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#Rurikid Dynasty
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People · Grand Principality of Moscow
Ivan III: How Ivan the Great Made Muscovy a State
Ivan III ruled Moscow from 1462 to 1505. He took Novgorod and Tver, outfaced the Horde on the Ugra, rebuilt the Kremlin and gave Russia its first law code.
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People · Tsardom of Russia
Ivan the Terrible: The First Tsar, Fact and Legend
Ivan IV was crowned Russia's first tsar in 1547 and died in 1584. His reforms, wars, the oprichnina, his wives, his son, and which famous stories are myths.
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People · Novgorod Republic
Alexander Nevsky: Warrior, Mongol Vassal, Saint
Who was Alexander Nevsky? The prince who beat Swedes and crusaders, served the Mongol khans, punished his own people and became Russia's warrior saint.
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People · Kievan Rus'
Yaroslav the Wise: Law, Marriages and the Golden Age
Who was Yaroslav the Wise? See how Kyiv's grand prince wrote down the law, married his daughters to kings and why his bones are missing.
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People · Kievan Rus'
Igor of Kiev and the Drevlian Tribute
Igor of Kiev ruled the Rus' until the Drevlians killed him in AD 945. See how Greek fire, a costly treaty and a greedy tribute round sealed his fate.
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People · Kievan Rus'
Oleg of Novgorod: The Prophetic Prince
Who was Oleg of Novgorod? The Varangian who took Kiev, raided Constantinople and died by a snake, sorted into history and legend.
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Empires & Dynasties · Rus'
Who Was Rurik? The Viking Founder of the Rurikid Dynasty
Was Rurik real? See what the chronicles and archaeology say about the Viking founder of the Rurikid dynasty, which ruled Rus' and Russia until 1598.