Askold

Askold and Dir were, according to the Primary Chronicle, two of Rurik's men who ruled Kiev in the 870s. That chronicle implies that they were neither his relatives nor of noble blood...

The Russian cruiser Askold was a protected cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy by Deutsche Werft Kiel. She was launched on 3 March 1900 and served in the Russian Pacific Fleet during both the Russo-Japanese war and World War I. She was interned in Shanghai after the Battle of the Yellow...