Yaroslav the Wise

Local nameпам’ятник Ярославу Мудрому
LocationKharkiv, Ukraine

Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was also the Prince of Novgorod on three occasions, uniting the principalities for a time. Yaroslav's baptismal name was George after Saint George.

A son of Vladimir the Great, the first Christian Prince of Kiev, Yaroslav acted as vice-regent of Novgorod at the time of his father's death in 1015. Subsequently, his eldest surviving brother, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, killed three of his other brothers and seized power in Kiev. Yaroslav, with the active support of the Novgorodians and the help of Varangian mercenaries,

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_the_Wise

Address 34 Ярослава Мудрого вулиця, Харків, Ukraine

Coordinates 50°0'15.958" N 36°14'49.673" E

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