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Yaroslav the Wise

978 - 1054

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Yaroslav I Vladimirovich (c. 978–20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, uniting the principalities for a time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yaroslav the Wise has received more than 1,154,948 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Yaroslav the Wise is the 556th most popular politician (up from 681st in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 85th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Russian Politician.

Yaroslav the Wise was a prince of Kiev and grand prince of Kiev, who reigned from 1019 to 1054. Yaroslav's Christian name was George. He is remembered for his efforts in Christianizing Kievan Rus' and for his legal code, the Russkaya Pravda. Yaroslav's Christian name was George. He is remembered for his efforts in Christianizing Kievan Rus' and for his legal code, the Russkaya Pravda.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 556 out of 15,577. Before him are Valentinian III, Musa I of Mali, Galerius, Louis I of Hungary, Robert Schuman, and Władysław IV Vasa. After him are Frederick William III of Prussia, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Manuel I of Portugal, Thutmose I, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Mustafa IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 978, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 1. After him are Zoë Porphyrogenita, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Cunigunde of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1054, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 2. Before him is Pope Leo IX. After him are Atiśa, Hermann of Reichenau, and García Sánchez III of Pamplona.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 73 out of 3,262. Before him are Georgy Malenkov (1902), Peter Kropotkin (1842), Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Peter Carl Fabergé (1846), and Alexander Nevsky (1220). After him are Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861), Andrei Sakharov (1921), Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), Alexander Scriabin (1871), Ivan III of Russia (1440), and Mikhail Kutuzov (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Yaroslav the Wise ranks 30. Before him are Feodor I of Russia (1557), Peter II of Russia (1715), Anna of Russia (1693), Dmitry Medvedev (1965), Georgy Malenkov (1902), and Frederick I of Prussia (1657). After him are Ivan III of Russia (1440), Grigory Potemkin (1739), Michael of Russia (1596), Alexis of Russia (1629), Vasili IV of Russia (1552), and Feodor III of Russia (1661).

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