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Also Known As Ingvar
Born c.877
Died 945 • Russia
House / Dynasty Rurik dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Saint Olga • son Svyatoslav I
Saint Olga
St. Olga
Russian saint and regent
Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Volodymyr I
Vladimir I
grand prince of Kyiv
Yaroslav I
Yaroslav the Wise
prince of Kyiv
Vladimir II Monomakh
grand prince of Kyiv
Svyatoslav I
Svyatoslav I
prince of Kyiv
Oleg
ruler of Novgorod
Yevgeny Petrov
Soviet humorist
Oleg Protopopov
Russian figure skater
Alex Melamid
American artist
Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev
Soviet politician
Vitaly Komar
American artist
Yekaterina Gordeeva
Russian figure skater
Ilya Ilf
Soviet humorist
Anatoly Nikolayevich Demidov
Russian noble
Aleksandr A. Baranov
Russian governor of Alaska
Akinfy Demidov
Russian noble
Nikolay Nikitich Demidov
Russian noble
First False Dmitry
Russian pretender
Nikita Demidovich Demidov
Russian noble