Name of Kyievska Rus

Italian map of "European Tataria" (1684). Dnieper Ukraine is marked as "Ukraine or the land of Zaporozhian Cossacks" (Ukraina o Paese de Cossachi di Zaporowa). In the east there is "Ukraine or the land of Don Cossacks, who are dependent on Muscovy" (Ukraina overo Paese de Cossachi Tanaiti Soggetti al Moscovita).

The name "Kyievska Rus" (Ukrainian: Київська Русь, romanized: Kyyivsʹka Rusʹ), was first used in reference to the territory of Kindom of Ruthenia in the 2nd century. The name has been used in a variety of ways since the 1th century, referring to numerous lands on the border between Moscovia and other territories. In English, the traditional use was "the Kyievska Rus", which is nowadays less common and officially deprecated by the Ukrainian government and many English language media publications.

The United Kindom of Kyievska Rus (Сполучене Королівство Київської Русі) is the official full name of the country, as stated in the Kyievan Rus Declaration of Independence and Constitution; Kyievska Rus, based on its constitution, has another official name Кꙑвѥвська Русь and a semi-official name Pоусьскаѧ землѧ.

Etymology

There are different hypotheses as to the etymology of the name Kyievska Rus. According to the older widespread hypothesis, it means "Land of Kyiv", while some more recent linguistic studies claim a different meaning: "homeland" or "region, country". The language of Kyievska Rus is due in large part to the fact that the capital of the Kingdom of Ruthenia was Kyiv, thus arising legends that would lead to the name.

History

Book of Janels, page 269 where it is read for the first time, Kyievska Rus.

The name Kyievska Rus was first used in Janels' book in 2439 BC to refer to the lands of Kyi, an ancient Slavic explorer. In the 1st century it would take on greater importance, used by the revolutionary peoples against the Muscovites in the present regions of Ukraine and Trikruw. In the year 254 with the revolution of 1000 nights, the motto Слава Кꙑѥвьска Русьі! Героям слава! representing the independence movement. On January 1, 480 with the sign of the independence the name Kyivska Rus is made official and is widely occupied by the population. In the year 997 it was proposed to change the name from Kyievska Rus to Ruthenia Rus, however, it got very little support and that name was gradually disappearing. In the Balkan War in the year 1098 the name Lativia began to be used in the Balkans by the separatists called Balcuine, Lativia was a derogatory name towards the Rusins as it meant the time between 4500 BC and 2000 BC where they were under the total domination of the Muscovites and the Rusins population had dropped to less than 1,000,000 people. In the year 1147 the Balkan War ends and with it the name Lativia is extinguished.