1. Kievan - Noun
2. Kievan - Adjective
Alternative form of Kyivan
Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
(historical) Of or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.
Kievan (plural Kievans)
Alternative form of Kyivan
After a final resurgence under the rule of Vladimir II Monomakh (1113–1125) and his son Mstislav (1125–1132), Kievan Rus' finally disintegrated into separate principalities following Mstislav's death. Source: Internet
A mob killed the Christian Fyodor and his son Ioann (later, after the overall christening of Kievan Rus, people came to regard these two as the first Christian martyrs in Rus', and the Orthodox Church set a day to commemorate them, July 25). Source: Internet
At the time of her husband's death, their son Svyatoslav was three years old, making Olga the official ruler of Kievan Rus until he reached adulthood. Source: Internet
Both rebels briefly joined forces, but then Bardas Phocas proclaimed himself emperor on 14 September 987. Basil II turned to the Kievan Rus' for assistance, even though they were considered enemies at that time. Source: Internet
Historical note on Muscovy and Russia Muscovy in the 16th century was the Russian state which separated itself from the Kievan Rus' after it fell apart. Source: Internet
In order to downplay their claims to Kiev, the records of Vladimir's military campaigns seem to have been obliterated from Kievan chronicles. Source: Internet