Slide 1 Kievan Rus Rise of Early Russia and the Great Schism Slide 2 Kievan Rus Begun by invasion of Viking tribes – also known as Slavs – from north of the Baltic. Both…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Themes in Russian History Expansion by conquest. Need for warm-water ports. The necessity of a strong, central government. Slide 3 Kievan Rus…