Yaroslav

Proper noun

Meaning

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ярослав (Jarosláv).

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ярослав (Jarosláv).

Examples

Events Births * February 8 Yaroslav II of Russia (d. Source: Internet

Following the Russian custom of naming military objects such as tanks and planes after historical figures, the helmet worn by many Russian soldiers during the Crimean War was called the "Helmet of Yaroslav the Wise". Source: Internet

Following his death, the body of Yaroslav the Wise was entombed in a white marble sarcophagus within Saint Sophia's Cathedral. Source: Internet

In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010. Source: Internet

In 1014 Yaroslav refused to pay tribute to Kiev and only Vladimir's death, in July 1015, prevented a war. Source: Internet

In 1024 Mstislav of Chernigov (one of Vladimir's sons) marched against his brother Yaroslav with an army that included "Khazars and Kassogians" in a repulsed attempt to restore a kind of 'Khazarian'-type dominion over Kiev. Source: Internet

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