Имало ли е българо-руски междудинастични бракове през Средновековието?
Were there any Bulgarian-Russian interdynastic marriages during the Middle Ages?

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes all the information used in the widespread hypotheses about the existence of Bulgarian-Russian interdynastic marriages during the Middle Ages, and compares it with a number of other sources and established facts. There are only two hypothetical Bulgarian-Russian diplomatic marriages: the marriage of Prince Igor of Kiev (912–945) and Olga from the beginning of the tenth century, and the marriage of grand Prince Vladimir the Great (980–1015) and his wife of Bulgarian descent from the end of the same century. The study substantially refutes the current hypotheses about the existence of Bulgarian-Russian dynastic marriages during the Middle Ages and proves that the Bulgarian medieval rulers did not use marriage diplomacy in relation to Kievan Rus.

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