Oleg
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Oleg (Russian and Ukrainian: Олег, Belarusianor: Алег) is a Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian given name. It may be transliterated as "Oleh" from Ukrainian and "Aleh" or "Aleg" from Belarusian. It derives from the Scandinavian Helge (holy, sacred or blessed).
Pleople named Oleg include:
- Oleg of Novgorod, 9th–10th century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
- Oleg of Bryansk, 13th century prince of Bryansk and Chernigov, declared a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church
- Oleg of Ryazan, 14th century prince of Ryazan Principality
- Oleg A. Korolev, artist
- Oleg Gordievsky, KGB agent who defected to the UK
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