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The Legend of Princess Olga

The Legend of Princess Olga

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 1984

Runtime

2h 15m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

Легенда о княгине Ольге

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Director

Yurii Illienko

Description

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.