6 moments

1. Capture of Liubech

   0882-01-01 · Liubech, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

   The chronicle places Oleg at Liubech after Smolensk, where it says he captured the town and established a garrison. The source dates this annal 6390 (880–882); 882 is used as the maximum single-year precision compatible with the chronicle's conventional conversion.

2. Capture of Smolensk

   0882-01-01 · Smolensk, Russia

   

   According to the Laurentian-text Primary Chronicle, Oleg reached Smolensk with his force, captured it, and installed a garrison. The source dates this annal 6390 (880–882); 882 is used as the maximum single-year precision compatible with the chronicle's conventional conversion.

3. Seizure of Kyiv and accession

   0882-01-01 · Kyiv, Ukraine

   

   In the chronicle narrative, Oleg reached Kyiv, arranged the killing of Askold and Dir, and became its prince. The source dates this annal 6390 (880–882); coordinates represent Kyiv because the chronicle's Hungarian Hill location cannot be identified precisely.

4. Campaign at Constantinople

   0907-01-01 · Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey

   

   The Primary Chronicle says Oleg led a Rus' force to Constantinople during the campaign traditionally dated to 907. This is the Primary Chronicle's account; the historicity and conventional dating of the campaign are disputed.

5. Return to Kyiv after the Greek campaign

   0907-01-01 · Kyiv, Ukraine

   

   The chronicle reports Oleg's return to Kyiv after the Constantinople campaign, bringing tribute and valuables. The return is narrated within the annal conventionally dated 907; the historicity and dating of the campaign are disputed.

6. Death and burial on Shchekavytsia

   0912-01-01 · Shchekavytsia Hill, Kyiv, Ukraine

   

   The Primary Chronicle's legendary death narrative says Oleg died after a snakebite and was buried on Shchekavytsia Hill in Kyiv. The card records the chronicle's stated burial presence. Oleg's death date and burial place are contested; other chronicle traditions place his burial at Ladoga.