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Rurik
Rurik
or
Riurik
(, from
Rørik
; 830 – 879) was a legendary
Varangian
chieftain who gained control of
Ladoga
in 862, built the
Holmgard
settlement near
Novgorod
, and founded the
Rurik Dynasty
, which ruled
Kievan Rus
(and later
Grand Duchy of Moscow
and
Tsardom of Russia
) until the 17th century.
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