Long before Ukraine was a modern nation, Viking warriors from Sweden laid the foundations of a medieval Slavic state—the Kievan Rus. Drawn east by silver from the Islamic Caliphate, these Norsemen ...

KYIV -- Orthodox faithful are gathering by the thousands in the Ukrainian capital to mark a major milestone in the region's religious history. Not everyone, however, appears to be in a Christian mood.

On July 28 Russia and other countries where the majority of the population espouses Eastern Orthodox Christianity mark the millennium since the passing away of St. Duke Vladimir, the medieval rule who ...

(CN) — Ukrainians are at the heart of Russian history: They are the famed Cossacks and the noblest of Eastern Slavic families. Nikolai Gogol, author of “Dead Souls,” and Sergei Prokofiev, the ...

This week, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus celebrate the 1,025th anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus, a medieval state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries, which, depending on ...

The great prince Vladimir had a problem in the year 986, while striving to build unity in the Kievan Rus, his network of Eastern Slavic and Finnic tribes. The old pagan gods and goddesses were not ...

Soar above the golden heart of Ukraine’s capital with this breathtaking drone video of Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv.