The establishment of the Kievan state: Prince Rurik founded Novgorod about 862 state. Varangian leaders Askold and dir about this time come to Kiev. According to the legend, they released the field from the Khazar power and began to reign here.The period of the centralized state (the beginning of the 10th century - 1132): Prince Igor, founded the Rurik dynasty, twice went Hiking to the Caspian sea and the Caucasus, trying trying to subdue the land. Svyatoslav the Brave subdued Vyatichi and Finnish tribes between the Volga and the Oka, at war with the Volga Bulgarians, went on a campaign on the Khazars, destroying the main cities of Khazar Kaganate - Sarkel, ITIL and Semender.1 Vladimir the Great (980 - 1015): United land, annexing Polotsk, Przemysl, fought with the tribes of the yotvingians and the Volga Bulgarians. To guard against the Pechenegs he built a fortified city on the rivers Stugna, Trubezh, Sula.
My daughter woke me around 11:50 last night. My wife and I had picked her up from her friend Sally’s birthday party, brought her home, and put her to bed. My wife went into the bedroom to read while I fell asleep watching the Braves game.
“Daddy,” she whispered, tugging my shirt sleeve. “Guess how old I’m going to be next month.”
“I don’t know, beauty,” I said as I slipped on my glasses. “How old?”
She smiled and held up four fingers.
It is 7:30 now. My wife and I have been up with her for almost 8 hours. She still refuses to tell us where she got them.
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I begin tucking him into bed and he tells me, “Daddy check for monsters under my bed.” I look underneath for his amusement and see him, another him, under the bed, staring back at me quivering and whispering, “Daddy there’s somebody on my bed.”
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I heard my mom calling me into the kitchen. As I was heading down the stairs I heard a whisper from the closet saying “Don’t go down there honey, I heard it too.”
