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	Oleg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oleg Svyatoslavich, son of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and governor of the Derevlians.
		Oleg III of Chernigov, knyaz of Chernigov 1202-1204.
		Oleg of Vorgol, prince of Vorgol and Rylsk 1245-1283.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oleg (246 words)

	Oleg - LoveToKnow 1911
		OLEG (?-912), prince of Kiev, succeeded Rurik, as being the eldest member of the ducal family, in the principality of Great Novgorod, the first Russian metropolis.
		On reaching Constantinople, Oleg disembarked his forces, mercilessly ravaged the suburbs of the imperial city, and compelled the emperor to pay tribute, provide the Russians with provisions for the return journey, and take fifty of them over the city.
		Oleg returned to Kiev laden with golden ornaments, costly cloths, wines, and all manner of precious things.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oleg (399 words)

	Oleg of Novgorod Information
		Oleg gradually took control of the Dnieper cities, captured Kiev (previously held by other Varangians, Askold and Dir) and finally moved his capital from Novgorod there.
		The Primary Chronicle's brief account of Oleg's life contrasts with other early sources, specifically the Novgorod First Chronicle, which states that Oleg was not related to Rurik, and was rather a client-prince who served as Igor's army commander.
		Mosin proposed that HLGW was a different person from Oleg and was an independent prince in Tmutarakan; the existence of an independent Rus state in Tmutarakan in the first half of the tenth century is rejected by virtually all modern scholars.
	www.bookrags.com /Oleg_of_Novgorod (1255 words)

	Novgorod, Russia
		The Novgorod court was formally presided over by the Prince (also elected by the Veche), but his verdicts had to be confirmed by the Posadnik to become binding.
		Novgorod remained the third largest Russian city, however, until Ivan the Terrible sacked the city and slaughtered thousands of its inhabitants in 1570.
		In the village of Vitoslavlitsy, on the road from Novgorod to the Yuriev Monastery, a museum of ancient wooden art was established.
	www.creekin.net /c6264-n153-novgorod-russia.html (1351 words)

	Oleg of Kiev
		A relation of the first ruler Rurik, Oleg was entrusted by Rurik to take care of his kingdom, and also his young son Igor.
		Oleg transferred the capital of the state from Novgorod to Kiev.
		He also launched a raid against Constantinople in 911 that won a favourable trade treaty, which, eventually was of great benfit to both nations.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Oleg_of_Kiev.html (68 words)

	Novgorod Region - Kommersant Moscow
		Novgorod Region is conveniently located in northwest Russia between Pskov, Tver, Leningrad, and Vologda regions close to the borders of the Baltic States, Belarus, and Scandinavia.
		Novgorod's extensive connections, its central position in a vast territory, and the unique combination of princely and democratic traditions in its social life all contributed to the creation of a unique phenomenon we now call "the artistic culture of medieval Novgorod".
		Novgorod Region is noted for its science- and labor-intensive sectors, particularly the chemical and forest industries.
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	Oleg - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Succeeding his kinsman Rurik as leader of the Varangians at Novgorod, Oleg led forth his retainers to seize Kiev (c.879).
		Oleg concluded commercial treaties with the Byzantine Empire in 907 and 911, making trade with the empire a major factor in the Kievan economy and opening the path for Greek Christian cultural penetration.
		Oleg Cassini, investors ink deal for He-Ro.(fashion designer and Stonehill Investment Corp. to acquire 80% stake in He-Ro Group Inc.; to be renamed Oleg Cassini Group International Ltd.)(Brief Article)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Oleg.html (289 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kievan Rus (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History) - Encyclopedia
		Oleg united the Eastern Slavs and freed them from the suzerainty of the Khazars.
		A last effort for unity was made by Vladimir II or Volodymyr II (reigned 1113–25), but the perpetual princely strife and the devastating raids of the nomadic Cumans soon ended the supremacy of Kiev.
		In 1169, Kiev was sacked and pillaged by the armies of Andrei Bogolubsky of Suzdal, and the final blow to the Kievan state came with the Mongol invasion (1237–40).
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	Kievan Rus Database (Prince: Oleg Rurikovich)
		The fact that Oleg was not a Rurikid suggests that he may have held a position similar to that of the Khazar bek.
		After the attack on Byantium failed, Igor returned to Kiev and Oleg returned to Khazaria, and eventually died (an old man) seeking new conquests in the southern Caspian, and apparently rejected by the young prince Igor.
		Oleg's army against Constantinople was made up of Ilmen Slavs, Krivichy, Drevlyane, Radimichy, Polyane, Severyane, Horvatians (ally), Duleby (ally), Tivertsy, Chud, and Merya -- who were either his subjects or his allies.
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	Russia History. Information about Russia.
		Oleg's attainment of rule over Kiev marked the first establishment of a unified, dynastic state in the region.
		Kiev became the center of a trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, and Kievan Russia as the unified state came to be known.
		By 989 Oleg's great-grandson Vladimir I became a ruler of a kingdom that extended to as far south as the Black Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, and the lower reaches of the Volga River.
	www.visitrussia.com /guide/history.htm (3121 words)

	Revelations of the Diplomatic History of the 18th Century by Karl Marx
		At the commencement of his reign (1462-1505) Ivan III was still a tributary to the Tartars; his authority was still contested by the princes holding appanages; Novgorod, the head of the Russian republics, reigned over the north of Russia; Poland-Lithuania was striving for the conquest of Muscovy; lastly, the Livonian knights were not yet disarmed.
		Ivan flattered the latter and affected to forget the former, meanwhile concentrating all his forces against Novgorod the Great, with the doom of which he knew the fate of the rest of the Russian republics to be sealed.
		By the union of the domains of the Novgorod clergy with the crown, he secured himself the means of buying off the boyards, henceforth to be played off against the princes, and of endowing the followers of the boyards, henceforth to be played off against the boyards.
	www.marxists.org /archive/marx/works/1857/russia/ch04.htm (4161 words)

	The History of Moscow
		The prince of Ryazan Oleg derived benefit of this and seized Moscow volost of Lopasnya, the Novgorodians were at enmity with the Grand prince and even in Moscow the boyars quarreled with each other.
		Novgorod government system retained pre-Mongol democratic traditions; it was boyars’ republic and constituted a dangerous alternative to prince’s authority of Moscow state.
		Some of Novgorod boyars wanted to lean for support of Polish king Kasimir against Moscow prince, that was the reason interrelations of Moscow and Novgorod became more strained.
	faculty.oxy.edu /richmond/csp8/history_of_moscow.htm (4119 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Novgorod
		1,438,000), capital of Nizhny Novgorod region and the administrative center of the Volga district, E European Russia, on the Volga and Oka rivers.
		As prince of Novgorod (1236-52) he earned his surname by his victory (1240) over the Swedes on the Neva River.
		Novgorod's sense of history springs from ninth-century roots; ancient monuments enrich the city, dot nearby countryside.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Novgorod&StartAt=11 (519 words)

	Monomakh
		Oleg, son of Sviatoslav, returns from Tmoutarakan to enforce his rights upon Tchernigov, which had been the original seat of his father as the second son of Yaroslav, and which was held by Monomakh, who was the son of Yaroslav's third son.
		Oleg refuses to join in a combined campaign against the Polovtsi, and defeats two sons of Monomakh.
		To settle all disputes, a congress of princes is held at Lubetz, in the territory of Tchernigov.
	www.arco-iris.com /George/monomakh.htm (2311 words)

	History & Culture of Russia / Ancient Russia
		The leader of the Varangians was the semilegendary warrior Rurik, who led his people in 862 to the city of Novgorod on the Volkhov River.
		Kiev became the center of a trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, and Kievan Rus', as the empire came to be known, flourished for the next three hundred years.
		By 989, Oleg's great-grandson Vladimir I was ruler of a kingdom that extended to as far south as the Black Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, and the lower reaches of the Volga River.
	www.geographia.com /russia/rushis02.htm (479 words)

	OLEG (?-912) - Online Information article about OLEG (?-912)
		Oleg disembarked his forces, mercilessly ravaged the suburbs of the imperial See also:
		The naiaes of these ambassadors are preserved and they point to the Scandinavian origin of Oleg's host; there is not a Slavonic name among them.
		year Oleg died and was buried at Kiev.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OLEG_912_.html (569 words)

	Preview: Oleg Birch-Tall
		Oleg Birch-Tall is a veteran captain of the Novgorod militia, as deadly with his Silver Biting Axe as bow, named for his height and distinctive silver hair.
		Oleg Birch-Tall is a veteran captain of the
		As Oleg is leaving and nothing is said about a family, James decides the relationships to family and lord are irrelevant and excludes them.
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	biology - Oleg of Novgorod (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Prince Oleg (Norse name Helgu) was the East Slavic ruler who moved the capital of Rus from Novgorod the Great to Kiev.
		He is thought to have been a supreme ruler from 879 to 912, although recently discovered Khazarian sources mention the activities of certain kagan HLGW of Rus ca 945.
		According to a legend recorded by Pushkin in his celebrated ballad, it was prophesied by the pagan priests that Oleg would take death from his stallion.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Oleg_of_Kiev (273 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		And a State Duma deputy from Nizhnii Novgorod, Dmitrii Savelev (SPS), recently said outright that the recent attempt by local prosecutors to launch a criminal case against Lebedev was undertaken at the orders of Kirienko's team.
		According to Valentina Buzmakova, director of the Nizhnii Novgorod information agency Provintsiya, the Kirienko team has also tried to introduce changes to the city's charter that would make it possible for the city Duma to elect the city's mayor from within its own ranks rather than for the mayor to be elected in direct elections.
		Former Nizhnii Novgorod Mayor Andrei Klimentev, who was a challenger of Khodyrev's in the recent gubernatorial race, is critical of the alliance.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2002/04/5-NOT/not-040402.asp (704 words)

	Lalique Velikiy Novgorod Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Novgorod means Novy Gorod, ie New City, Though there is still no common oppionion among history researchers with respect to which "old" city Novgorod bacame "new" one.
		And Novgorod was doomed to bacome the biggest city-fortress on the North-West of Russia.
		Novgorod, which luckly escaped the tragedy of devastation by Tatars, ranks one of the 1st places in culture history, 'coz it retained alot of memorials of writing, architecture, arts, applied art of XI-XIII centuries.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Novgorod
		Kholmogory, village, NW European Russia, SE of Arkhangelsk and at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River.
		Known since 1355, Kholmogory was a major trade center for Novgorod merchants in the 15th and 16th cent.
		Their leader, Rurik, established himself at Novgorod in 862, thus laying the traditional foundation for Kievan Rus.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Novgorod&StartAt=11 (585 words)

	Viking City
		Rurik (Rörik) became governor of Novgorod, Sineus settled down in Beloozero and Truvor (Torvald) in Izborsk.
		Novgorod is founded by Rurik (rouled 862-879, from the Viking name Hrorekr).
		In the 10th century, Novgorod was founded some kilometers downstream on the river Volkhov and in the 11th century the Russian Prince Iaroslav the Wise moved there from Gorodishche.
	www.eccentrix.com /members/figge33/inkeri/viking.htm (2411 words)

	Novgorod: History
		Culturally, the city was the equal of Kiev; the bulk of ancient manuscripts originated in Novgorod.
		The enterprising merchants of Novgorod extended the power of the republic over the entire north of Russia, levied tribute even beyond the Urals, and founded many colonies.
		The citizens of Novgorod repulsed the attacks of the Teutonic Knights and Livonian Knights and of the Swedes and escaped the Mongol invasion.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0860066.html (478 words)

	Oleg of Novgorod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the chronicle, the Byzantines attempted to poison Oleg, but the Rus' leader demonstrated his oracular powers by refusing to drink the cup of poisoned wine.
		Having fixed his shield to the gate of the imperial capital, Oleg won a favourable trade treaty, which eventually was of great benefit to both nations.
		Recently, however, scholars such as David Christian and Constantine Zuckerman have suggested that the Schechter Letter's account is in sync with various other Russian chronicles, and suggests a struggle within the early Rus polity between factions loyal to Oleg and to the Rurikid Igor, a struggle that Oleg ultimately lost.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oleg_of_Kiev (1412 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: The Novgorod Chronicle: Selected Annals
		The men of Novgorod said: 'We cannot look upon this violence,' and they gathered by night and fell upon and killed the Varangians in Poromon's Court; and that night [Prince] Yaroslav was at Rakomo.
		And the Tartars sent envoys to Novgorod, and the men of Novgorod gave them 2,000 in silver, and they sent their own envoys with them, with numerous presents to the [Generals].
		At the same time there was no law or justice in Novgorod; calumniators arose and turned obligations and accounts and oaths to falsehood; and began to rob in the town and in the villages and districts; we were exposed to the rebukes of our neighbours, who were around us.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/novgorod1.html (3269 words)

	Prince Oleg Attacks the Greeks
		Oleg commanded his warriors to make wheels, which they attached to the ships, and when the wind was favourable they spread the sails and bore down upon the city from the open country.
		Thus the emperors Leo and Alexander made peace with Oleg, and after agreeing upon the tribute and mutually binding themselves by oath, they kissed the cross, and invited Oleg and his men to swear an oath likewise.
		Oleg gave orders that silken sails should be made for the Russians and linen ones for the Slavs, and his demand was satisfied.
	www.angelfire.com /pro2/politcentr/prince-oleg.html (955 words)

	Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 907, Oleg led an attack against Constantinople, and in 911 he signed a commercial treaty with the Byzantine Empire as an equal partner.
		In its political structure and mercantile activities, Novgorod resembled the north European towns of the Hanseatic League, the prosperous alliance that dominated the commercial activity of the Baltic region between the 13th century and the 17th century, more than the other principalities of Kievan Rus'.
		In the very north, the Novgorod and Pskov Feudal Republics carried on a separate and less autocratic version of Rus' legacy into the 16th century until they were absorbed by Muscovite Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kievan_Rus%27 (3121 words)

	Oleg: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Oleg Pavlov is one of the most gifted exemplars of what has been dubbed the "renaissance in Russian literature." Like all of the...
		Oleg V. Pavlov is Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department...
		The spy who loved us by Tim Weiner KGB defector Oleg Penkovsky was dying to give America the Soviets deepest secrets...penetrate the steely Soviet shield -no one, in short, to listen when Oleg Penkovsky, a deeply disgruntled colonel in Soviet military intelligence...
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