EditorialEurasian Steppe. Cuman stone figures of men and women. 12th century AD. The Cumans were a Turkic tribe that ruled to southern Russian steppes from 1055 to 1240 AD. From Oblast Charkiw, Ukraine. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany.
EditorialThe Cumans attack the region of Kiev and carry off many prisoners; They are beaten by Russian forces under Prince Michael Iurevich. From the Radziwill Chronicle, an early history of Russia, written at the end of the 15th. 612 miniatures. p.210 v.