Medieval Rus': Finding Articles, Book Chapters, Journals

Terms

• medieval
• Rus' / Rusian
• Kiev / Kievan
• Kievan Rus (the official heading does not include the ')
• Byzantine / Byzantium
• feudal*
• genre terms -- poetry, history / histories, Chronicles, fairy tales, folklore, art, architecture, legends
• empire
• Orthodox Eastern Christianity
• Orthodox Eastern Church
• Slavs
• Slavonic
• Old Church Slavic / Old Church Slavonic
• Sources [this "subject term" designates primary source material]

• Sample searches (using keyword expert in catalog or one of the databases listed in this guide )
• (medieval OR kiev*) AND rus'
• "kievan rus" AND laws
• medieval chronicles
• incorporate names, genres, events, names of texts into your search