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Also Known As Ingvar
Born c.877
Died 945 • Russia
House / Dynasty Rurik dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Saint Olga • son Svyatoslav I
White stone statue of Saint Olga stands in front of a building in Kiev, Ukraine, with the Ukrainian flag visible in the background.
St. Olga
Russian saint and regent
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Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Statue of Vladimir I in Kiev, Ukraine, showing a robed figure holding a large cross, standing atop a decorated pedestal against a clear blue sky.
Vladimir I
grand prince of Kyiv
Yaroslav I
Yaroslav the Wise
prince of Kyiv
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Vladimir II Monomakh
grand prince of Kyiv
Svyatoslav I
Svyatoslav I
prince of Kyiv
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Oleg
ruler of Novgorod
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Yevgeny Petrov
Soviet humorist
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Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev
Russian writer and scholar
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Eugene Vakhtangov
Russian actor, director, and producer
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Vladimir A. Kryuchkov
Soviet politician
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Semyon Bychkov
Russian-American conductor
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Oleg Baklanov
Soviet politician
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Oleg Protopopov
Russian figure skater
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Vitaly Komar
American artist
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Ilya Ilf
Soviet humorist
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Yekaterina Gordeeva
Russian figure skater
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Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov
Soviet ice hockey player and coach
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Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev
Soviet politician