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The Legend of Princess Olga (1984)

The Legend of Princess Olga (1984)

Drama History
Release Date: 1984, February 27
Directors: Yurii Illienko
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Dovzhenko Film Studios
Cast: Ivan Ivanov, Nikolay Olyalin, Kostiantyn Stepankov, Aleksei Kolesnik, Yuriy Dubrovin, Mikhail Golubovich, Heorhiy Morozyuk, Oleksandr Denysenko, Lyudmila Efimenko, Viktor Demertash, Pylyp Illienko, Les Serdyuk

Overview:

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.