Old Russian State (Kievan Rus) in the 9th-11th centuries

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 Boris Rybakov  was born on June 3rd, 1908 in present-day Moscow, Russia. Growing up, Rybakov was influenced by the culture of his father's orthodox religious community, the  Old Believers.  This initial attraction to Russian history and tradition led him down the path to become a well-known Soviet archeologist and researcher.

Rybakov focused most of his research on Slavic history and was especially known for his expertise on Kievan Rus. Throughout his career, Rybakov participated in a number of excavations in Eastern Europe, authored dozens of consequential publications, and belonged to a number of organizations, including the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the International Committee of Slavists. He died in 2001 at the age of 93.

This map was published by the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography (GUGK), which existed under the USSR Council of Ministers from 1939 to 1991. It has since been renamed the Federal Agency of Geodesy and Cartography, and it exists as a subsection of the federal Russian government today.

Древнерусское Государство (Киевская Русь) в IX-XI веках - Old Russian State (Kievan Rus) in the 9th-11th Centuries

МАСШТАБ в 1 см 35 км - SCALE 1 cm 35 km

Главное yправление Геодезии и kартографии Министерства геологии и охраны недр СССР Москва 1963 г. -  Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography, Moscow, 1963

Города - Cities

Граница древнерусского государства в XI веке (при князе Ярославе) - The border of the Old Russian state in the 11th century (under  Prince Yaroslav )

Путь из Киева к варягам и грекам - The path from Kyiv to the Varangians and Greeks

Волоки на этом путн - Portages on this road

Пороги на Днепре - Rapids on the Dnieper

Походы князей Олега и Игоря - Campaigns of princes  Oleg  and  Igor 

Походы князея Святослава - Campaigns of Prince  Svyatoslav 

Походы князея Владимира - Campaigns of Prince  Vladimir  

Набеги иеченегов -  Pecheneg  raids

Тундра - Tundra

Хвойные леса - Coniferous forests

Смешанные и лиственные леса - Mixed and deciduous forests

Лесостепь - Forest-steppe

Степи - Steppes

Сухие степи и полупустыни - Dry steppes and semi-deserts

Пустыня - Deserts 

Горные области - Mountain areas

Южные подтропические области - Southern subtropical regions 

Автор академик Рыбаkов б.А. - Author: Academician Rybakov B.A.

Редаkтор Яшуничkина Е.Г. - Editor: Yashunichkina E.G.

Технический редактор Тихомирова А.С. - Technical editor: Tikhomirova A.S.

Подписана к печати 1.XII.1962 r. - Subscribed for publication on December 1, 1962

Технический редактор Савело А.ф. - Technical editor Savelo A.F.