East Slavs

East Slavs are a branch of Slavic peoples historically associated with Eastern Europe, especially the ancestors and populations of Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians.

Early Slavs: Early Slavs were populations speaking ancestral Slavic languages across parts of Europe during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. East Slavic communities emerged as Slavic-speaking populations expanded into eastern Europe.
Slavic peoples: Slavic peoples are ethnolinguistic groups associated with languages descended from Proto-Slavic. East Slavs form one of the major branches within this broader grouping.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a medieval and early modern state that incorporated extensive East Slavic territories. Its rule shaped political and cultural life in lands now associated with Belarus and Ukraine.
West Slavs: West Slavs are a Slavic branch including Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks. They share Slavic ancestry with East Slavs but developed in different linguistic and historical settings.
Kievan Rus': Kievan Rus' was a medieval polity centered on Kyiv that developed from the ninth century among East Slavic and Norse groups. Its political and religious traditions shaped later East Slavic societies.
East Slavic languages: East Slavic languages are a branch of Slavic languages including Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian. Language classification is a central basis for grouping East Slavic peoples.
Muscovy: Muscovy was a medieval and early modern state centered on Moscow that became the core of the Russian state. Its rise formed one major political successor to the fragmented lands of Rus'.
South Slavs: South Slavs are a Slavic branch including Bulgarians, Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Their languages and histories distinguish them from the eastern Slavic branch.
Old East Slavic: Old East Slavic was the medieval language used in the lands of Kievan Rus' and related eastern Slavic territories. It is the shared linguistic ancestor associated with medieval East Slavic communities.
Russian people: The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group associated primarily with Russia and the Russian language. They are one of the three principal peoples commonly identified as East Slavic.

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