| Malusha Malkovna | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 944? Liubech |
| Died | 1000 |
| Spouse | Sviatoslav I |
| Issue | Vladimir Sviatoslavich |
| Father | Malk of Liubech |
Malusha Malkovna[1][2] (Old East Slavic: Малушa) was allegedly a servant (kholopka) for Olga of Kiev and concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future. There are monuments of Malusha with her young son, Vladimir, in Korosten, Ukraine.
- ^ Vladimir Plougin: Russian Intelligence Services: The Early Years, 9th-11th Centuries, Algora Publ., 2000
- ^ History of Ukraine-Rus': From prehistory to the eleventh century, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 1997