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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 (name)|Helge]]'' (holy, sacred or blessed).
People 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 Cassini]], American fashion designer
*[[Oleg A. Korolev]], artist
*[[Oleg Gordievsky]], KGB agent who defected to the UK
*[[Oleg Penkovsky]]
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