Oleg (ō`leg, Rus. ôlĕk`) or Oleh (ôlĕkh`), d. c.912, founder of Kievan Rus Kievan Rus (kē`ĕfən), medieval state of the Eastern Slavs. It was the earliest predecessor of modern Ukraine and Russia.
..... Click the link for more information. . Succeeding his kinsman Rurik Rurik (r
`rĭk), d.
..... Click the link for more information. as leader of the Varangians Varangians (vərăn`jēənz)
..... Click the link for more information. at Novgorod, Oleg led forth his retainers to seize Kiev (c.879). He made Kiev his capital and set about uniting the Slavic tribes along the Volkhov-Dnieper waterway, freeing them from the overlordship of the Khazars. Oleg concluded commercial treaties with the Byzantine Empire in 907 and 911, making trade with the empire a major factor in the Kievan economy and opening the path for Greek Christian cultural penetration. Oleg was succeeded by Igor Igor (ē`gôr, Russ. ē`gər) or Ihor
..... Click the link for more information. .
..... Click the link for more information. . Succeeding his kinsman Rurik Rurik (r
`rĭk), d...... Click the link for more information. as leader of the Varangians Varangians (vərăn`jēənz)
..... Click the link for more information. at Novgorod, Oleg led forth his retainers to seize Kiev (c.879). He made Kiev his capital and set about uniting the Slavic tribes along the Volkhov-Dnieper waterway, freeing them from the overlordship of the Khazars. Oleg concluded commercial treaties with the Byzantine Empire in 907 and 911, making trade with the empire a major factor in the Kievan economy and opening the path for Greek Christian cultural penetration. Oleg was succeeded by Igor Igor (ē`gôr, Russ. ē`gər) or Ihor
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