Region: Eastern Europe & Russia · Coordinates: 50.455, 30.524 · 24 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 884 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | While Oleg's army was on the banks of the Dniester and the Bug, a camp of Hungarian nomads (Ugrians) appeared before the walls of the new capital, Kyiv. |
| AD 946 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | Stripping away the legend, Karamzin concludes that the only fact is that Olga had the Drevlian envoys killed in Kyiv. |
| AD 968 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | The freed Kyivans sent a messenger to Svyatoslav protesting that he was giving up his own land to seek another's (right after the Pecheneg siege). |
| AD 988 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | Taught by the archbishop of Kherson, Vladimir hurried back to Kyiv, eager to shed the light of baptism on his people. |
| AD 1017 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Construction of St. Sophia Cathedral begins in Kyiv. |
| AD 1037 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Yaroslav builds the fortress of Kyiv and St. Sophia Cathedral. |
| AD 1039 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | According to Nestor, Metropolitan Feopempt re-consecrated in 1039 the Church of the Mother of God built by Vladimir. |
| AD 1051 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Yaroslav appoints the Russian Larion as metropolitan archbishop. |
| AD 1054 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Yaroslav dies; Iziaslav is enthroned in Kyiv. |
| AD 1068 | Novgorod First Chronicle | The Polovtsy defeat Rus; the citizens of Kyiv rescue Svyatopolk, and Iziaslav flees to the Lyakhs. |
| AD 1073 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Construction of the cathedral of the Pechersk monastery begins; Iziaslav, driven out by Sviatoslav and Vsevolod, goes to the Lyakhs. |
| AD 1093 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Vsevolod dies; Svyatopolk is enthroned in Kyiv; the Polovtsy are defeated at Trepol. |
| AD 1113 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Svyatopolk dies; Vladimir is enthroned in Kyiv. |
| AD 1125 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | Vladimir Monomakh died on 19 May 1125 at age 73, after 13 years of rule from the capital. |
| AD 1125 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Grand Prince Vladimir dies; his son Mstislav is enthroned. |
| AD 1132 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Mstislav dies; Yaropolk is enthroned in Kyiv. |
| AD 1146 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Vsevolod dies; his brother Igor is enthroned, but Iziaslav Mstislavich defeats him and is enthroned. |
| AD 1149 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Archbishop Nifont goes to Rus at the call of Iziaslav and Metropolitan Klement. |
| AD 1154 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | On news of the grand prince's death, Yaroslav of Chernigov tried to come to Kyiv by boat to pay his respects, but Vyacheslav and the boyars were wary of his intentions. |
| AD 1155 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Yuri enters Kyiv and is enthroned. |
| AD 1157 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | The Kyivans, who hated the dead grand prince (Georgy), sent word to their rival Yaroslav Davydovich to come and rule in peace. |
| AD 1203 | Novgorod First Chronicle | Rurik, with the Olgovichi and the Polovtsy, takes and plunders Kyiv on 1 January. |
| AD 1240 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | Batu took the city «منکرقان» of Great Rus (Kyiv) in nine days, then took all the cities of the region toward «اولادمور» (Vladimir), going from tümen to tümen. |
| AD 1416 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | In 1416 Lithuania was ravaged; Kiev's castle was not taken, but churches such as the Pechersk monastery were plundered and burned. |