Olga of Kiev

Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century ruler of Kievan Rus′ who governed as regent for her son Sviatoslav and became a Christian saint.

Igor of Kiev: Igor was a ruler of Kievan Rus′ whose death in 945 left Olga regent for their son. His killing by the Drevians triggered Olga’s succession and her campaign against them.
Constantine VII: Constantine VII was a Byzantine emperor, scholar, and author who ruled from 913 to 959. Olga’s visit to Constantinople took place during his reign and appears in his writings.
Regent: A regent is a person who governs a state temporarily because the monarch is absent, incapacitated, or underage. Olga held sovereign authority while her son Sviatoslav was too young to rule.
Eastern Orthodox Church: The Eastern Orthodox Church is a communion of Christian churches whose traditions developed in the eastern Roman Empire and neighboring regions. Orthodox tradition venerates Olga as a saint and equal-to-the-apostles.
Siege of Iskorosten: The siege of Iskorosten was Olga’s campaign against the Drevlians’ fortified center after Igor’s death. The Primary Chronicle describes Olga’s capture of the city through a famous stratagem involving birds and fire.
Drevlians: The Drevlians were an East Slavic people who lived west of the middle Dnieper River. Their revolt and killing of Igor shaped Olga’s consolidation of power.
Adalbert of Magdeburg: Adalbert of Magdeburg was a German churchman and missionary who later became archbishop of Magdeburg. Olga sought a bishop from the court of Otto I, and Adalbert’s mission to Rus′ followed.
Drevlian campaign: The Drevlian campaign was Olga’s punitive military response to the killing of Igor and the Drevlians’ resistance to Rus′ rule. Its conquest and reprisals secured her position after Igor’s death.
Christianization of Kievan Rus′: The Christianization of Kievan Rus′ was the adoption of Christianity as the polity’s dominant religion, conventionally dated to Vladimir’s baptism around 988. Olga’s conversion preceded the official adoption of Christianity by several decades.
Olga’s visit to Constantinople: Olga’s visit to Constantinople was a diplomatic journey to the Byzantine capital, recorded during Constantine VII’s reign. The encounter illustrates her use of imperial ceremony and her conversion to Christianity.

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