Oleg

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Oleg (rendered in Cyrillic as Олег (in Russian and Ukrainian) or Алег (in Belarusian)) is a Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian given name. It may be transliterated as "Oleh" from Ukrainian and "Aleh" or "Aleg" from Belarusian.

It derives from the Scandinavian Helge (Holy,Sacred or Blessed) "... Knyaz Oleg ( Norman origin ) is The First King of Kievan Rus" (Copyright) Mykhailo Hrushevskyi . "... Михайло Грушевський у своїй «Історії України - Русi» Першим Українським Князем називає Олега ... "

• Oleg, 10th century leader of the Kievan Rus and conqueror of Kievean Russia.

• Oleg of Bryansk, 13th century prince of Bryansk and Chernigov, declared a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.

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