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Kiev

The mother of Rus' cities, cradle of the eastern Slavic states.

Dated events and their evidence

• 882 CE mainstream
  Oleg makes Kyiv the seat of the Rus' source
• 988 CE mainstream
  Vladimir baptises the Rus' into Christianity source
• 1037 CE mainstream
  Saint Sophia Cathedral begun by Yaroslav the Wise source

Where

50.4500° N, 30.5230° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus%27
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sophia_Cathedral,_Kyiv

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