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"Rurik. The Kyivan Chronicle is a historical action film, an epic legend that tells about the great warrior Konung Rurik, the birth and formation of the new state of Kyivan Rus (9th century). The plot is based on political and religious intrigues between the Varangians, Slavs and Byzantium. The script is full of battle scenes, little-known historical facts and love stories.

The plot takes place in the ninth century, near the eastern Slavs' city of Ladoga.

The Slavs refuse to pay tribute to the Varangians and drive them across the sea. The heir to the Ladoga prince Gostomysl is killed in the battle. Grief-stricken Gostomysl has a prophetic dream.

The Magi explain the dream by talking about Rurik, Gostomysl's grandson by his daughter Umila, who lives in the Baltic. He is to be called upon to replace Gostomysl. By this time, Rurik had already become a well-known Varangian warrior along the Baltic coast, avenging his murdered father and the family lands taken away by the Danish king. Rurik eagerly accepts the Slavs' offer to lead their tribes, hoping to create a strong army to reclaim his father's lands. Alongside Rurik is his brother Oleg, who is secretly in love with Rurik's wife and is involved in a political conspiracy on the part of the Norwegian king. The king's daughter is Oleg's cousin, and he has a vested interest in Rurik marrying his sister.

Political intrigue, family relations, and religious influences change Rurik's plans.

Under Oleg's tutelage, Rurik's son Igor becomes Prince of Kievan Rus at the age of 4.