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Building a Myth: Testaments of the Kievan Rus’ Grand Princes as Origin Myths

2014
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During the ninth through twelfth centuries, the Grand Princes of the Kievan Rus’ were locked in a internal struggle with the other Russian princes vying for top position in Russian hierarchy. Using their dynastic link to the semi-legendary Riurik and later connection to the Orthodox Church, the Grand Princes built off these connections to form a mythology that established religious and secular legitimacy and an imperial lineage to validate state power. This paper will demonstrate that the written legacy of the Grand Princes, when broken down into its basic elements, represents different formulas of the same dynastic myth.

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