Igor
Related Category: Russian, Soviet, and CIS History: Biographies
(ē´gôr, Russ. ē´gər) or
Ihor(ē´khər), d. 945, duke of Kiev (912–45), successor of
Oleg as ruler of
Kievan Rus. According to the Russian
Primary Chronicle, a medieval history, Igor was the son of
Rurik, founder of the Russian princely line. Igor's expedition (941) against Constantinople was routed by the Greeks, and in 945 he concluded a new commercial treaty with the Byzantines. He was killed by rebellious Slavic tribespeople while attempting to collect tribute. His wife, St. Olga or Olha, served as regent for their son
Sviatoslav after Igor's death.