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
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.
Prince Vladimir chooses a religion in 988 by Johann Leberecht Eggink (1822)
The Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir by Viktor Vasnetsov (1890)
Olga of Kiev
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Olga was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed
Saint Olga by Mikhail Nesterov (1892)
The first meeting of Prince Igor with Olga, painting by Vasily Sazonov (1824)
Princess Olga meets the body of her husband. A sketch by Vasily Surikov.
Romanov Imperial icon created in 1895 of Saint Olga. Silver, gold, color enamel, tempera. Collection V.Logvinenko