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Yaropolk I of Kiev

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Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich (also translitered as Iaropolk Svyatoslavich; Old East Slavic: Ꙗрополкъ Свѧтославичъ; 952 – 11 June 978) was Prince of Kiev from 972 to 978. He was the oldest son of Sviatoslav I. Some modern sources suggest that his mother was Malusha, who was a steward in the household of his grandmother, Olga of Kiev. However, primary chronicles such as the Primary Chronicle do not name his mother, and this identification remains unconfirmed by early sources. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yaropolk I of Kiev is the 6,469th most popular politician (down from 3,949th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 140th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Yaropolk I of Kiev is most famous for his military campaigns against the Khazars and the Poles. Yaropolk's campaign against the Khazars is known to have been successful, but his campaign against the Poles is less well-known.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yaropolk I of Kiev ranks 6,469 out of 19,576. Before him are Tulga, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Johannes Schober, Alpha Oumar Konaré, Henri Grégoire, and Zhuge Zhan. After him are Nell Arthur, Emperor Kazan, Gallus Anonymus, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, and Sabium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Yaropolk I of Kiev ranks 5. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Adalbert of Prague, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, and Al-Aziz Billah. After him are Arduin of Ivrea, Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, and Ælfric of Eynsham. Among people deceased in 980, Yaropolk I of Kiev ranks 2. Before him is Widukind of Corvey. After him are Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Herbert III of Omois, and Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Yaropolk I of Kiev ranks 230 out of 1,365. Before him are Boris Lyatoshinsky (1894), Olena Zelenska (1978), Stanisław Sosabowski (1892), Ruslana (1973), Ivan Bohun (1618), and Olga Khokhlova (1891). After him are Michael of Chernigov (1185), Vladimir Korolenko (1853), Mikhail Eisenstein (1867), Denys Shmyhal (1975), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), and Michael Rostovtzeff (1870).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Yaropolk I of Kiev ranks 74. Before him are Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918), Robert Maxwell (1923), Efim Geller (1925), Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880), Petro Doroshenko (1627), and Olena Zelenska (1978). After him are Michael of Chernigov (1185), Denys Shmyhal (1975), Angelica Balabanoff (1878), Eugen Ehrlich (1862), Viacheslav Chornovil (1937), and Samuel Noah Kramer (1897).

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