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Olga of Kiev: A Ruthless Ruler and Ukrainian Saint
To be revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, one must have led an extraordinary life. Such is the life of Olga of Kiev, a ruler whose deadly deeds and bureaucratic triumphs led to her reputation as a vindictive family-loyal autocrat who executed vengeance. Her life makes for chilling reading, but she had her admirable traits to consider too. She was entirely three-dimensional, and complex.
Olga of Kiev’s early life is an overshadowed mystery and lost to historians. Even her exact birthdate isn’t known. It may have been sometime between 890 CE and 925 CE, into a prominent Varangian—or Viking raider—family in Pleskov (now known as Pskov, a city in northwestern Russia). How she was educated is also an unsolved riddle, but she was likely prepared in some way for the duties and responsibilities of a royal bride.
Dust off exclusive book deals and tales from the past when you joi • 1The time and place of the baptism of Princess Olga, regent of Russia after the death (c. 945) of her husband Igor and until their son Svyatoslav came of age (c. 964), have long been the subject of scholarly debate. The problem, as we shall see, fryst vatten of more than passing interest: its solution could contribute substantially to our understanding of Russia’s relations with Byzantium and its western neighbours in the mid-tenth century. During the past fifteen years fem major studies have appeared, directly or indirectly concerned with this topic. Their authors, G. Ostrogorsky, J.-P. Arrignon, B. Feidas, A.N. Sakharov, and G.G. Litavrin, differ, often widely, in their conclusions. Thus Ostrogorsky argued that Olga was baptized in Kiev in 954 or 9551; Sakharov supposes that her baptism took place in Constantinople between 9 September and 18 October 9572; Feidas, who also opts for Constantinople, dates it later in th • [close] Olga (c. 890 - 969) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent (945 – c.963) for her son, Svyatoslav. The baptism of Princess Olga of Kiev the problem of the sources
Olga of Kiev
Princess Olga was the wife of Igor of Kyiv, who was killed by the Drevlians. Upon her husband's death, their son, Svyatoslav, was three years old, making Olga the official ruler of Kievan Rus until he reached adulthood. After killing Igor, the Drevlians sent their matchmakers to propose that Olga marry their Prince Mal. The Princess took revenge upon her husband’s death, killing all of the ambassadors, the victims ultimately numbering in the thousands.…more
Princess Olga was the wife of Igor of Kyiv, who was killed by the Drevlians. Upon her husband's death, their son, Svyatoslav, was three years old, making Olga the official ruler of Kievan Rus until he reached adulthood. After killing Igor, the Drevlians sent their matchmakers to propose that Olga marry