[Preview] The Kievan Rus'

[Alejandro Sanchez]

In general, if we are talking about how the state has officially called, in the annals it called simply Руская земля (Ruskaya Zemlya) and sometimes simply Русь (Rus'):

"В лѣто 6360, индикта 15, наченшю Михаилу цесарьствовати, нача ся прозывати Руская земля (1). О семъ бо увѣдахом, яко при сем цесари приходиша Русь (2) на Цесарьград..."

(1) - use for land, state
(2) - use for people

The word русь (Rus') most often used as name of people (like Scots, for example). Киевская Русь (Kievan Rus') - is modern and only scientific term.

Rulers could take all sorts of titles currently in order to raise his prestige among their peoples and neighboring peoples. IMHO, Руская земля (Ruskaya Zemlya) is native and most correct name for faction