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Rurik

830 - 879

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Rurik (also spelled Rorik, Riurik or Ryurik; Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ, romanized: Rjurikŭ; Old Norse: Hrøríkʀ; died 879) 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 was regent for his infant son Igor. Traditionally, Rurik has been considered the founder of the Rurik dynasty, which was the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its principalities, and ultimately the Tsardom of Russia, until the death of Feodor I in 1598. As a result, he is considered to be the traditional founder of the Russian monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rurik is the 588th most popular politician (down from 418th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Russia (down from 58th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Russian Politician.

Rurik is most famous for founding the Kievan Rus, which became the first Russian state.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rurik ranks 588 out of 19,576. Before him are Atahualpa, Scipio Africanus, Patrice Lumumba, Yongle Emperor, Theodora Porphyrogenita, and Nur ad-Din. After him are Charles XV of Sweden, Galerius, Louis XI of France, Carloman I, Dido, and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 830, Rurik ranks 1. After him are Pope Marinus I, Carloman of Bavaria, Junayd of Baghdad, Saint Naum, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Kocel, Emperor Kōkō, Ermentrude of Orléans, Guthrum, Rimbert, and Mutimir of Serbia. Among people deceased in 879, Rurik ranks 1. After him are Louis the Stammerer, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Ansgarde of Burgundy, and Zdeslav of Croatia.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Rurik ranks 59 out of 3,761. Before him are Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895), Georgy Malenkov (1902), Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919), Wilhelm Wien (1864), Alexander Kerensky (1881), and Georg Cantor (1845). After him are Peter Kropotkin (1842), Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Otto Wallach (1847), Yaroslav the Wise (978), Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), and Andrei Sakharov (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Rurik ranks 22. Before him are Alexander I of Russia (1777), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Paul I of Russia (1754), Georgy Malenkov (1902), and Alexander Kerensky (1881). After him are Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Yaroslav the Wise (978), Turhan Hatice Sultan (1627), Peter II of Russia (1715), Anna of Russia (1693), and Dmitry Medvedev (1965).

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