell).
	www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/FSU/Russia/prerevolution/rise_of_the_russian_nation.htm (1006 words)

	34th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was the grand prince of Kiev and first Christian ruler in Kievan Rus, whose military conquests consolidated the provinces of Kiev and Novgorod into a single state, and whose Byzantine baptism determined the course of Christianity in the region.
		Vladimir was the son of the Norman-Rus prince Svyatoslav of Kiev by one of his courtesans and was a member of the Rurik lineage dominant from the 10th to the 13th century.
		A concubine of Saint Vladmir I from Bulgaria was born circa 955.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg65.htm (1210 words)

	Russian Life Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Historians believe the Rus were a group of Vikings known as Varangians who migrated south from the Baltics and mingled with the eastern Slavic peoples of the region.
		The Primary Russian Chronicle; a history written in the 12 th century, regarding the years 852-1110; states that the Rus were Norman and invited by the people of Novgorod to come and govern their city.
		For example, whenever there was a feast at the royal court in Kiev, Vladimir had food distributed throughout the land to the poor and ill. This philosophy was carried on by later Kievan rulers.
	www.rispubs.com /article.cfm?Number=637 (1216 words)

	Kiev Hotels \| Rus Hotel *** (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This Kiev Hotel is one of the best-known hotels in Kiev for the tourist or business traveler.
		The 22-floor Hotel Rus sets on a picturesque hilltop location just a few short minutes from the center of Kiev and overlooking the Olympic Stadium.
		The Rus is also the long-standing location of A Foreign Affair International Marriage Services, located in Suite 504.
	www.warid.com /hotels/ukraine/kiev/rus (232 words)

	Kiev sights.
		In the 11th century it became the centre for the expansion and consolidation of Christianity in Kiev Rus'-Ukraine.
		Dissatisfaction with the appearance of the first of the two proposed buildings of the Capital Centre in the spring of 1938 apparently delayed construction of the second building originally planned to be built on the site of the demolished Church of St. Michael of the Golden Domes.
		The refectory of the demolished monastery, though without its Baroque cupola, was preserved and in August of 1963 was designated as a monument of architecture of the Ukrainian S.S.R. In 1973 the Kiev City Council established "archaeological preservation zones".
	www.kievlodging.com /sights.html (2576 words)

	Agapit ╧1
		For over 100 years, the lands of Kiev Rus were under the yoke of Mongols and Tatars.
		"Rus" is the ancient name of Ukraine based on the name of Slav tribes "Ruses" that in the~first century AD resided in the Middle Dnieper region, founded Kiev and turned it into the capital of Kiev Rus.
		In that period, Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery was founded which established the first in Ukraine hospitals and medical schools.
	www.histomed.kiev.ua /agapit/ag1/ag01-04e.html (885 words)

	Medieval Russia -- History -- "The Historical Context"
		In 1036, the Kievan Rus' state was at its political apogee.
		In the early part of the tenth century, the leaders of Rus' were often at odds with Byzantium.
		Christianity, which had claimed significant numbers among the Rus', now spread quickly, particularly in the south; in the north, the spread was slower.
	medievalrussia.freeservers.com /history-nicolaa.html (972 words)

	Article 02
		According to some of the theories, the Varangians were also known as Rus or Rhos; it is possible that this name was early extended to the Slavs of the Kiev State, which became known as Kiev Rus.
		The economy of the Kiev State was based on agriculture and on extensive trade with Byzantine, Asia, and Balkans.
		The city of Kiev was damaged by Tatar- molgols (by Batu Khan) in 1240 and the political and cultural life of Kiev Rus was transferred to the North-West.
	www.unspecial.org /uns619/UNS619_T15.html (1018 words)

	Hotel Rus Kiev Ukraine : Ukraine Hotels Travel Discounts
		Rus can boast of such guests as US Defence Minister Cohen, famous singers Julio Iglesias, Patricia Kaas, a number of famous Russian movie stars like Yevstigneev, Tikhonov, Yankovskiy.
		Hotel Rus is a member of the Kiev Chamber of Trade and Commerce, and the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHandRA).
		Hotel Rus is one of a few hotels in Kiev that have extensive restaurant facilities offering anything from small personal parties to receptions and ceremonies for 500 guests, as well as wedding parties and national holidays celebrations.
	www.ukraine-hotels-travel.com /rushotel (873 words)

	Kiev Information Guide
		Kiev is the capital city of Ukraine, its largest economical, political, educational and cultural center.
		The Kiev Information section embraces all aspects of Kiev’s impetuous and bright life and tells about the past and present of the capital of Ukraine.
		You are welcome to reserve any hotel in Kiev, book airline tickets, tours, and get information on a Ukrainian visa or business travel.
	www.kiev.info (378 words)

	BAOC history
		The use of name "Byelorussia" was forced upon the ancient Lithuanian nation by the Russians after the annexation of Lithuania at the end of the 18th century, and the name Lithuania was assumed by the province of Samogitia.
		The baptism of Princess Rahneda of Polatsk, wife of Grand Prince Vladimir, and their son Izjaslau' along with the establishment of the episcopal See of Polatsk in 992 are just two of many indications of that growth.
		After the death of Metropolitan Kyprian in 1413, the Patriarch of Constantinople sent Photius to be the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'.
	www.belarusguide.com /culture1/religion/BAOC.html (2663 words)

	Genealogy Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Marriage: ABT 976 in Of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
		Marriage: BEF 982 in Of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
		Marriage: BEF 983 in Of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine
	www.gillean.com /Roots/db/dat12.htm (464 words)

	Genealogy Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Birth : ABT 1023 of, Kiev, Kiev, Rus
		Birth : ABT 978 of, Kiev, Kiev, Rus
		Birth : ABT 980 of, Kiev, Kiev, Rus
	www.gillean.com /Roots/db/dat112.htm (248 words)

	2005 Population Figures for Kiev, Ukraine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Myr z Bohom, by Innocentius Gisel, Abbot of the Kiev Monastery of...
		Monument in Kiev (Kiev, Ukraine) 450 UF Saint Olga Monument (Kiev, Ukraine) 550...
		The history of Kiev is told through the histories of Ukrainians, Russians, Poles and Jews...
	travel.synabu.com /cities/K/Kiev,_Ukraine.html (1050 words)

	KIEVAN RUS :: home
		The three original members of the band KIEV, Maïa Vidal, bassist-vocalist, Taylor Quan, guitar, Anna Leicter, guitar, and Sylvie Froncek, drums, met as high school freshmen playing classical music, in Ithaca, NY.
		While many of their early gigs were with other high-school bands, Kiev also had opportunities to play in local bars to adult audiences.
		The band discovered that their chosen name, KIEV, was also in use by a West Coast band, so they changed their name to Kievan Rus.
	www.kievan-rus.com /home.html (474 words)

	Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yaroslav arranged marriages for his sister and three daughters to the kings of Poland, France, Hungary, and Norway.
		Upon their arrival home, they convinced Vladimir that the faith of the Greeks was the best choice of all, upon which Vladimir made a journey to Constantinople and arranged a marriage between himself and the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor.
		This page was last modified 14:31, 9 September 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kievan_Rus (2059 words)

	Russia: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the 9th century, the first Russian State was formed, known as the Ancient Rus or Kiev Rus.
		In the 9th century, the route between the Baltic and Black seas, down the Dnepr river, Â«the route of the Varangians and the GreeksÂ», became important for European trade.
		To overcome the isolation of the Â«paganÂ» Rus vis-Ã¡-vis a monotheistic Europe, Vladimir made Christianity the state religion in 988, adopting the ornate Byzantine ritual.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=129 (4566 words)

	Kiev Rus
		Vladimir is baptized, and establishes Eastern Orthodoxy upon the Rus.
		The cathedral was constructed in honor of Prince Yaroslav the Wise's victory over the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes) in 1017-31.
		It was the main metropolitan church of Kyivan Rus'.
	www.geocities.com /dlyhtoo/kievrus.html (1636 words)

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