27.4 Early Kievan Rus. Rurik to Svyatoslav

The dynasty of Rurik builds the foundations of a new power in eastern Europe - Kievan Rus. Princess Olga takes vengeance on a rebel town by burning it down, but after converting to Christianity was later sainted. Her son, Syvatoslav defeats the Khazars and then tries to resettle his people in Bulgaria before his early death.

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Picture: Rurik on the Monument 'Millennium of Russia' in Veliky Novgorod

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