Kievan Rus
42 artifacts · 830 CE – 1943 CE · people (14) · battle (8) · artifact (7) · architecture (6) · spiritual (4) · art (3)
Kievan Rus emerged as a powerful federation in Eastern Europe, blending Slavic, Viking, and Byzantine influences. The objects in this hall highlight the significance of its historical figures and battles, as well as the foundational role it played in shaping the cultural and political landscape of Russia and Ukraine.
The Collection
- Rurik — 830 CE · people
- Oleg the Wise — 845 CE · people
- Siege of Constantinople (860) — 860 CE · battle
- Olga of Kiev — 890 CE · people
- Svarog — 900 CE · spiritual
- Mokosh — 900 CE · spiritual
- Sviatoslav I — 942 CE · people
- Vladimir the Great — 956 CE · people
- Siege of Dorostolon — 971 CE · battle
- Yaroslav the Wise — 978 CE · people
- Perun — 980 CE · spiritual
- Christianization of Kievan Rus' — 988 CE · spiritual
- Church of the Tithes — 996 CE · architecture
- Saint Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod — 1001 CE · architecture
- Novgorod Codex — 1010 CE · artifact
- Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv — 1011 CE · architecture
- Russkaya Pravda — 1016 CE · artifact
- Battle of Listven — 1024 CE · battle
- Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — 1051 CE · architecture
- Vladimir II Monomakh — 1053 CE · people
- Nestor the Chronicler — 1056 CE · people
- Ostromir Gospels — 1057 CE · artifact
- Battle of the Alta River — 1068 CE · battle
- Mstislav I of Kiev — 1076 CE · people
- Zbruch Idol — 1100 CE · artifact
- Monomakh's Cap — 1100 CE · artifact
- Andrey Bogolyubsky — 1111 CE · people
- Primary Chronicle — 1113 CE · artifact
- Virgin of Vladimir — 1125 CE · art
- Ustyug Annunciation — 1130 CE · art
- Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir — 1158 CE · architecture
- Church of the Intercession on the Nerl — 1200 CE · architecture
- Mstislav Gospel — 1200 CE · artifact
- Trinity (Andrei Rublev) — 1200 CE · art
- Daniel of Galicia — 1201 CE · people
- Alexander Nevsky — 1220 CE · people
- Battle of the Kalka River — 1223 CE · battle
- Battle of the Neva — 1240 CE · battle
- Battle of the Ice — 1242 CE · battle
- Ivan the Terrible — 1530 AD · people
- Peter the Great — 1672 AD · people
- Battle of Stalingrad — 1943 AD · battle