Tag: Anna Yaroslavna

The cathedral was founded by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise and built between 1037 and 1044 on the site of a victorious battle where Kyivans defeated the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes). Its name comes from the 6th-century Hagia Sophia cathedral in ...

The history of  Saint Sophia Cathedral. The cathedral was founded by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise and built between 1037 and 1044 on the site of a victorious battle where Kyivans defeated the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes). Its name comes from t ...

The fate of Anna, the daughter of Kyiv’s Prince Yaroslav the Wise, is amazing and unusual. She married the French king Henry I, one of the most powerful European monarchs of the time, and became famous for her intelligence and erudition. Many gover ...