Kievan Rus'
east Slavic river kingdoms before Russia
Kievan Rus'882 CE – 1,240 CE
01
The River and the Riddle
Framing & setting c. 850
02
The Invitation That May Never Have Happened
~860–882
03
Oleg the Wise and the Shield on the Gate
882–913
04
Igor, and the Widow Who Burned a City
913–969
05
Svyatoslav the Leopard
962–972
06
The Choosing of a God
972–1015
07
Yaroslav the Wise and the Golden Age
1015–1054
08
The Ladder That Fell Down
1054–1132
09
One Country Becomes Twelve
1132–1199
10
Furs, Faith, and Birch Bark
Thematic — 9th–13th c.
11
The Steppe and the First Horsemen from the East
1185–1223
12
The End of the World, and What Grew After
1237–1340+