Ushkuyniks

Novgorodian ushkuyniks capturing Kostroma, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)

The ushkuyniks (Russian: ушкуйники, romanized: ushkuyniki, sg. ушкуйник, ushkuynik), also spelled ushkuiniks, were medieval Novgorodian pirates who operated in the north of European Russia as well as along the Volga River until the 15th century.[1]

  1. ^ "Ushkuiniki: the Last Pirates of Old Rus – Nicholas Kotar". Nicholas Kotar. 2016-06-10. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.