Faces of Kyiv Rulers of the 11th c. AD on St. Sophia Frescos: Fair-haired men with trimmed or no beard

In an attempt to rewrite and appropriate the history of Kyiv Rus, the Muscovites have insistently portrayed Kyiv rulers as bearded men. Take a look at their portrayal of Yaroslav the Wise for example. Meanwhile, even the original stamp of Yaroslav mentioned at the beginning of that Wiki article shows him as a man without a beard but with a mustache.

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Russian Academician Fedor Solntsev (1801-1892) although partially responsible for the vandalization of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, has left valuable paintings of the original frescos of the Cathedral.

‘Gardariki, Ukraine‘ ebook has little-known facts about Kyiv of the time.