OLGA
c.885 - 969
Ruler of Kiev




Olga was the widow of Prince Igor I, who was assassinated by his subjects. Olga became regent of the principality of Kiev from 945 to 964.

Olga concluded a trade agreement with Byzanz and opened the Russian state to Christian influence after her own babtism. Her grandson, Vladimir I, made Christianity a state religion; together they mark the transition between pagan and Christian Russia.

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