Geography and Early Russian History
Geography
Early Migration
Vikings!
Kiev
Igor Killed while collecting taxes: "They had bent down two birch trees to the prince’s feet and tied them to his legs; then they let the trees straighten again, thus tearing the prince’s body apart.“ Leo the Deacon
Olga Supposedly buried some of her husband’s killers alive and burnt the rest alive.
Vladimir
Yaroslav the Wise
Mongols
Novgorod
Rise of Moscow
Ivan III “the Great”
Ivan IV “the Terrible”