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Encyclopedia > Pereyaslavets

Trade city located at the mouth of the Danube. Became the capital city of Kievan Rus from 969 until Prince Svyatoslav's death in 972. Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078  m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s Belgrade: 4,000 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500  m³/s Area watershed 817,000  km² Origin  Black Forest... Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (ru: Ки́ев, Kiev; uk: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. ... Events December 11 - John I becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... Kniaz Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev (c. ... Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. ...


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Pereyaslavets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
Pereyaslavets (Переяславец; East Slavic from) or Preslavets (Преславец; Bulgarian form) was a trade city located at the mouth of the Danube.
A thriving trade centre of the First Bulgarian Empire, it became the capital city of Kievan Rus from 969 until Prince Svyatoslav's death in 972 during Svyatoslav's invasion of the Bulgarian Empire.
Excavations have identified Pereyaslavets with the village of Nufăru, Romania (named Prislava until 1968), on the St. George branch of the Danube, just a few km away from Tulcea.
AN APPRECIATION: Dancing with Pani Roma (06/06/04) (1209 words)
Pani Roma began her dance studies at age 3, at age 8 entered the Lviv State Opera School of Ballet, and at age 14 became the youngest soloist with the company.
Valentina Pereyaslavets, renowned prima ballerina, was an early mentor and helped her to prepare for her roles.
Pereyaslavets, Martha Graham, and Agnes DeMille, among others.
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