Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev

Sviatoslav I was an early ruler of the Kievan Rus', a nation that evolved into modern Ukraine. He was the son of Igor I of Kiev and Olga of Kiev. He ruled from 962 until 972. During his reign he destroyed the Khazar Empire and for a short time conquered what is now Bulgaria.

Sviatoslav I, Prince Of Kiev Media

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  Sviatoslav's mother, Olga, with her escort in Constantinople, a miniature from the late 11th century chronicle of John Skylitzes.

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  Portrait of Sviatoslav I in the Tsarsky titulyarnik, 1672

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  The Kievan Rus' at the beginning of Sviatoslav's reign (in red), showing his sphere of influence to 972 (in orange)

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  Pursuit of Sviatoslav's warriors by the Byzantine army, a miniature from 11th century chronicles of John Skylitzes.

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  Madrid Skylitzes, meeting between John Tzimiskes and Sviatoslav.

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  Siege of Durostorum in Manasses Chronicle

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  The Death of Sviatoslav by Boris Chorikov

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  Ivan Akimov. Sviatoslav's Return from the Danube to His Family in Kiev (1773)