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The Legend of Princess Olga
Yurii Illienko

The Legend of Princess Olga

  • History
  • Drama
RELEASE

1984-02-27

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

135 min

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.