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.
Directed by Yurii Illienko
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Cast

Lyudmila Efimenko
Princess Olha

Les Serdyuk
Prince Svyatoslav

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr I Svyatoslavych

Ivan Ivanov
Volodymyr young

Kostiantyn Stepankov
Voivode Sveneld

Ivan Havryliuk
Rus

Dmytro Myrhorodskyi
Greek Arefa, a monk

Nikolay Olyalin
Oleh the Wise, Prince of Kyiv

Oleksandr Denysenko
Prince Ihor, Olha's husband, Svyatoslav's father

Viktor Demertash
Prince Mal of the Drevlians

Pylyp Illienko
Prince Svyatoslav young

Yuriy Dubrovin
man "Tree-cloud"

Mikhail Golubovich
mute stable boy

Leonid Obolensky
volkhv Ilm
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