Imperial Calendar Dwarven Calendar	Events
60 AI	First Varangian raid on Constantinople
62 AI	Rurik, a Varangian norseman, asked by inhabitants of Novgorod to rule them. Begins construction of Borivostok fortress at the mouth of the Neva river.
79 AI	Oleg, moves capital from Novgorod to Borivostok. Expands Varangian domain to include Kiev
82 AI	Oleg moves capital from Borivostok to Kiev, unites eastern Slavs of the region
88 – 98 AI	Cyril and Methodius travel as missionaries into Slavic countries and create the basis of the Cyrillic alphabet
107 AI	Oleg attacks Constantinople, forces formal trade treaties with Byzantine Emperor
113 AI	Igor succeeds Oleg as ruler of Kiev
141 – 144 AI	Igor’s expedition against Constantinople
143 AI	Kievan campaign in Persia
145 AI	Igor killed in expedition against Drevlianians
146 AI	Olga, Igor’s wife and Regent of Kiev, avenges Igor’s death by burning the Drevlianian city and burying their ambassadors alive
155 AI	Olga travels to Constantinople and is baptized, becoming the first prominent Rus Christian
164 – 166 AI	Sviatoslav defeat of the Khazars on the Volga
166 – 167 AI	Prince Svyatoslav attacks and destroys Khazar state
167 – 172 AI	Sviatoslav’s expedition in the Balkans
168 AI	Kiev attacked by the Pechenegs
170 – 171 AI	Sviatoslav conquers Bulgaria
171 AI	Peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire results in the loss of Balkans and Crimea
172 AI	Sviatoslav, Olga’s son and Grand Prince of Kiev, is killed by the Pechenegs Sviatoslav’s sons fight for supremacy
178 AI	Vladimir becomes the sole ruler of Kievan Rus
188 AI	Vladimir devotes himself to the Orthodox Church and begins imposing the faith on his citizens
196 AI	The Church of the Tithe, the first stone church in Rus, is completed
215 AI	Vladimir dies, 21 years of strife follow
225 AI	The Monastery of the Caves is founded near Novgorod
236 AI	Yaroslav “The Wise” becomes Grand Prince of Kiev, ushers in the golden age of Kievan Rus
254 AI	Yaroslav dies, dissention and fighting among the Rus princes follows
254 – 273 AI	Russkaya Pravda (Justice of Rus) prepared
268 AI	Uprising in Kiev against Prince Izyaslav
274 AI	Death of Theodosius, abbot of the Monastery of the Caves
295 AI	First election of Prince in Borivostok
297 AI	Partition of Kievan Rus into patrimonial estates at Lyubekh conference
308 AI	Principality of Vladimir founded
313 AI	Vladimir Monomakh claims the title of Grand Prince of Kiev
316 AI	Mony Sylvester compiles the Provest Vremennyk Let (Tale of Bygone Years, The Primary Chronicle)
325 AI	Vladimir Monomakh dies, beginning of Kiev’s decline
326 AI	First election of Posadnik (Mayor) by Borivostok Veche (Assembly)
340 AI	Crossbows first appear in Borivostok
347 AI	First mention of Moscow in Rus chronicles
369 AI	Andrei Bogolyubsky, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal’, sacks and destroys Kiev
385 AI	The Lay of Igor’s Campaign, an epic poem, marks the high point of Rus literature
423 AI	Battle at Kalka River First Mongol invasion of Rus, results in near total destruction of Rus forces
424 AI	Kiev falls to invading Mongol army
441 AI	Alexander, Prince of Borivostok, defeats Swedes at the Neva River and is named Alexander Nevsky
442 AI	Alexander Nevsky defeats Volk Knights at Lake Peipus
452 AI	Moscow emerges as an independent principality Mongols name Alexander Nevsky Grand Prince of Rus
463 AI	Alexander Nevsky dies, son Daniel becomes Grand Prince of Moscow, son Vasily becomes Prince of Borivostok
470 AI	Borivostok signs treaty with Mark League
500 AI	Transfer of Metropolitan office from Kiev to Vladimir
528 AI	Ivan Kalita becomes Grand Prince of Moscow Seat of Orthodox Church moved from Vladimir to Moscow
540 AI	Sergius of Radonezh founds Holy Trinity Monastery near Moscow
548 AI	Pskov becomes an independent city-state
552 AI	Black Death arrives in Rus, spreading from Borivostok
580 AI	Battle of Kulikovo Dimitry Donskoi defeats Mongols
582 AI	Moscow sacked by Mongols First mention of firearms in Moscow
592 AI	Sergius of Radonezh dies
611 AI	Adrei Rublev, greatest icon painter in Rus, completes his “Trinity”
644 AI	First mention of Cossacks (Kozaks) in Rus chronicles
658 AI	Kievan Metropolitan assumes independence from Moscow
662 AI	Ivan III, The Great, becomes Grand Prince of Moscow, begins “The Gathering of Rus Lands”
663 AI	Moscow annexes the Principality of Yaroslavl
670 AI	Ivan the Great attempts to annex the Principality of Borivostok, but is repelled by an army of adventurers and western mercenaries led by Boris the Cold, Prince of Borivostok
672 AI	Ivan the Great marries Sophia Paleologus, a niece of the Byzantine Emperor Boris the Cold grants lands along the Volkov River, the eastern border of the his principality, to the soldiers who defended it Moscow annexes Principality of Perm
674 AI	Moscow annexes Rostov
680 AI	Mongols forced to retreat at Ugra River Tribute is no longer paid, though Tartar harassment continues
685 AI	Moscow annexes Tver
687 – 691 AI	The Palace of Facets, first great palace of the Kremlin, is built in Moscow
689 AI	Moscow annexes Vyatka
697 AI	Ivan the Great issues Sudebnik (Code of Laws)
699 AI	Kremlin’s Terem Palace is begun
705 AI	Ivan the Great dies Vasily III becomes Grand Prince of Moscow
710 AI	Moscow attempts to annex Pskov, but is defeated by Borivostok and western mercenaries
711 AI	Pskov joins Principality of Borivostok
714 AI	Prince of Smolensk swears fealty to Moscow, to avoid military conflict