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Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich the Red was Grand Prince of Kiev (1203; 1206; 1207; 1208–1212). He was also Prince of Chernigov (1204–1206/1208) and Belgorod Kievsky (1205).
He was one of the most successful heads of the House of Olgovichi (the ruling dynasty of Chernygov): while he was prince, he first established his rule from the Halych lands to Kiev and from Pereyaslavl to Chernygov.
judge my cyrillic handwriting, i promise it’s come a long way since then (this is a really old picture from my second week of russian study, i promise i understand russian cases so much better now)
Vseslav of Polostk (1039-1101; also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer) was Prince of Polotsk (1044–1101) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1068–1069).
Vseslav was the son of Bryachislav Izyaslavich, Prince of Polotsk and Vitebsk, and was thus the great-grandson of Vladimir I of Kiev and Rogneda of Polotsk.
Vseslav had a great reputation for sorcery. The Russian Primary Chronicle states that he was conceived by sorcery and was born with a caul (a veil of birth membrane) on his head, and that the sorcerers told his mother that this should be bound to his head for the rest of his life as it was a sign of good luck.
Oleg the Wise was a Varangian prince of the Rus' who became prince of Kiev, and laid the foundations of the Kievan Rus' state.
According to the Primary Chronicle, he succeeded his "kinsman" Rurik as ruler of Novgorod, and subdued many of the East Slavic tribes to his rule, extending his control from Novgorod to the south along the Dnieper river. Oleg also launched a successful attack on Constantinople. He died in 912 and was succeeded by Rurik's son, Igor.
studying old texts is so cool and interesting and fun ahhhhhhhh god i love learning new stuff, and hearing about cool ancient languages ah why am i not doing asnac/archeology !
According to the Primary Chronicle, Saint Olga was of Varangian (Viking) origin and was born in Pleskov. Little is known about her life before her marriage to Prince Igor I of Kiev and the birth of their son, Sviatoslav...
The Tale of Past Years is Game of Thrones plus Christianity.
