Sviatoslav I
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Sviatoslav I or Svyatoslav I Igorevich was Prince of Kiev from 945 until his death in 972. He is known for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great
Sviatoslav I by Eugene Lanceray (1886)
Sviatoslav's mother, Olga, with her escort in Constantinople, a miniature from the late 11th century chronicle of John Skylitzes.
Sviatoslav's Council of War by Boris Chorikov
Sviatoslav invading Bulgaria, Manasses Chronicle
Vladimir the Great
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Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych, given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Catholic Church and
Sviatoslav I
…seat to Pereyaslavets on the Danube. In 970, he appointed his sons Yaropolk and Oleg as subordinate princes of Kiev and Drelinia, while he appointed Vladimir, his son by his housekeeper and servant Malusha, as the prince of Novgorod. In contrast with his mother's conversion to Christianity, Sviatoslav remained…
Vladimir's effigy on one of his coins. He is crowned in the Byzantine style, holding a cross-mounted staff in one hand and a trident (tryzub) in the other.
Icon of saint Vladimir
Prince Vladimir chooses a religion in 988 by Johann Leberecht Eggink (1822)
The Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir by Viktor Vasnetsov (1890)