Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest Russian: Все́волод III Ю́рьевич Большо́е Гнездо́ Vsévolod Trétij Júr’jevich Bol’shóje Gnezdó 1154–1212, was the Grand Prince of Vladimir during whose long reign (1177–1212) the city reached the zenith of its glory. Vsevolod’s Christian name was Dmitry, so he dedicated his palace church to St Demetrius, his patron saint. Contents 1Family 2Reign
Andrei I Yuryevich, commonly known under his sobriquet Andrei the Pious Russian: Андрей Боголюбский c. 1111 – June 28, 1174, was Grand prince of Vladimir-Suzdal from 1157 until his death. His reign saw a complete decline of Kiev’s rule over northeastern Rus, and the rise of Vladimir as the new capital city. Andrei was known in the West
Yuri I Vladimirovich Russian: Юрий Владимирович, known under his soubriquet Yuri Dolgorukiy (Russian: Юрий Долгорукий, literally “Yuri the Far-Reaching”; also known in various accounts as Gyurgi, Dyurgi, or George I of Rus), (c. 1099 – 15 May 1157) was a Rurikid prince. He reigned as Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (Kyiv) from September 1149 to April 1151 and then again from March 1155 to May 1157. Yuri
Vladimir II Monomakh Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, Volodimer Monomakh; Russian: Владимир Мономах; Ukrainian: Володимир Мономах; Christian name: Vasiliy, or Basileios (26 May 1053 – 19 May 1125) reigned as Grand Prince of Kievan Rus’ from 1113 to 1125. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on May 6. Contents 1Family 2Reign 3Marriages and children 4See also 5References 6Sources 7Further reading 8External links Family He
Vladimir Sviatoslavich Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь; Old Norse Valdamarr gamli; c. 958 – 15 July 1015, called the Great, was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus’ from 980 to 1015. Vladimir’s father was Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee
Olga Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; Christian name: Elena; c. 890–925 – 969 was a regent of Kievan Rus’ for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor of Kiev. Even though it would be her grandson Vladimir that
Oleg of Novgorod Old East Slavic: Ѡлегъ; Russian: Олег Вещий Oleg Veshchy “Oleg the Prophet”; Ukrainian: Олег Віщий was a Varangian prince (or konung) who ruled all or part of the Rus’ people during the late 9th and early 10th centuries. Oleg is the East Slavic rendering of the Old Norse name Helgi. He is credited by Rus’ Chronicles with moving from either Staraya Ladoga (Old Norse: Aldeigjuborg) or Novgorod the Great, and seizing power in
Rurik also Riurik; Old Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ Rjurikŭ, from Old Norse Hrøríkʀ; Russian, Ukrainian: Рюрик; c. 830–879, according to the 12th-century Primary Chronicle, was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus’ who in the year 862 gained control of Ladoga, and built Novgorod in the same year. This legendary figure was considered by later rulers to be the founder of the Rurik dynasty, which ruled the Kievan Rus’ and its successor states, including the Kingdom of Ruthenia, the Principality
Igor the Old Old East Slavic: Игорь, Igor‘; Russian: Игорь Рюрикович; Ukrainian: Ігор Рюрикович; Old Norse: Ingvarr; died 945 was a Varangian ruler of Kievan Rus’ from 912 to 945. Contents 1Biography 2Controversy 3See also 4References Biography[edit] Information about Igor comes mostly from the Primary Chronicle. This document has Igor as the son of Rurik, the first ruler of Kievan Rus’: 6378–6387 (870–879). On his deathbed, Rurik bequeathed his
Azwar Anas (born 2 August 1931) is a former Indonesian politician. He was a minister in Suharto’s New Order administration for two terms (1988–1993 and 1993–1998). Before he sat as a minister, Anas was selected as the governor of West Sumatra. He completed his education at the Bandung Institute of Technology, majoring in Chemical Engineering.