Kievan Rus

See also: Kievan Rus'

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Kievan Rus

  2. (historical) A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kyiv; at its maximum extent covering much of modern Ukraine, Belarus and western Russia and considered an early predecessor of each country.

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