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Olga ( Russian Ольга baptized: as Yelena, in Russian Елена) ( 879 in Pskov - July 11, 969 in Kiev), belonged to the Varangian ( Scandinavian) aristocracy in Rus', and married the future Igor, prince of Kiev in 903. After his death, she ruled Kievan Rus as regent ( 945Events Saint Dunstan abbot at Glastonbury Edmund I of England conquers Strathclyde Howell the Good convenes a conference at Whitland, which reforms the laws of Wales Births Deaths Igor of Kiev 945.-c. 963Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded Deaths April 3 William III, Duke of Aquitaine 963.) for their son, Sviatoslav ISviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev (c. 945 972 reigned as a Varangian prince of Kiev, transferring his capital to Pereyaslavets in 969. His mother Olga of Kiev ruled as regent until his majority (c. Until his death in 972 Sviatoslav rejected the Christianity em. She spent great effort to avenge her husband's death at the hands of the DrevliansThe Drevlians ''Drevlyane in Russian; ''Derevlyani in Ukrainian), were a tribe of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 10th century, which inhabited the territories of Polesie, Right-bank Ukraine west of Polans, down the stream of the rivers Teteriv,, and succeeded in slaughtering many of them. She was the first Rus ruler to convert to ChristianityChristian cross and its many variations are widely recognized as an ancient Christian symbol. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Although Christians generally chara, in 957Events Births Deaths 957. at ConstantinopleConstantinople (Roman name: Constantinopolis; Greek: Konstantinoupolis or ) is the former name of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Its original name was Byzantium ( Greek: Byzantion or Bυζαντιο&nu pronounced roughly B, when she took the name Yelena. After her baptism, she made many efforts to spread the Christian religion in Rus'. However, she failed to convert Svyatoslav , and it was left to his son and successor Vladimir IVladimir I, Prince of Kiev (c. 958 1015) (Russian name; Volodymyr in Ukrainian; Volodymer in Old Ruthenian; Valdimar in German), known as Saint Vladimir or Vladimir the Great was the illegitimate son of Sviatoslav I and the grandson of Olga of Kiev. Varan to make Christianity the lasting state religion.
