Olga of Kiev, Svyatoslav the Conqueror: Historical portraits of famous Ukrainian personalities

I'm continuing the series of famous Ukrainian personalities and today I want to share you some facts about Olga of Kiev and Svyatoslav the Courageous.

Here is the link to my first post about Askold and Oleg (https://newerest.space/77/)

Princess Olga of Kiev (945- 964)

Territory: no change

Measures:

• Overcame the separatism of local princes - revenge for her husband

• Chronicle; executed ambassadors, burned the capital of Derevlyany Iskorosten

• Tax reform - clearly defined the rate of tribute (charter, lesson)

• Established graveyards: places of tribute collection

• Received the Embassy of the German Emperor Otto I, Bishop Adalbert (diplomacy)

• 957 converted to Christianity in Constantinople, Helen, canonized

• Chronicle: "Prepared the ground for the spread of Christianity"

Svyatoslav the Courageous, Conqueror (964-972)

Territory: joined Vyatichi (in the east, after the defeat of the Khazar Khaganate)

Streets and Tiverts (after victories over Danube Bulgaria)

+ expanded the territory of the state +

Measures:

• In 966 he defeated the Khazar Khaganate

• Chronicle: "The Khazars came out against him - he defeated the Khazars and their city Itil"

• Consequences: paved the way for conquerors from the East

• Wars with the Bulgarian Empire: 1) In 967 he captured 80 cities, wanted to move the capital to Pereyaslavets on the Danube. In 968 the Pechenegs came to Kyiv and were forced to return. 2) 970 - unsuccessful campaign, defeated by Byzantium near Dorostol

• Divided the territory of the state between his sons

• Remained a pagan, destroyed Christian churches

• In 972 he died near Fr. Khortytsia from the Pechenegs "Wishing strangers, lost his"

Winged expressions; "I'm going to Vi", "The dead do not know shame", "We will not shame the land of Russia"

Sayings about Svyatoslav:

• "Walking like a pardus, he did many wars

• "Zaporozhets on the throne" M. Hrushevsky

• "Varangian origin, Slavic name, apogee"

Toponyms; Pereyaslavets, Dorostol