Christian Raffensperger is Associate Professor of History at Wittenberg University, Associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Director of the Premodern and Ancient World Studies Program.

The importance of this book cannot be overstated, and The Kingdom of the Rus’ ought to be on the reading list of anyone seeking to understand not just medieval Rusian history, but European medieval history in general.

• Timeline of EventsIntroduction: The Problem with NamesThe Place of Rus' in EuropeThe Historiography of the Translation of Kniaz'Titulature and Medieval RulersWhat was a Kniaz'?Medieval Titulature and Rus'Titles for Other Medieval Rulers in Rusian SourcesConclusion: Consequences and ResolutionFurther Reading

Christian Raffensperger is Associate Professor of History at Wittenberg University, Associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Director of the Premodern and Ancient World Studies Program.

The importance of this book cannot be overstated, and The Kingdom of the Rus’ ought to be on the reading list of anyone seeking to understand not just medieval Rusian history, but European medieval history in general.

• Timeline of EventsIntroduction: The Problem with NamesThe Place of Rus' in EuropeThe Historiography of the Translation of Kniaz'Titulature and Medieval RulersWhat was a Kniaz'?Medieval Titulature and Rus'Titles for Other Medieval Rulers in Rusian SourcesConclusion: Consequences and ResolutionFurther Reading

Christian Raffensperger is Associate Professor of History at Wittenberg University, Associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Director of the Premodern and Ancient World Studies Program.

The importance of this book cannot be overstated, and The Kingdom of the Rus’ ought to be on the reading list of anyone seeking to understand not just medieval Rusian history, but European medieval history in general.

• Timeline of EventsIntroduction: The Problem with NamesThe Place of Rus' in EuropeThe Historiography of the Translation of Kniaz'Titulature and Medieval RulersWhat was a Kniaz'?Medieval Titulature and Rus'Titles for Other Medieval Rulers in Rusian SourcesConclusion: Consequences and ResolutionFurther Reading