about the life of the first governors in Russia, we learn from the most ancient of extant chronicle "The Tale of Bygone Years".The activities of the first Russian princes directly related to the birth of self-Old Russian state.Today, the study of the history of our country is engaged in a huge number of experts in the field and just get involved in historical knowledge enthusiasts.Russian history is quite interesting, every year it reveals more secrets and presents more mysteries.
According to the "Tale" Old Russian princes are descended from the Rurik dynasty, which is the ancestor of Rurik, was invited to the Russian land Ilmensky Slovenia in the year 862.The first place of settlement and the reign of Rurik was Ladoga, then his power spread to all the Novgorod land.
average life expectancy for men of the ninth century was no more than 35 years, and this is mainly due to the rapid change of managers in Russia.Dying, the governor handed his powers close relative or a loyal soldier of his squad.A little later the reins of the country was the first Russian princes began to pass on to their sons.
Currently not known whether the second prince in Rus Rurik blood relative, his reign had a great influence on the development of the Russian state as a whole.Oleg, dubbed the "prophetic", became the first representative of a princely dynasty, during whose reign began the formation of Kievan Rus.In 882, the Prophetic Oleg captures the city of Kiev, which became for many centuries the capital and the center of the Russian land.Prince Oleg was actively engaged in the expansion of the territory of Russia, as well as the strengthening of its foreign relations with other countries.In 907, his troops made a military campaign against Constantinople, the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire, which was eventually signed two peace and very profitable for Russia treaty.The exploits of Prince immortalized in his work "The Song of Wise Oleg" Pushkin.
Among the merits of the third Russian Prince Igor, who became the ruler of the country in 912:
- expanding the boundaries of the state at the expense of subordination which are located next door to him Ulichi tribes;
- land development Taman Peninsula;
- victory over the nomadic Pechenegs.
Life of Prince Igor ended very tragically.As is known, the first Russian princes took part in the collection of tribute (polyudye) from subordinate tribes.In one of these trips to collect polyudye Igor was killed by Drevlyane.After the death of the prince, the reins of the country passed into the hands of his wife, Olga, as the only son of Igor, Svyatoslav was in the period of his father's death is still too small.
first reform of Princess Olga was the introduction of the exact dimensions of a tribute to subject peoples, as well as establishing the principal place of harvest.In 957 the ruler of Russia, visited Constantinople and took the Christian faith under the name Helen.It is from its board due a great event in the religious life of the country - the baptism of Rus' (people of Kiev), which took place in 988.Although the exact date of this event can not be established, it was held for several decades.Pagan Russia rather reluctantly and slowly took someone else's religion.
main activity of the next Russian Prince Svyatoslav was directed to conduct military operations against located within easy reach of the ancient tribes.On account of his destruction of the Khazar khanate, the war with Byzantium, march to the Danube Bulgaria.Like his father, Svyatoslav was killed by enemy tribes.In this case, the Pechenegs.
first Russian princes were outstanding personalities.Take, for example, Olga.The ability to lead this woman could be the envy of the modern businesswoman.The Christian church she called her Equal to the Apostles.At the same time, chroniclers called Olga cunning and historians - wise.
So dynasty of Russian princes - descendants of Rurik dates back from the middle of the ninth century.The first rulers of Russia were extremely unfair to subject their country and cruel towards its neighbors.If we look at history, we can see that the formation of almost all countries of the world comes through conquest and subjugation of the enemy territory.Ancient Russia is no exception.The first Russian princes of paramount concern to expand the boundaries of the state, and only then think about the welfare of living on its territory nationals.The first half of the 12th century was marked by the beginning of the collapse of a large principality fifteen smaller and separate from each other lands, which came to be known as "feudal fragmentation of Rus'.Since that time Kievan Rus as a unified state ceased to exist.
