This city, which collected tributes of honey through the poliudie system, was constantly sieged by the Pechenegs.
This city, which collected tributes of honey through the poliudie system, was constantly sieged by the Pechenegs. The now-discredited theory that the Normans founded it relies on information from this city's Primary Chronicle. This city welcomed Christianity after one of its rulers married a Byzantine princess named Anna Porphyrogenita. In medieval times, this city experienced zeniths under Iaroslav the Wise and Vladimir the Great. In the outskirts of this city, during the 20th century, thousands of Jewish people were shot and tossed into the Babi Yar ravine. For 10 points, name this city once home to a namesake Rus' that currently serves as the capital of Ukraine.   
This city, which collected tributes of honey through the poliudie system, was constantly sieged by the Pechenegs.
Kiev 