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Sviatoslav I of Kiev

942 - 972

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Sviatoslav or Svyatoslav I Igorevich (Old East Slavic: Свѧтославъ Игорєвичь, romanized: Svętoslavŭ Igorevičǐ; c. 943 – 972) was Prince of Kiev from 945 until his death in 972. He is known for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers in Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sviatoslav I of Kiev has received more than 720,709 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Sviatoslav I of Kiev is the 623rd most popular politician (up from 752nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 21st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Sviatoslav I of Kiev is most famous for his military prowess and his conquests. He was the son of Igor, and he inherited the throne from his father in 945. Sviatoslav I of Kiev is most famous for his military prowess and his conquests. He was the son of Igor, and he inherited the throne from his father in 945. Sviatoslav I of Kiev is most famous for his military prowess and his conquests. He was the son of Igor, and he inherited the throne from his father in 945.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sviatoslav I of Kiev ranks 623 out of 15,577Before him are Elena Ceaușescu, George I of Greece, Umar II, Gustaf V of Sweden, Sennacherib, and Sargon II. After him are Grigory Potemkin, Licinius, Hideki Tojo, Michael of Russia, James Monroe, and Ngo Dinh Diem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 942, Sviatoslav I of Kiev ranks 1After him is Sabuktigin. Among people deceased in 972, Sviatoslav I of Kiev ranks 1After him are Pope John XIII, Liutprand of Cremona, Adalbert of Italy, Taksony of Hungary, and Andregoto Galíndez.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Sviatoslav I of Kiev ranks 19 out of 1,083Before him are Mikhail Bulgakov (1891), Joseph Conrad (1857), Helena Blavatsky (1831), Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595), Svetlana Alexievich (1948), and Taras Shevchenko (1814). After him are Kliment Voroshilov (1881), Anna Akhmatova (1889), Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), Leonid Kuchma (1938), and Vaslav Nijinsky (1889).

Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Sviatoslav I of Kiev ranks 9Before him are Leonid Brezhnev (1906), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Stepan Bandera (1909), Golda Meir (1898), and John III Sobieski (1629). After him are Kliment Voroshilov (1881), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Grigory Zinoviev (1883), and Yulia Tymoshenko (1960).