Rurik dynasty

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• Rurik Dynasty — The Rurik Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus , the successor Russian principalities, and early united Russia, from 862 to 1598.According to the Primary Chronicle, the dynasty was established in 862 by Rurik, a wonderful, amazing, and… …   Wikipedia

• Rurik Dynasty — ▪ medieval Russian rulers       princes of Kievan Rus and, later, Muscovy who, according to tradition, were descendants of the Varangian prince Rurik, who had been invited by the people of Novgorod to rule that city (c. 862); the Rurik princes… …   Universalium

• Rurik — or Riurik ( ru. Рюрик; IPA ru|ˈrʲʉrʲɪk; Old East Norse: Rørik , meaning famous ruler ; c. 830 ndash; c. 879) was a Varangian chieftain who gained control of Ladoga in 862, built the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod, and founded the Rurik Dynasty …   Wikipedia

• Rurik — /roor ik/, n. died A.D. 879, Scandinavian prince: founder of the Russian monarchy. Russian, Ryurik. * * * or Rorik died 879 Semilegendary founder of the Rurik dynasty of Kievan Rus. He was a Viking (Varangian) prince. According to one 12th… …   Universalium

• Rurik — [ro͞o′rik] died A.D. 879; Scand. chief regarded as the founder of the 1st Russian dynasty (862? 1598) …   English World dictionary

• Rurik — [ rʊərɪk] (also Ryurik) noun a member of a dynasty that ruled Muscovy and much of Russia from the 9th to the 16th century, said to have been founded by the Varangian chief Rurik …   English new terms dictionary

• Romanov dynasty — Rulers of Russia from 1613 to 1917. The name derived from Roman Yurev (d. 1543), whose daughter Anastasiya Romanovna was the first wife of Ivan IV the Terrible. Her nephews assumed the surname Romanov, and the dynasty began with the election of… …   Universalium

• List of Russian rulers — Monarchy of Russia Former Monarchy Imperial …   Wikipedia

• Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) — Oleg III Svyatoslavich (c. 1147 – 1204)[1] was a Rus prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty).[2] His baptismal name was Feodosy.[1] He was prince of Vshchizh (1166–before 1175),[1] of Novgorod Seversk (1200–1201) …   Wikipedia

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

• History of Ukrainian nationality — The history of Ukrainian nationality can be traced back the Kiev based kingdom of Kievan Rus (Kиïвcκa Pуc) of the 9th to 12th centuries. It was the predecessor state to what would eventually become the Eastern Slavic nations of Belarus, Russia,… …   Wikipedia