This episode was originally released on October 18, 2019. In celebration of Halloween, we're airing spooky tales from our archives. Olga of Kiev executed one of the most bone-chilling revenge tours in ...

In the 10th century, a Viking ruler known as Olga of Kiev sought revenge on the men who killed her husband by burying them alive. The Grand Prince Igor was Princess Olga's husband and the ruler of the ...

History rarely produces a figure as complex and unforgettable as Olga of Kiev. Remembered both as a ruthless avenger and as a Christian saint, she ruled during the turbulent tenth century, when the ...

I’d never heard of Olga of Kyiv until recently. She is not well-known in the Western world, but is celebrated more widely in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, where she is honored as ...