Kievan Rus

See also: Kievan Rus'

English

Kievan Rus after the death of Yaroslav I in 1054

Alternative forms

Kiev Rus, Kyiv Rus, Kyïv Rus, Kyyiv Rus,
Kievan Rus'
Kyivan Rus, Kyivan Rus'
Kyïvan Rus
Kyjivan Rus
Kyyivan Rus

Proper noun

Kievan Rus

(historical) A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kiev; considered an early predecessor of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Synonyms

Kievan Russia
Kievan state, Kyivan state (preceded by the)
Kiev, Kyiv
Ruthenia

Translations

medieval principality

Arabic: خَقَانَات الرُّوس‎ f (ḵaqānāt ar-rūs), رُوس الْكِيِيفِيَّة‎ f (rūs al-kiyīfiyya)
Armenian: Կիեւյան Ռուսիա (Kiewyan Ṙusia)
Azerbaijani: Kiyev Rus
Belarusian: Кі́еўская Русь f (Kíjeŭskaja Rusʹ)
Bulgarian: Ки́евска Рус f (Kíevska Rus)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 基輔羅斯 (zh), 基辅罗斯 (zh) (Jīfǔ Luósī)
Chuvash: Кейӳ Руҫӗ (Kejü Ruś̬ĕ)
Czech: Kyjevská Rus f
Danish: Kievrus, Kievriget, Kievrusland (archaic), Gardarige (historiographic)
Dutch: Kievse Rus
Estonian: Kiievi-Vene
Farefare: Kiyiu Dʋsgɔ
Finnish: Kiovan Venäjä
French: Rus' de Kiev f, Rus de Kiev f
Georgian: კიევის რუსეთი (ḳievis ruseti)
German: Kiewer Rus (de) f, Kiewer Russland n
Greek: Ρως του Κιέβου f (Ros tou Kiévou)
Hungarian: Kijevi Rusz
Italian: Rus' di Kyiv, Rus' di Kiev
Japanese: キエフ大公国 (Kiefu taikōkoku), キエフ・ルーシ (Kiefu Rūshi)
Kazakh: Киев Русі (Kiev Rusı)
Korean: 키예프 공국 (Kiyepeu gongguk), 키예프 루시 (Kiyepeu Rusi)
Latvian: Kijevas Krievzeme f
Lithuanian: Kijevo Rusia f
Macedonian: Киевски Рус m (Kievski Rus)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: Киевийн Русь (Kijeviin Rusʹ)
Norwegian: Kiev-Rus
Bokmål: Kiev-Rus
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: Кꙑѥвьска Роусь f (Kyjevĭska Rusĭ), Роусь f (Rusĭ)
Old East Slavic: Русьскаꙗ землꙗ f (Rusĭskaja zemlja), Русь f (Rusĭ)
Persian: روسِ کیف‎ (rus-e kiyef)
Polish: Ruś Kijowska f
Portuguese: Rus' de Kiev f, Rus de Kiev f
Russian: Ки́евская Русь (ru) f (Kíjevskaja Rusʹ)
Rusyn: Ки́ївьска Русь f (Kýjivʹska Rusʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Кијевска Русија f
Roman: Kijevska Rusija f
Sicilian: Rus' di Kyiv, Rus' di Kiev
Slovak: Kyjevská Rus f
Slovene: Kijevska Rusija f
Spanish: Rus de Kiev f
Swedish: Kievrus (sv), Kievriket (sv) n
Tatar: Киев Русе (Kiyew Ruse)
Turkish: Kiev Rus
Tuvan: Киев Орузу (Kiev Oruzu)
Ukrainian: Ки́ївська Русь (uk) f (Kýjivsʹka Rusʹ)
Vietnamese: Rus Kiev