Knyaz Sviatoslav Igorovych

Svyatoslav Igorevich became famous for expanding the territory of Kievan Rus by joining the lands of Vyatichi (modern Smolensk, Moscow, Tula, Voronezh regions of the Russian Federation). He also fought against numerous neighbors - Volga Bulgaria, the Khazar Khaganate. When the warrior Prince Svyatoslav the Brave attacked the enemy, he never attacked him unexpectedly. Before the fight, he always warned in advance with his famous phrase: "I'm coming for you!"

In 10 years of campaigns and battles, Svyatoslav traveled 8,000 kilometers with his soldiers and created the largest empire in Europe: it occupied the territory from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea. Svyatoslav became famous as a military leader and military leader, who was feared even in Byzantium. In difficult times, he told his soldiers: "We will die for Kyiv Rus' but do not shame our land. The dead do not know shame."