Rus or Rus' (rōōs) The medieval Russian state, established c. 862 by Scandinavian traders and warriors led by Rurik, who founded a dynasty at Novgorod. In 882 his successor moved the capital to Kiev, the center of Kievan Russia.
[Russian Rus', from Old Russian Rusĭ, group of Vikings, Rus; see Russian.]
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