Russkaya Pravda. The Legal Code of Kievan Rus’
By Boris Yousef
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According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, the first ruler to start uniting East Slavic lands into what would become Kievan Rus’ was Prince Oleg (879-912). He extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east, and took control of the city of Kiev. Sviatoslav I (943-972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus’ territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazars. Vladimir the Great (980-1015) then introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, extended it to all inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus’ reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav the Wise (1019-1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, the Russkaya Pravda, shortly after his death.
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Russkaya Pravda. The Legal Code of Kievan Rus’ - Boris Yousef
SYMBOLS & MYTHS
Edited by
BORIS YOUSEF
RUSSKAYA PRAVDA
(Русская Правда)
The Legal Code of Kievan Rus’
(Short Version)
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Title: Russkaya Pravda. The Legal Code of Kievan Rus’ (Short Version)
Edited by Boris Yousef
With a preface by Boris Yousef
Publishing series: Symbols & Myths
ISBN: 979-12-5504-176-4
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ONCE UPON A TIME… THE KIEVAN RUS’
THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ANCESTOR OF THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY
By Boris Yousef
The deepest historical, cultural and spiritual roots of Russian national identity can be found in an ancient kingdom known as Kievan Rus’, a state that flourished from the end of the 9th to the middle of the 13th century over a vast geographical area including a large part of today’s western Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, from the Baltic and White Seas in the north to the Black Sea coasts in the south.
Encompassing a variety of political communities and peoples, including Eastern Slavs, Norwegians, and Finns, this ancient kingdom was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian Prince Rurik.
According to the Russian Primary Chronicle (the Tale of Bygone Years), the first ruler to start uniting East Slavic lands into what would become Kievan Rus’ was Prince Oleg (879–912). He extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east, and took control of the city of Kiev. Sviatoslav I (943–972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus’ territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazars. Vladimir the Great (980–1015) then introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, extended it to all inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus’ reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav the Wise (1019–1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, the Russkaya Pravda, shortly after his death.
The Kievan Rus’ began to decline in the late 11th century, gradually disintegrating into various rival regional powers throughout the 12th century. It was further weakened by external factors, such as the decline of the Byzantine Empire, its major economic partner, and the accompanying diminution of trade routes through its territory.