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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 1,692,948 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Oleg of Novgorod is the 411th most popular politician (down from 255th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 11th in 2019) and the 6th 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 411 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles III of Spain, Louis Bonaparte, Louis VIII of France, George III of the United Kingdom, Baibars, and Yongle Emperor. After him are José Mujica, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, George II of Great Britain, Severus Alexander, Albert II of Belgium, and Henry the Fowler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 2. Before him is Ivar the Boneless. After him are Gorm the Old, Photios I of Constantinople, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Pope Lando, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Agapetus II, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Leo VII, 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, Notker the Stammerer, Smbat I of Armenia, and Ahmad ibn Yusuf.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 19 out of 1,612. Before him are Svante Arrhenius (1859), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Ingrid Bergman (1915), August Strindberg (1849), and Greta Garbo (1905). After him are Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), and Agnetha Fältskog (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Oleg of Novgorod ranks 6. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Olof Palme (1927), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), and Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626). After him are Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), John III of Sweden (1537), and Charles IX of Sweden (1550).

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