In the choirs of Sophia of Kyiv, a unique complex of 8 name graffiti of the «Olisava group», which was attributed to the border of the 11th—12th c. and associated with Svyatopolk II Izyaslavych, was read in a new way. The purpose of the publication is to clarify the dating and authorship of the graffiti for a correct understanding of the era of their appearance. The methodological basis is the principle of historicism and the causal approach, which requires comprehensive knowledge of written sources and the Sophia сathedral, understanding of the religious and worldview component. Conclusions and their scientific novelty. The graffiti is dated 1019 and belongs to the time of the regency of Olisava, the mother of Svyatopolk I Volodymyrovych, who reigned in Kyiv in 1018—1019. The hypothesis that Olisava was the daughter of tsar Peter I of Bulgaria and the Byzantine princess Irina Lakapina and became the wife of Yaropolk Sviatoslavich has been proposed and substantiated, and after his death — of Volodymyr the Great and was her until his marriage to the Byzantine princess Anna Porfirorodna. During her life in Kyiv in 972—1019, Olisava played a prominent role in the princely dynasty and in the life of the state. This group of graffiti also includes the autographs of King Hakon Eiriksson of Norway, metropolitan John I, and others. Graffiti brings us closer to an objective perception of contemporary events both in Russia and throughout Europe.
Source: Nikitenko N. (2024). Princess Olisava and her environment in the graphite of Sophia of Kyiv. Siverian Chronicle. (2): 5-21
Source web-site: https://sl-journal.com.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/436/378
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