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First Kiev and Russ ruler to bear a Russian name was old enough to be king.
第一個擁有俄羅斯名字的基輔和俄國統(tǒng)治者年齡到了就當了國王。
Olga got even with the Drivolyenings,
奧爾加和德列夫利安人和平相處，
thereby making herself the first but certainly not the last strong woman to rule the Russian State.
因此她成了第一個當然不是最后一個女強人統(tǒng)治俄國聯(lián)邦。
Later in life either in 945 , 957 or some other year she converted to Christianity taking the name Yelena.
后來，在公元945年957年或者是某一年，她轉(zhuǎn)成了基督教并取名葉蓮娜。
She later still became a Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
她后來成了一名俄國東正教教徒。
All the same her son Phiantoslav remained a happy cheerful pagan.
他的兒子斯維亞托斯拉夫還是一個樂觀的異教徒。
Phiantoslav died in battle in 972 leaving the throne to Yaropulk.
公元972年，斯維亞托斯拉夫戰(zhàn)死沙場，把皇位留給了亞羅波爾克。
According to the primary chronicles, Yaropulk was in fact Phiantoslav's legitimate son.
根據(jù)原始年代記載，亞羅波爾克是斯維亞托斯拉夫嫡生的兒子。
Yet Phiatonslav's illegitimate son, bastard son Vladimir wound up with the throne.
然而斯維亞托斯拉夫的私生子——弗拉基米爾最后卻奪取皇位。
In a legend that would do Romulus and Remus proud.
傳說羅慕路斯和勒莫斯都會感到驕傲。
Vladimir first fled to Scandinavia where he hired some Varangian mercenaries.
弗拉基米爾最初到了斯堪的納維亞，他雇用了一些瓦良格雇傭兵。
Returning with his mercenaries in 980, Vladimir tricked Yaropulk into a meeting and murdered him.
公元980年，他和雇傭兵回來了，弗拉基米爾騙亞羅波爾克見面然后殺了他。
Not a promising beginning for future Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
這對于一個未來的東正教圣徒來說，不是個好的開頭。
Far to the west the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire were increasing their influence.
遠到西邊的羅馬天主教，神圣羅馬帝國的影響越來越大。
