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Oleg of Novgorod

900 - 912

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Oleg (Old East Slavic: Ѡлегъ, Ольгъ; Old Norse: Helgi; died 912), also known as 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oleg of Novgorod has received more than 1,712,693 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Oleg of Novgorod is the 603rd most popular politician (down from 411th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 19th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swedish Politician.

Oleg of Novgorod is most famous for his conquest of Kiev and founding of the Kievan Rus' empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 603 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian IV of Denmark, Hugo Chávez, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Alexander IV of Macedon, and Jeroboam. After him are Constantius Chlorus, Alija Izetbegović, Tolui, Epaminondas, Geronimo, and Hong Taiji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 3. Before him are Ivar the Boneless, and Gorm the Old. After him are Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Lando, Pope Agapetus II, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Stephen VIII, and Robert the Strong. Among people deceased in 912, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 1. After him are Leo VI the Wise, Ibn Khordadbeh, Otto I, Duke of Saxony, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Zhu Wen, Rudolph I of Burgundy, Ahmad ibn Yusuf, Notker the Stammerer, and Smbat I of Armenia.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 27 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), and Ingrid of Sweden (1910). After him are Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), and Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 10. Before him are Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Olof Palme (1927), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), and Oscar II of Sweden (1829). After him are Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688).

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