This state was formed when Oleg moved the capital from Novgorod.
The Paterikon of the Caves Monastery collects stories of monks in this polity. One ruler of this polity tried to change its succession system so rule passed between brothers after deposing ruler of this polity who committed fratricide and earned the nickname "the Accursed" The rota or ladder system devised by a ruler of this policy who appointed Hilarion as the first non-Greek metropolitan of his capital. This polity's history is described in (*) Nestor's Primary Chronicle. One ruler of this state rejected Islam because it prohibited drinking, married the sister of Constantine VIII, Anna Porphyrogenita, and converted to Orthodox Christianity. This state was formed when Oleg moved the capital from Novgorod. For 10 points, name this Eastern European empire ruled by Rurikids such as Yaroslavl the Wise and Vladimir the Great from a city in modern-day Ukraine.
The Paterikon of the Caves Monastery collects stories of monks in this polity.
Kievan Rus