None of the first Kyiv princes left such a memory as Vladimir the Great. About him and the time of his reign in Rus', when the state reached the pinnacle of ...

Among the statesmen of medieval Rus', Vladimir Monomakh occupies a special place as one of the most talented and educated Russian princes of the pre-Mongol e...

Prince Yaroslav continued the main work of the life of his father, Vladimir the Great, “gathering” ancient Russian lands. He restored the unity of Kievan Rus...

The great transformer of Russia, the triumphant of the Battle of Poltava, the creator of the Russian Empire, a stormy and impressionable nature - this is how...

Princess Olga was the first and only woman who became the ruler of one of the largest states in Europe at that time - Kievan Rus. She did not wage wars of co...

988 became a significant year in the history of Rus'. This year, Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich baptized the people of Kiev. He marked the beginning of a ...

The colorful figure of Ivan the Terrible has always attracted the attention of not only historians, but also literary and artistic figures. His whole life - ...