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Pretich
The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 is documented in the ''Primary Chronicle'', an account that freely mixes historical details with folklore. According to the chronicle, while Sviatoslav I was pursuing his campaign against the First Bulgarian Empire, the Pechenegs (in all probability, bribed by Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phocas) invaded Rus and besieged his capital of Kiev (Kyiv). While the besieged suffered from hunger and thirst, Svyatoslav's general Pretich deployed his ''druzhina'', his personal guard, on the opposite (left) bank of the Dnieper, not daring to cross the river against the larger Pecheneg force. Reduced to extremes, Svyatoslav's mother Olga of Kiev (who was in Kiev together with all of Svyatoslav's sons) contemplated surrender if Pretich did not relieve the siege within one day. She was anxious to send word about her plans to Pretich. At last a boy fluent in the Pecheneg language volunteered to venture from the city and urge Pretich to action. Preten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretich
The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 is documented in the ''Primary Chronicle'', an account that freely mixes historical details with folklore. According to the chronicle, while Sviatoslav I was pursuing his campaign against the First Bulgarian Empire, the Pechenegs (in all probability, bribed by Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phocas) invaded Rus and besieged his capital of Kiev (Kyiv). While the besieged suffered from hunger and thirst, Svyatoslav's general Pretich deployed his ''druzhina'', his personal guard, on the opposite (left) bank of the Dnieper, not daring to cross the river against the larger Pecheneg force. Reduced to extremes, Svyatoslav's mother Olga of Kiev (who was in Kiev together with all of Svyatoslav's sons) contemplated surrender if Pretich did not relieve the siege within one day. She was anxious to send word about her plans to Pretich. At last a boy fluent in the Pecheneg language volunteered to venture from the city and urge Pretich to action. Preten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sviatoslav I
; (943 – 26 March 972), also spelled Svyatoslav, was Grand Prince of Kiev famous for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. He conquered numerous East Slavic tribes, defeated the Alans and attacked the Volga Bulgars, and at times was allied with the Pechenegs and Magyars (Hungarians). His decade-long reign over the Kievan Rus' was marked by rapid expansion into the Volga River valley, the Pontic steppe, and the Balkans. By the end of his short life, Sviatoslav carved out for himself the largest state in Europe, eventually moving his capital in 969 from Kiev (modern-day Ukraine) to Pereyaslavets (identified as the modern village of Nufăru, Romania) on the Danube. In contrast with his mother's conversion to Christianity, Sviatoslav remained a staunch pagan all of his life. Due to his abrupt death in an ambush, his conquests, for the most part, were not cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Kyiv (other)
Battle of Kyiv or Battle of Kiev may refer to: * Siege of Kiev (898), by Álmos during the Hungarian migration to the west * Siege of Kiev (968), by the Pechenigs against the Kievan Rus * Siege of Kiev (1017), unsuccessful siege by the Pechenigs * Capture of Kiev (1018) by Bolesław I the Brave * Siege of Kiev (1036), defeat of the Pechenigs by Yaroslav the Wise * Sack of Kiev (1169), by a coalition assembled by Vladimir-Suzdal prince Andrey Bogolyubsky * Siege of Kiev (1203), by Rurik Rostislavich * Siege of Kiev (1240), during the Mongol invasion of Rus' * Sack of Kiev (1299), during the war between Toqta against Nogay and the Polovtsy * Sack of Kiev (1399), by Temür Qutlugh * Sack of Kiev (1416), by Edigu against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Sack of Kiev (1482), by Meñli I Giray against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Sack of Kiev (1651), by Janusz Radziwiłł * Siege of Kiev (1658), unsuccessful siege by Ivan Vyhovsky * Kiev Arsenal January Uprising, January 1918 * Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecheneg Language
Pecheneg is an extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs in Eastern Europe (parts of Southern Ukraine, Southern Russia, Moldova, Romania and Hungary) in the 7th–12th centuries. However, names in this language (Beke, Wochun, Lechk, etc) are reported from Hatvan until 1290. Byzantine princess Anna Komnene asserts that the Pechenegs and Cumans spoke the same language. It was most likely a member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic family,Баскаков, Н. А. Тюркские языки, Москва 1960, с. 126-131. but poor documentation and the absence of any descendant languages have prevented linguists from making an accurate classification; most experts would be fairly confident in placing it among the Oghuz languages, but would refuse to classify it further, though it is placed in the Kipchak language family in Glottolog and in the Kipchak–Cuman language family in Linguist List The LINGUIST List is a major online resource for the academic field of linguist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
960s Conflicts
96 may refer to: * 96 (number) * one of the years 96 BC, AD 96, 1996, 2096, etc. Places * Ninety Six, South Carolina * Ninety-Six District, a former judicial district in the Carolinas, USA * Ninety Six National Historic Site, in Ninety Six, South Carolina Music * The song " 96 Tears" by garage rock band Question Mark and the Mysterians * "96", a song by Uverworld, a Japanese band. * "96 Quite Bitter Beings", a song recorded by rock band CKY Sports * The 2000 World Series, between the New York Yankees and New York Mets was the 96th Fall Classic * Bill Voiselle, a pitcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs, wore #96 — thus his nickname was "Ninety Six" * Hannover 96, a German football club nicknamed "96" Science * Atomic number 96: curium * In astronomy: ** Messier 96, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo ** The New General Catalogue object NGC 96, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda ** The Saros number of the solar ecli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battles Involving Kievan Rus'
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and Battle of Stalingrad, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military History Of Kyiv
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieges Of The Middle Ages
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. The art of conducting and resisting sieges is called siege warfare, siegecraft, or poliorcetics. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block the provision of supplies and the reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as " investment"). This is typically coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Vasilievsky
Vasily Grigorievich Vasilievsky (also spelled ''Vasiljevskij'' and ''Wasiliewski''; russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Василье́вский) was a Russian historian who founded the St. Petersburg school of medieval studies and was a major force in Byzantine studies during the second half of the 19th century. The son of a rural priest, Vasilievsky was born on 2 February 1838. Graduating with honours from the University of St. Petersburg in 1860, he was appointed professor there and was elected into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1890. Vasilievsky edited the Journal of the Ministry of Education before founding, in 1894, the '' Vizantiyskiy Vremennik'', which remains the chief organ for Byzantine studies in Russia to this day. He was the first to publish many medieval Greek sources relating to Russian history (''Byzantium and the Pechenegs'', 1872). He was also the first to research the agrarian history of Byzantium and its tax system (''Iconoclast Legislatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereyaslavets
Pereyaslavets ( East Slavic: ) or Preslavets ( bg, Преславец) was a trade city located near mouths of the Danube. The city's name is derived from that of the Bulgarian capital of the time, Preslav, and means Little Preslav (). In Greek it was also known as Presthlavitza (). Several theories exist regarding the exact location of the city: either at Preslav or in its vicinity in Bulgaria, or at Isaccea, Nufăru, Murighiol or Jurilovca in Romania. A thriving trade centre of the First Bulgarian Empire, it was captured by Prince Svyatoslav of Kievan Rus in 968 (See Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria). During Svyatoslav's absence from the city following the Siege of Kiev (968), part of the citizens revolted and opened the gate to Bulgarian forces. According to Vasily Tatischev, Svyatoslav's governor Volk managed to escape. Upon his return to Bulgaria, Svyatoslav promptly suppressed the rebellion and, to the chagrin of his mother and relatives, transferred the capital from Kiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akimov - Svyatoslav's Return From The Danube
Akimov (russian: Акимов, masculine) and Akimova (russian: Акимова, feminine) is a Russian surname. It is shared by the following people: * Alexander Ivanovich Akimov (1895–1965), Soviet general * Aleksandr Akimov (1953–1986), the shift supervisor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant * Aleksandra Akimova (5 May 1922–29 December 2012), navigator during World War II and Hero of the Russian Federation * Andrey Akimov (b. 1953), a Russian businessman * Iryna Akimova (b. 1960), a Ukrainian politician * Ivan Akimov (1754–1814), a Russian Neoclassical painter * Maxim Akimov (b. 1970), a Russian politician * Nikolay Akimov (1901–1968), a Russian theater director * Olga Akimova Olga Akimova (born 28 May 1983 in Tashkent) is a former competitive ice dancer for Uzbekistan. With former partner Alexander Shakalov, she is the 2004-2005 Uzbek national champion. She previously competed with Andrei Driganov and Ramil Sarkulov. ... (b. 1983), an Uzbekistani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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