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882 CE – 1240 CE
Kievan Rus’
The first East Slavic state, knit together by river trade and Orthodox faith.
Timeline
862 CE
Rurik at Novgorod
Norse and Slavic peoples unite under a ruling dynasty.
988 CE
Conversion to Christianity
Vladimir the Great adopts Orthodox Christianity for the Rus’.
1240 CE
Mongol sack of Kiev
The Mongols destroy Kiev, ending the unified state.