The Origins of Kyiv
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Golden Age of Russ History
At the beginning of rus history, the capital wasn't in kav we had rulers such as olec who tried to move his capital somewhere further west. But in the end, it was kave that became the most convenient centre. succession is a really interesting phenomenon in rusland and we see that there are certain principles at play. So for example, from the second half of the twelfth century to the end, we have the caven throne changing like forty times. It was really quite the rulership was quite unstable.
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