Rurikids
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The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, estab
Millennium of Russia monument in Novgorod with Rurik (centre), Vladimir the Great (left), Dmitry Donskoy (right)
Monument to Prince Volodymyr on Volodymyrska Hill in Kyiv
Coat of arms of the families of Monastyrev stock is composed of Smolensk and Belozersk emblems.
Coat of arms of the Gorchakov family
Rurik
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Rurik was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who
Rurik on the 19th-century "Millennium of Russia" monument in Veliky Novgorod
Image of Rurik in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672)
Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at Ladoga. Painted by Viktor Vasnetsov (c. 1913)
The Varangians Rurik, Sineus and Truvor are approached by messengers from the east. Drawn by Fyodor Bruni (c. 1839)