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  1. 6 days ago · Numerous notable rulers expanded the empire, making Russia a powerful force in Europe. The most famous Russian royal family were the Romanovs, who were largely responsible for spreading Russian culture, including the growth of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Romanov dynasty began in 1613 and lasted until 1917, when the Russian Revolution ...

  2. Oct 2, 2024 · Olga of Kiev, also known as Saint Olga, was a powerful ruler of Kievan Rus' who avenged her husband's death with ruthless tactics and later became the first ruler to convert to Christianity, leaving a lasting legacy in Eastern European history.

  3. Oct 21, 2024 · They were the Princess Dianas of their day — perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses — Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov — were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes.

  4. Oct 13, 2024 · Olga of Kiev. Olga was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor of Kiev.

  5. Oct 15, 2024 · Nicholas II became Emperor of All Russia in 1894. He and his wife Alexandra were fiercely protective of their four daughters and one son: Olga, born in 1895; Tatiana, born in 1897; Maria, born in 1899; Anastasia, born in 1901; and Alexei, born in 1904.

  6. Oct 22, 2024 · Watch your eternal soul, and remember: no one puts Olga in the corner. Olga was born either in AD 890 or 925. She was the daughter of Oleg Vershchy — the founder of the state of Kievan Rus. Considering her name, she probably wasn’t Ukrainian or Russian, but rather, Varangian — a descendent of the Vikings who had invaded Ukraine and Russia ...

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  8. Oct 13, 2024 · The Russian Imperial Romanov family (Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Empress Alexandra and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei) were shot and bayoneted to death by Bolshevik.

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