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In Christian times the name's meaning started to be associated with the Proto-Slavic roots *svętъ (holy, light, world) and *slava (glory), to be explained as "One who worships the Holy". A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), Świętek (Polish), Slavko, Sveto, Svet, Sviat, Sviatko (Ukrainian). Its feminine ...
Sviatoslav is the main character of the books Knyaz (Kniaz) and The Hero (Geroi), written by Russian writer Alexander Mazin. Sviatoslav plays a major role in the Soviet historical anthology film The Legend of Princess Olga, which tells the story of his mother, Olga. Sviatoslav appears in various segments, both as a child as an adult.
Świętosław (IPA: [ɕfjɛnˈtɔswaf]) or Światosław (IPA: [ɕfjaˈtɔswaf]) is one of the Slavic names used in Poland, meaning: święt (holy, strong) and sław (glory, famous). Feminine form is: Świętosława.
In 968 the Pechenegs attacked and besieged Kiev; some joined the Prince of Kiev, Sviatoslav I, in his Byzantine campaign of 970–971, though eventually they ambushed and killed the Kievan prince in 972. According to the Primary Chronicle, the Pecheneg Khan Kurya made a chalice from Sviatoslav's skull, in accordance with the custom of steppe ...
Sveneld (also called Svenald [1] or Sveinald; [2] Old Norse: Sveinaldr; Church Slavonic: Свѣналдъ, romanized: Svěnaldŭ [3] or Свѣнелдъ, Svěneldŭ), [4] is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Most of the information about Sveneld is scarce.
Sviatoslav II Iaroslavich or Sviatoslav II Yaroslavich (Old East Slavic: Ст҃ославь Ӕрославичь; [a] 1027 – 27 December 1076) [1] was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1073 until his death in 1076. [3] He was a younger son of Yaroslav the Wise, the grand prince of Kiev. He is the progenitor of the Sviatoslavichi branch of Rurikids. [2]
The Ukrainian name for this type of haircut is oseledets (Ukrainian: оселедець, literally "herring") or chub (Ukrainian: чуб, meaning "crest"). There are several Ukrainian surnames derived from this word. The oseledets/khokhol is a standard feature in the stereotypical image of a Ukrainian Cossack.
Malusha Malkovna [1] [2] (Old East Slavic: Малушa) was allegedly a servant for Olga of Kiev and a concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev.According to chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya.