It was the mid-10th century AD when Kievan Rus was ruled for the first time by a woman, appointed as regent on behalf of her three-year-old son. She was the one who defeated the Drevlians, a Slavic ...

In Kyiv, archaeologists found a ceramic Easter egg from the time of Kievan Rus (the old name for the country before Russia and Ukraine even existed) decorated with an ornament resembling a spiderweb.

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It was the mid-10th century AD when Kievan Rus was ruled for the first time by a woman, appointed as regent on behalf of her three-year-old son. She was the one who defeated the Drevlians, a Slavic ...

The history of Russia is as expansive as its vast territories, reflecting the dynamic interplay of cultures, peoples, and epochs. Spanning millennia, Russia’s evolution ...

Throughout its long history, from its formation as the medieval state Kievan Rus' in the 9th century to the Russian Federation as we know it today, Russia has seen not only glorious victories ...

The situation in Ukraine is often fast moving and it is likely there will be times when there have been changes not reflected in the maps.

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