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  Yaroslav the Wise
Yaroslav the Wise [Jaroslav Volodymyrovyč ‘Mudryj'], b 978, d 20 February 1054 in Kyiv.
Yaroslav and his Novgorodian army routed Sviatopolk at the Alta River and regained the Kyivan throne.
Yaroslav assisted Mstyslav in his 1029 campaigns against the Yasians and Kasogians, thereby extending his realm to the
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Yaroslav I the Wise
Yaroslav I the Wise (978-1054) was thrice prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule.
The son of Vladimir the Great of Kiev and the nun Ragnilda of Polotsk, Yaroslav married Ingigerd (Anna), daughter of king Olaf Skötkonung[?] of Sweden.
Yaroslav's granddaughter, his son Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev's daughter named Eupraxia, was married to Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor.
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 Yaroslavl Hotels.
The foundation of the town is connected with the great Kiev Prince Yaroslav the Wise.
According to the ancient legend Yaroslav killed a bear just in the place where the present day Yaroslavl is situated and ordered to found a fortress here.
In 1993 the monument to Yaroslav the Wise was erected on Bogojavlenskaya square.
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 Yaroslav - Encyclopedia.com
Yaroslav (Yaroslav the Wise), 978-1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019-54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became grand duke of Kiev after defeating his older brother Sviatopolk, who succeeded Vladimir I. A shrewd statesman, he consolidated the power and prestige of Kievan Rus.
Yaroslav was in close contact with European dynasties; his daughters were married to Harold III of Norway, Andrew I of Hungary, and Henry I of France.
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 5/15/2005; Trofimov, Yaroslav; 876 words; Trofimov, Yaroslav Ukrainian Weekly, The 05-15-2005 Yaroslav Trofimov, who was born in Ukraine, is a roving foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and the author of "Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to...
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 Yaroslav I the Wise - Definition, explanation
Yaroslav I the Wise (978?-1054) (Russian: Ярослав, Christian name: Yury, or George) was thrice prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule.
Yaroslav figures prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name of Jarisleif the Lame; his legendary lameness (probably result of an arrow wound) was corroborated by the scientists who examined his relics.
Thereupon Yaroslav and Mstislav divided Kievan Rus: the area stretching left from the Dnieper, with the capital at Chernihiv, was ceded to Mstislav until his death in 1036.
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 The Odessa Virtual Museum of Numismatic
In struggle between brothers was won Novgorod prince Yaroslav and began to rule in all Russian lands individual in 1019-1054.
Yaroslav has united all Russian lands (except for Polotsk) in the uniform state.
Yaroslav has strengthened as well external connections of Rus having become related with royal houses of Europe.
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 Kievan Rus Database (Prince: Yaroslav Vladimirovich (the Wise))
In childhood Yaroslav became lame and because of it was often the object of ridicule.
Yaroslav had to suppress a whole series of rebellions, ranging from a militant pagan revival in the Suzdal area to the uprisings of various Finnish and Lithuanian tribes.
Yaroslav's reign was the height of prestige of the Kievan state: Rus stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea and from the mouth of the Oka River to the Carpathian Mountains.
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 Our Homeland [The Voice of Russia]
Yaroslav the Wise was married to Indigerda who was the daughter of the Swedish King Olaf and he had arranged for his sister, Dobrogneva, to tie the knot with the Polish King Kazimierz.
Yaroslav’s third daughter, Anastasia was married to King Andrei I of Hungary and Yaroslav’s two sons had both been married to German Countesses of impeccable linage.
Yaroslav the Wise bequeathed the throne along with the city of Kiev, to his elder son distributing the other old Russian cities among his other sons.
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 :: Best of Ukraine :: Kiev (Kyiv) Sightseeing. Monuments.
Yaroslav Rurikide I, Grand Prince of Kiev "Yaroslav The Wise" or Yaroslav Mudry was born 980.
Yaroslav married Ingegerd Ynglinga Olafsdatter, Princess of Sweden.
She was a wise and energetic ruler that arranged the previously separated Rus lands into a well-organized and prosperous country.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Yaroslav
(Yaroslav the Wise), 978-1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019-54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became grand duke of Kiev after defeating his older brother Sviatopolk, who succeeded Vladimir I. A shrewd statesman, he consolidated the power and prestige of Kievan...
The town was founded by Yaroslav the Wise, duke of Kiev, in the 11th cent.
Full Size JPG (1208 KB) Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovich (Discovery Channel/USA) rides during the fifth stage of the 65th edition of the Paris/Nice cycling race between Sorgues and Manosque...
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 Russian History, YAROSLAV THE WISE: chronology, Bright Persons, Great Events, Historical link and books
But at the end both brothers came to an agreement, although it was necessary to divide the country: Mstislav obtained for himself all the lands east of the Dnieper with the capital city in Chernigov.
Yaroslav also campaigned in the lands of the Ests (Chud), where he had founded cities of Yuriev (Derpt) and Kolyvan (Reval).
Finally, in 1043 there took place the last in the history of the Russo-Byzantine relations expedition against Constantinople; it was led by one of Yaroslav's sons, Vladimir.
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 Wise Blood -- Recommendations and Resources
Wise use contrasts with free-market environmentalism in that the latter is associated with libertarian political views and efforts to protect the environment through private initiatives such as land trusts; many libertarians would dispute any association of free-market environmentalism with the Wise Use movement and its goals.
Groups which the wise use movement would rather not be associated with, such as the John Birch Society, the Unification Church, and the Lyndon LaRouche organization, have sometimes attempted to hitch themselves to the wise use cause, and hold similar views on environmental issues to the wise users.
Yaroslav I the Wise (978?-1054) (Russian: Ярослав, Christian name: Yury, or George) was thrice prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule.
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 Yaroslav I,
YAROSLAV THE WISE, Russian YAROSLAV MUDRY, grand prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054.
Yaroslav, with the active support of the Novgorodians and the help of Varangian (Viking) mercenaries, defeated Svyatopolk and became the grand prince of Kiev in 1019.
In his testament, Yaroslav sought to prevent a power struggle among his five sons by dividing his empire among them and enjoining the younger four sons to obey the eldest, Izyaslav, who was to succeed his father as grand prince of Kiev.
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 Yaroslav the Wise
Yaroslav the Wise was one of Volodymyr the Great’s numerous sons.
Prince Yaroslav was a devout Christian and built many additional churches, upheld the clergy and ensured his people were educated by the church.
Prince Yaroslav the Wise was entombed inside St. Sophia’s Cathedral and his sarcophagus still rests there today.
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 Search Results for "Wise"
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...Yaroslav, (Yaroslav the Wise) (yrslav´) (KEY), 978-1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019-54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became...
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 Selected Families/Individuals - pafg56 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Yaroslav I "the Wise" Grand Duke of Kiev [Parents] was born in 980 in Of, Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine.
Yaroslav (the Wise) was the greatest ruler (1019-1054) of Russia in the Kievan
Vladimir Yarolsavich Duke of Novgorod was born in 1020 in Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia.
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 The Voice of Russia (People and events: Russia in Personalities)
Yaroslav proved to be a wise and far-sighted ruler that’s why the people named him Yaroslav the Wise.
Yaroslav’s sister was married to the Polish King, Kazimir the First, while his three daughters married Hungarian, French and Norwegian kings.
Yaroslav the Wise passed on his power, together with the city of Kiev, to his oldest son; the other ancient Russian towns he distributed to the rest of his sons.
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 Yaroslav I the WISE (978-1054)
Yaroslav I the Wise (978-1054) – founder of Yaroslavl.
Yaroslav promulgated the first code of laws in the East Slavic lands, the Yaroslav's Justice, better known as Russkaya Pravda.
Ilarion's discourse on Yaroslav and his father Vladimir is frequently cited as the first work of Old Russian literature.
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 2000 Prize
The Narbut Prize for 2000 was won by Oleksiy Shtanko for his masterful creation honoring Yaroslav the Wise (1078-1054), ruler of Kyivan Rus (medieval predecessor state of Ukraine).
Yaroslav displays a bound volume of the Ruska Pravda, the most important collection of old Ukrainian-Rus laws that was first compiled during his reign.
The inscription between the two men reads: "Kyiv in the 10th-11th centuries, City of Yaroslav" and depicted in the background is a view of medieval Kyiv.
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 The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News
The Kremlin encloses the oldest Russian stone church, the Sophia Cathedral (1045-1050), and the oldest civil construction of Novgorod, the Faceted Chamber (1433).
The Yaroslav Court got its name from the palace of Yaroslav the Wise that occupied this area in the first quarter of the 11th century when Yaroslav was the king of Novgorod.
In the 17th century the western portion of the Yaroslav Court was occupied by the stone Gostiny Dvor (arcaded shops).
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 EefyWiki - Yaroslav The Wise
Yaroslav the Wise of Russia was born around the year 978, and he died February 20, 1054.
Yaroslav was the son of Vladimir the Great.
Yaroslav fought many neighboring nations including Poland and the Byzantine Empire.
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 Welcome to Ukraine
Rulers of Kyiv in the second half of the ninth and early tenth centuries were Vikings of Swedish descent; in the eleventh century, Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise was married to a Swedish princess, Ingigerd-Iryna.
The son of Sigurd Sow, a chieftain in eastern Norway, and of Estrid, mother of the Norwegian king Olaf II Haraldsson (St. Olaf), Harald fought at the age of 15 against the Danes with Olaf II in the celebrated Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, in which Olaf was killed.
In his testament, Yaroslav sought to prevent a power struggle among his sons by dividing his empire among them and enjoining the younger four sons to obey the eldest, Izyaslav, who was to succeed his father as grand prince of Kyiv.
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 Body Wise -- Recommendations and Resources
Wise began his movie career at RKO as a sound and music editor, but he soon grew to being nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for ''Citizen Kane'' in 1941.
Wise is a past president of both the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Ernie Wise OBE (November 27, 1925 – March 21, 1999) was a British comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.
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The “Prince Yaroslav the Wise” Order is awarded to citizens of Ukraine who have been awarded one of the state awards or decorations of the President of Ukraine.
The nomination for the next grade of the Order of “Prince Yaroslav the Wise” is possible at least in a three years’ time after the last nomination.
The medal bears a gilded bold profile of Prince Yaroslav the Wise the reverse side of the sign is shallow with the sign number and slogan “Wisdom, honor, glamour” engraved on it.
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Yaroslav Nalysnyk (left), and his daughter, Marta (right), were among the many members of the region's Ukrainian community to welcome Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko to Boston.
The icon represents spiritual protection for the Ukrainian nation: In 1037, Yaroslav Mudryj (The Wise), the Kyiv prince, dedicated Rus-Ukraine to the "Mother of God" and her protection.
Marta Nalysnyk, Yaroslav's daughter and a former part-time DFCI staffer before she began studying at Harvard this year, presented the visiting dignitary with bread on traditional Ukrainian embroidered cloth, which represents hospitality and shows honor to one's guests.
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 Yaroslav I the Wise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is thought that it was at that period that Yaroslav promulgated the first code of laws in the East Slavic lands, the Yaroslav's Justice, better known as Russkaya Pravda.
Yet another brother, Mstislav of Tmutarakan, whose distant realm bordered on the Northern Caucasus and the Black Sea, hastened to Kiev and inflicted a heavy defeat on Yaroslav in 1024.
In his foreign policy, Yaroslav relied on the Scandinavian alliance and attempted to weaken the Byzantine influence on Kiev.
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 33rd Generation (cont.)
Yaroslav Rurikide I, Grand Prince of Kiev "Yaroslav The Wise" was born 980.
Yaroslav The Wise married Ingegerd Ynglinga Olafsdatter Princess of Sweden.
BIOGRAPHY: Yaroslav was also known as byname Yaroslav The Wise, and (in Russian) Yaroslav Mudry.
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