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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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 . He regained W Galicia from the Poles (who had obtained it in return for supporting Sviatopolk), crushed (1036) the Pechenegs (nomadic invaders), and suppressed rebellions by Lithuanian and Finnish tribes. In 1043 he organized the last Russian campaign against Constantinople, in which... Read more
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known as Yaroslav the Wise (born 980—died Feb. 2, 1054...style, including the Cathedral of St. Sophia. Yaroslav regained Galicia from the Poles and expanded...against Constantinople was a failure (1043). Yaroslav Yaroslav Yaroslav Read more
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Yaroslav ♂ (Russian) Slavic: from jaro ‘spring’ + slav ‘glory’. Read more

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