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1. Sviatoslav I

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   The Fall of the Khazar Khaganate
   Sviatoslav’s most significant early achievement was the near-total destruction of the Khazar Khaganate in the 960s. Viewing the Khazars as the primary impediment to Rus' economic access to the Volga trade routes, Sviatoslav launched devastating campaigns against their strongholds.
   His campaign resulted in the sack of Sarkel (a key fortress on the Don River) and subsequent assaults on Atil, the Khazar capital. The destruction of Khazar political power effectively opened the Pontic steppe to Rus' expansion and facilitated the …