Byzantine influence would later help the developments that happen in the Kievan Rus. Scandinavian traders worked the the Slavic lands and settled some governments along their trade route, especially in Kiev. A monarchy emerged and Rurik became the first leader of the Russian state.
many Russian cities were ravaged (kiev and moscow)
Kiev. But the thing is that now Kiev's not in Russia.
Kiev is the Capital of the Ukraine.
Kiev, and the rest of the Ukraine, was under control by all of these groups at one point or another throughout its history. Their influences have in large part created Ukrainian culture and indelibly impacted Ukrainian history.
This is a deboned and flattened chicken or pheasant breast that is rolled around a chilled piece of herb/garlic butter, breaded and then fried. It is said that New York restaurants named it Kiev to attract Russian immigrants to ordering what was previously known as Chicken supreme === === === ===
Kiev in the 9th century.
Kiev
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Kiev is technically the birthplace of Russia, this was where the Kievan Rus was (a state of East Slavic peoples) which was the predecessor of Muscovy which would become the Russian Empire or 3rd Rome.
Possibly a Russian warship built in the Kiev Shipyards.
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many Russian cities were ravaged (kiev and moscow)
Kiev isn't a Russian city it is the Capitol of Ukraine
Kiev. But the thing is that now Kiev's not in Russia.
Vladimir I, also known as Vladimir the Great, became the grand prince of Kiev and chose Eastern Orthodox Christianity as the official state religion in 988. This decision had a lasting impact on the cultural and religious development of Russia.
Kiev
It is called the mother of Russian cities.