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	Ukraine Info \| Politics \| Diplomatic Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		International relations of Kyiv state are reflected in treaties concluded by Kyiv princes with the neighboring states.
		Boleslav the Courageous, a Polish prince, sought a marriage with Volodymir's daughter Predslava.
		Kyiv Rus lived an intense international life, and its foreign policy of 11th and 12thcenturies was mostly "westward movement of a great European state".
	www.ukraineinfo.us /politics/diplomatic-traditions.html (2553 words)

	Russian Literature - Search View - MSN Encarta
		The Kyiv period extends from the 10th century to the mid-13th century.
		During that time Kyiv (now the capital of Ukraine) served as Russia’s cultural hub and thrived as one of the most important religious and commercial cities of medieval Europe.
		Kyiv’s influence declined and was gradually replaced by that of a new power, Moscow.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761564269__1/Russian_Literature.html (9280 words)

	Kiyv - Ukrainian cities
		Kyiv (population 2.616.000) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine.
		In 882 Prince Oleg of Novgorod, having seized Kyiv, was known to have said: "This will be the mother of all Russian towns!" The Novgorod principality united with that of Kyiv, and the town was made the capital of a unified Russian state.
		By the 10OO's, Kyiv was one of Europe's greatest centers of commerce and culture and known as the rival of Constantinople.
	ukrainian-city.youmemarriage.com /kyiv.html (1167 words)

	History of Kiev
		Kyiv is situated in the Northern part of Ukraine on the border between forest-steppe zone and the zone of combined forests in the middle flow of Dnieper on its both banks.
		Kyiv is the name of the city whose history treats back to the XV century and which had a long, complicated and full of drama way from the large settlement of Slavic tribe to one of the biggest cities of the world.
		Kyiv became the capital of the Soviet republic Ukraine in 1934 (from December 1919 Ukraine’s capital was Kharkov).
	kievgid.net /ist_en.html (8187 words)

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		Christening of Russia that was carried out in 988 in Kyiv by prince Vladimir Svyatoslavovich joined the young state to the circle of Christian countries and resulted in extreme ascent of its culture.
		In 1830 for better strengthening of the city, the new Kyiv fortress was built, and the complex of defensive, military and administrative buildings on Pechersk that was founded at the beginning of XVIII century was named Old Fortress.
		Kyiv concentrated valuable memorials of architecture, history, painting and literature which were created within thousands years and bear countless treasure of all Ukrainian people.
	www.ukraine-eu.mfa.gov.ua /eu/ua/publication/content/5058.htm (998 words)

	Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - Publications
		When he proclaimed Kyiv to be the political center of Rus, Prince Oleg (as well as his successors) were greatly concerned about the problem of consolidation of the nearest tribal principalities around Kyiv - the force of central state institutions being applied it its territory.
		Kyiv princes of the 9-10th centuries cared mainly about strengthening the economic and political power of the state.
		It was under his reign that Kyiv's authority as the capital was once again increased, and the authority of the Kyiv Prince expanded to the major principalities, and other princes.
	www.mfa.gov.ua /mfa/en/publication/content/342.htm (1053 words)

	General Information
		Researchers estimate the total number of inter-dynasty marriages of Russian princes and princesses since the end of 10 th until the end of 12 th century to exceed one hundred.
		Kyiv Rus lived an intense international life, and its foreign policy of 11 th and 12 th centuries was mostly "westward movement of a great European state".
		Kyiv Rus' decline in the following period (13 th century - first half of 17 th century), caused by princely atomism, Tatar-Mongol invasion and annexing of considerable territories by Lithuania and Poland, left no possibilities for establishment of an independent Ukrainian state and respective foreign policy, despite certain attempts to restore former grandeur (Galytch-Volyn principality).
	www.ukrainesf.com /inform/dovidky/dyp_trad_en.htm (2627 words)

	Oleh, Prince
		Oleh, Prince (Russian: Oleg; Norse: Helgi), b ?, d autumn of 912 (according to the
		Dyr murdered, and proclaimed himself prince of Kyiv.
		By 885 Oleh had extended his rule over the
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/O/L/OlehPrince.htm (196 words)

	Ukraine Info \| About Ukraine \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the year 882, it was stated in old chronicles that Oleg, the Prince of Novhorod, having killed Prince Askold and Prince Dir, mounted the Kyiv throne.
		Kyiv Rus spread from the Black Sea to the White Sea, from the Carpathians to the Volga River.
		Prince Roman was the first in the history of the Old Rus state to be referred to as "Grand Duke", "Autocrat of the whole Rus".
	www.ukraineinfo.us /about/history.html (6035 words)

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		Prince Oleg's reign (882-912) was the period of Kiev's rise, when numerous East Slavic tribes were united around it and the first state, Kievan Rus', emerged.
		Yaroslav the Wise was born in 978 and died on February 20, 1054 in Kyiv.
		He became the Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1019; seven his sons governed different parts of Kievan Rus.
	users.i.com.ua /~e-club/my-city.htm (726 words)

	Welcome to Kyiv City
		Kyiv is the city whose roots go down to the hoary past, with 1500-th year history.
		Kyiv University is an institution of higher education that trains specialists in many fields of knowledge and carries out research.
		Vydubetsky Monastery was founded by Prince Vsevolod, the son of Prince Yaroslav the Wise and father of Vladimir Monomakh, between 1070 and 1077.
	www.plmmp.univ.kiev.ua /eng/html/kiev.html (1696 words)

	Grand Dukes, princes, kings of Kievan Rus
		Oleg concluded commercial treaties with the Byzantine Empire in 907 and 911, making trade with the empire a major factor in the Kievan economy and opening the path for Greek Christian cultural penetration.
		945, duke of Kiev (912–45), successor of Oleg as ruler of Kievan Rus.
		According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, a medieval history, Igor was the son of Rurik, founder of the Russian princely line.
	www.dompavlov.com /vladimirkievanrus.htm (853 words)

	Name of Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word ukraina is first recorded in the fifteenth-century Hypatian Codex of the twelfth and thirteenth-century Primary Chronicle, whose 1187 entry on the death of Prince Volodymyr of Pereyaslav says "The ukraina groaned for him" (see the full text of the Chronicle).
		The current mainstream theory in Ukraine has it that the name is derived from ukraina, which indicates the land the Rus' people (or their princes) carved out for themselves.
		The first known mentioning in the Primary Chronicle of 1187 uses the word synonymously with principality, literally ‘land cut out for a Prince’ (probably referring to the general feudal practice of a king dividing land between his sons).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Name_of_Ukraine (1912 words)

	Kiev City History
		The Varangian Prince Oleg arrived from Novgorad to rule and turn the city into a large state connected with the lands of Novgorod, after killing the rulers of the city, Askold and Dir.
		Olegs words about Kiev became proverbial "Here will be the mother of Rus cities." This was the beginning of the Kievan Rus' state which lasted until the year 1240 when the Mongols (Tatars) invaded.
		Oleg also was entrusted by Rurik to look after his son Igor (Ingvar) who became Olegs successor.
	www.kievcityguide.net /history.htm (1338 words)

	Russia
		Prince Oleg, realizing the value of the Kiev region, had the Varangian rulers of that city killed in 882 and then united the two centers, establishing his capital at Kiev.
		The Swedes descended from the Baltic and sought to penetrate the territories of Novgorod.
		In 1246 Alexander succeeded his father as grand prince of Novgorod and in 1252 was invested by the khan as grand prince of Vladimir and Suzdal'.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/geoghist/histories/history/hiscountries/R/russia.html (9086 words)

	From Baltic To The Black Sea - Amazing Kyiv: Golden Cupolas
		The main theme here, as well as many Kyivan churches, is that of the baptism of Vladimir, Prince of Kyiv, and of Vladimir’s baptism of the people of Kyiv and Rus, thus bringing the ancestors of the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusians into the fold of Orthodox Christianity.
		His successor, Oleg, founded Kyiv, while Oleg’s successor, Svyatoslav, expanded Kyiv’s boundaries from the Baltic in the north to the Black Sea in the south, from the Danube in the west to the Volga in the east.
		In 1169, the prince of Suzdal in the north sacked Kyiv, and in 1240, the city was devastated by invading Mongols.
	weecheng.com /europe/bbs/kyiv/kyiv1.htm (2258 words)

	.:Ukraine:. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		His successor Oleg seized the princely throne of Kyiv in 882.
		Kyiv Prince Volodymyr the Great introduced Christianity to Rus' according to the Greek rite and began to mint coins with his heraldic emblem, the trident.
		In the thirteenth century, Prince Roman and his son Danylo founded the Halych-Volyn state with Lviv and Kholm (Chelmno) its biggest cities.
	www.ukraine-ireland.com /Ukraine.htm (1608 words)

	Prince Oleh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first Kyivan prince, Oleh (Oleg in Russian) of Scandinavian was established in 882, and his dynasty known as the Riurikids.
		AS the leader of Polianian sailed down the Dnipro River into Kyiv along with troups of Varangians, Slavs, and Finns, and defeated its rulers, annexing the city and proclaiming himself prince.
		During his rule, Oleh laid the foundation for the future expansion and centralization of the Kyivan Rus' empire as well as securing the continuance of the state under the rule of his successors.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/t/d/tdd132/Prince_oleh.htm (199 words)

	Russian Life Online
		Oleg was succeeded by Igor who, legend has it, was Rurik's son.
		The princes were to move from city to city, working their way up to becoming prince of Kiev.
		The first monastery was Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, {The Monastery of the Caves} established in 1051 and operational to this day.
	www.rispubs.com /article.cfm?Number=637 (1250 words)

	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
		The origin of Ukraine, the Kyiv Rus, was governed by a highly educated woman, Queen Olga (reign 946-966), who began the country's conversion to Christianity.
		From the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, Kyiv was under the influence of Poland and western Europe, with the 1500s and 1600s being the time of the Cossack Republic.
		During the reign of Prince Oleg, Kyiv was referred to as the “mother of Rus cities,” which explains the particular importance given to the development of Christianity in this region.
	www2.rz.hu-berlin.de /sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/IES/UKRAINE.HTM (17059 words)

	Oleg oddd.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Prince Oleg (Old Norse name Helgi, Khazarian form: Helgu) was a Varangian ruler who moved the capital of Rus from Novgorod the Great to Kiev.
		Oleg gradually took control of the Dnieper cities, captured Kiev (previously held by other Varangians, Askold and Dir) and finally moved his capital from Novgorod there.
		The spelling Kyiv, romanized version of the Ukrainian name for the city, has been used in English-language publications of the Ukrainian diaspora and in some academic publications concerning Ukraine during much of the twentieth century.
	www.oddd.org /en/Oleg (11529 words)

	History of Ukraine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the 9th century, Kiev was conquered from the Khazars by the Varangian (Swedish Viking) Oleg.
		Conflict among the various principalities of Rus', in spite of the efforts of Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh, led to decline, beginning in the 12th century.
		The local successor state to Kyivan Rus' on the territory of both Kyiv and today's Ukraine was the principality of Halych-Volynia.
	www.stranslation.com /Ukrainian_Translation/history_of_ukraine.htm (2199 words)

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		stated, that 'all Ruce princes join the Muscovite prince,' whereas weknow well that it was not that way, and that instead, Oleg of Riazan wasin alliance with Yagailo Olgerdovich of Lithuania and with Mamai againstthe coalition of the princes, headed by Dimitrii Ivanovich.
		And there occurred a greatbattle, a wrath of God; the Ruce princes were taken into captivity orslaughtered, and Ruce-lands occupied.
		Frank B. Korchmaryk, Ph.D. E-text (electronic text) transcriber's note: translated from theUkrainian, the terms "Kyiv" and "Kyivan" are used in lieu of therussified terms "Kiev" and "Kievan".
	www.pbs.org /netforum/static/faceofrussia/23.html (3939 words)

	SCC Forums > KIEV & NOVGOROD UNITS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kyiv (Grand Prince) relayed on druzhina while peripherals were ruled by boyars.
		Another exception were lands around Kyiv and Chernigiv, those were own holdings of Grand Prince(funny, once there was a lesser prince in Chernigiv who's own lands were further north but not around his city), another source to support druzhina (or little druzhina if you wish).
		Princes of those principalities did not have enough own lands to support large armies so they have to rely on boyars providing them with men.
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t6709-0.html (6739 words)

	Thoughts on Religion in Ukraine
		In 988, Prince Volodymyr married a princess daughter of Chersonesus' ruler, and in doing so agreed to convert Kyiv and the rest of his nation to Christianity.
		Located near Shevchenko University, this is one of my favorite areas of Kyiv, partly because Shevchenko Park, which is across the street from the university, is very peaceful and landscaped with flowers.
		He was prince of Kyiv beginning in 1019, and died in 1054.) Of course, my Lonely Planet guidebook showed me right where Yaroslav’s marble coffin could be found.
	www.psychwww.com /psyrelig/ukraine (4344 words)

	Rus: An Early History
		Century, Kyivian Grand Prince Oleg, using a fleet of lodyas, launched an attack against Constantinople.
		According to the Chronicles, Prince Oleg "hung his shield upon the Gate of Tsargrad" and then sailed back to Kyiv with all of the plundered treasures of his great victory.
		Prince Svyatoslav's most celebrated deed was his conquest of Khazaria in
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/rus_cultures_cuisines/106869/2 (404 words)

	RFE/RL Newsline, 03-02-18
		Abramovich's associate, oligarch Oleg Deripaska, is married to the daughter of Valentin Yumashev, Dyachenko's husband and a former high-ranking official in the Yeltsin administration.
		Prince Saud al-Faysal's comments were made in an interview for the BBC program "Simpson's World," to be aired on 19 February.
		Prince Saud al-Faysal contended in the same BBC interview that fundamentalism is on the rise in the United States and the West.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/rferl/2003/03-02-18.rferl.html (11172 words)

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