1 00:00:00,929 --> 00:00:05,241 Youth Project Malakhit 2016 2 00:00:05,491 --> 00:00:08,249 presents 3 00:00:09,227 --> 00:00:13,627 the musical "Princess Olga" 4 00:00:15,547 --> 00:00:19,031 We give you the musical of Malakhit-2016 5 00:00:19,151 --> 00:00:22,026 "Princess Olga.' 6 00:00:33,986 --> 00:00:36,985 How is history written? 7 00:00:37,128 --> 00:00:41,288 How is the fabric of fate woven? 8 00:00:41,417 --> 00:00:43,667 Not a day, not a year or two, 9 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:46,661 but hundreds of years. 10 00:00:47,041 --> 00:00:50,530 Kings, monks and princes, 11 00:00:50,744 --> 00:00:53,629 Poets and slaves - 12 00:00:54,008 --> 00:01:00,158 Each one of them will leave his trace. 13 00:01:00,917 --> 00:01:03,947 Sometimes a man proudly thinks 14 00:01:04,157 --> 00:01:07,477 that he has total control, 15 00:01:07,724 --> 00:01:13,904 He is his own king, idol and god, 16 00:01:14,118 --> 00:01:17,308 even though his short life 17 00:01:17,434 --> 00:01:20,674 is measured in minutes and hours, 18 00:01:20,813 --> 00:01:26,053 and God's hand is obvious in his life. 19 00:01:26,873 --> 00:01:30,193 Like a drop in the ocean, 20 00:01:30,729 --> 00:01:34,009 or a speck of dust on the scales, 21 00:01:34,178 --> 00:01:40,238 the fates of all nations are before Him. 22 00:01:40,449 --> 00:01:43,999 Whoever you are, please remember 23 00:01:44,173 --> 00:01:47,413 your life is in God's hands, 24 00:01:47,568 --> 00:01:53,238 and He will never forget anyone. 25 00:01:54,794 --> 00:01:57,954 Here in Russia everything is also 26 00:01:58,103 --> 00:02:01,093 quite complicated, as usual. 27 00:02:01,255 --> 00:02:07,535 not for a day or a year but for centuries. 28 00:02:08,048 --> 00:02:10,768 What happened and what didn't? 29 00:02:10,902 --> 00:02:14,432 Who is right and who is wrong? 30 00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:20,464 And who could ever give us answers? 31 00:02:20,678 --> 00:02:24,448 Like a drop in the ocean 32 00:02:24,571 --> 00:02:28,181 or a speck of dust on the scales 33 00:02:28,290 --> 00:02:34,030 the nations' fates are before God's face. 34 00:02:34,215 --> 00:02:37,655 Whoever you are, please remember: 35 00:02:37,779 --> 00:02:41,449 Your life is in God's hands, 36 00:02:41,573 --> 00:02:47,493 and He will never forget anyone. 37 00:02:48,249 --> 00:02:51,389 History will appreciate us 38 00:02:51,531 --> 00:02:54,341 or maybe it won't - 39 00:02:54,499 --> 00:03:00,599 But the Creator's pen is still writing, 40 00:03:00,723 --> 00:03:03,663 and His story presents everything as it is, 41 00:03:03,813 --> 00:03:07,063 it reveals the secret of eternity, 42 00:03:07,228 --> 00:03:12,618 it has a beginning but it has no end. 43 00:03:12,959 --> 00:03:16,409 Like a drop in the ocean, 44 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:19,791 or a speck of dust on the scales 45 00:03:19,916 --> 00:03:25,946 the fates of nations are before His face. 46 00:03:26,121 --> 00:03:28,981 whoever you are, please remember: 47 00:03:29,169 --> 00:03:34,059 your life is in God's hands, 48 00:03:34,341 --> 00:03:41,601 and He will never forget anyone. 49 00:03:57,939 --> 00:03:59,049 The city of Kiev. 50 00:03:59,213 --> 00:04:00,143 circa 920 A.D. 51 00:04:04,668 --> 00:04:07,468 Hey, everyone! Good people! 52 00:04:07,879 --> 00:04:10,589 Come on down! Set the tables! 53 00:04:10,691 --> 00:04:13,691 Tune up your instruments, put your boots on! 54 00:04:13,846 --> 00:04:17,086 Sing and dance to honor the newlyweds! 55 00:04:17,204 --> 00:04:20,324 There's a party in the prince's house! 56 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,030 Let's celebrate! 57 00:04:22,149 --> 00:04:24,019 the great Oleg of Novgorod 58 00:04:24,172 --> 00:04:28,262 is marrying Prince Igor to the beautiful princess Olga 59 00:04:28,474 --> 00:04:31,514 of the city of Pskov, of Varangyan tongue. 60 00:04:31,663 --> 00:04:34,543 So come together, to eat and drink 61 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,760 and celebrate the bride and groom! 62 00:04:46,285 --> 00:04:49,325 God Svarog, make us a wedding, 63 00:04:49,436 --> 00:04:53,296 to be strong and to last forever. 64 00:04:53,348 --> 00:04:56,618 God Svarog, make us a wedding 65 00:04:56,701 --> 00:04:59,301 so the sun won't dry it out 66 00:04:59,412 --> 00:05:01,852 and the hail won't bring it down. 67 00:05:01,984 --> 00:05:04,794 God Svarog, make us a wedding 68 00:05:04,915 --> 00:05:07,495 so that the wind won't blow it away 69 00:05:07,638 --> 00:05:10,048 and the rain won't wash it away. 70 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:13,105 God Svarog, make us a wedding 71 00:05:13,227 --> 00:05:17,227 to be strong and to last forever. 72 00:05:17,688 --> 00:05:20,738 How did this wedding ever come about? 73 00:05:21,015 --> 00:05:23,645 How did we find such a beautiful bride? 74 00:05:23,756 --> 00:05:26,746 The Sun-God must've brought them together 75 00:05:26,893 --> 00:05:29,243 Let me tell you how it all happened. 76 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:31,969 One morning the sun was shining bright 77 00:05:32,117 --> 00:05:34,557 Olga went to the woods to pick berries. 78 00:05:34,654 --> 00:05:37,224 looking for berries under every bush, 79 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,890 and didn't notice how she got lost. 80 00:05:40,056 --> 00:05:42,516 "Girlfriends! Where are you?" she cried 81 00:05:42,691 --> 00:05:45,331 but it wasn't girlfriends who heard her. 82 00:05:45,409 --> 00:05:47,789 Igor and his army were camping nearby 83 00:05:47,919 --> 00:05:50,699 camping right on the river bank. 84 00:05:50,858 --> 00:05:53,448 The men saw Olga from afar, 85 00:05:53,555 --> 00:05:56,215 Igor told them to catch her. 86 00:05:56,293 --> 00:05:59,053 They crept up to her from two sides, 87 00:05:59,153 --> 00:06:03,153 Olga started running like the wind. 88 00:06:04,078 --> 00:06:06,818 But the men caught her after all 89 00:06:06,902 --> 00:06:09,202 held her firmly 90 00:06:09,346 --> 00:06:12,556 she kicked and screamed 91 00:06:12,663 --> 00:06:15,713 but found herself in front of Igor anyway. 92 00:06:15,793 --> 00:06:18,173 Igor loved the girl! 93 00:06:18,234 --> 00:06:21,104 She was lovely, slender and beautiful! 94 00:06:21,199 --> 00:06:23,759 He put a ring on her finger right there, 95 00:06:23,866 --> 00:06:27,866 and set the wedding date without delay. 96 00:06:28,034 --> 00:06:30,594 You're lying! What a silly story! 97 00:06:30,651 --> 00:06:33,361 The Prince wouldn't kidnap a girl like that! 98 00:06:33,431 --> 00:06:35,531 You're lying! What hogwash! 99 00:06:35,645 --> 00:06:39,235 Let me tell you what REALLY happened. 100 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:52,139 Once, Igor was hunting in Pskov area 101 00:06:52,457 --> 00:06:56,857 and had to hire a boat to cross a river. 102 00:06:57,041 --> 00:07:01,821 The boatman was young and cute, 103 00:07:02,147 --> 00:07:06,147 in a man's dress, but too much like a girl. 104 00:07:06,394 --> 00:07:10,744 Igor was surprised and looked closer 105 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:15,321 and saw that it was really a girl. 106 00:07:15,675 --> 00:07:19,675 "I can see you are a beautiful girl" 107 00:07:19,928 --> 00:07:24,668 'I'd love to get to know you better." 108 00:07:25,207 --> 00:07:29,207 "Take off your hat and move closer" 109 00:07:29,359 --> 00:07:33,359 "Don't be afraid to let your hair down." 110 00:07:33,688 --> 00:07:37,838 "And give me a long sweet kiss" 111 00:07:37,950 --> 00:07:42,760 "Your prince really enjoys kisses!" 112 00:07:51,969 --> 00:07:56,539 "Shame on you, Prince Igor! How can a prince say such wicked words? 113 00:07:56,670 --> 00:08:01,010 "Could he lead an innocent girl into sin?" 114 00:08:01,353 --> 00:08:05,503 "Even though I am young and alone here - 115 00:08:05,776 --> 00:08:10,446 I will not tolerate such filthy thoughts!" 116 00:08:10,694 --> 00:08:14,794 "I won't listen to the Prince's speeches 117 00:08:15,001 --> 00:08:19,341 I'd rather drown myself than give in!" 118 00:08:19,572 --> 00:08:23,822 The upright girl was so severe with him 119 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:28,543 that all lust got knocked out of him. 120 00:08:28,793 --> 00:08:33,283 Her beautiful eyes were aflame with anger, 121 00:08:33,566 --> 00:08:37,566 and stayed in his heart and memory. 122 00:08:37,838 --> 00:08:41,838 So when it was time for him to marry 123 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:46,960 the prince remembered the pretty boatman. 124 00:08:56,229 --> 00:09:00,229 "I don't want anyone but her!" 125 00:09:00,591 --> 00:09:04,591 "I love my dear Olga best of all!" 126 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:09,890 He had to grovel big time 127 00:09:10,010 --> 00:09:14,290 trying to make up to the righteous girl. 128 00:09:14,555 --> 00:09:19,115 Olga must have liked the prince's words 129 00:09:19,372 --> 00:09:24,282 that they set a date for their wedding soon! 130 00:09:24,793 --> 00:09:27,313 You are lying! What a silly story! 131 00:09:27,446 --> 00:09:30,126 How could he have taken a girl for a man? 132 00:09:30,287 --> 00:09:32,297 You are lying! What hogwash! 133 00:09:32,448 --> 00:09:35,568 Let me tell you what REALLY happened 134 00:09:35,747 --> 00:09:38,417 Here is what you will read in the official history books: 135 00:09:38,503 --> 00:09:41,543 Oleg of Novgorod brought them together. 136 00:09:41,642 --> 00:09:43,822 Oleg, beloved of all Kievan Rus, 137 00:09:43,942 --> 00:09:46,222 He was like a father to Igor. 138 00:09:46,317 --> 00:09:48,787 when it was time for Igor to marry 139 00:09:48,909 --> 00:09:51,779 Oleg helped him choose the bride 140 00:09:51,888 --> 00:09:54,118 Olga is smart and beautiful, 141 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:57,277 she will make Igor an excellent wife. 142 00:09:57,414 --> 00:10:00,224 Igor and Olga, what a handsome couple! 143 00:10:00,293 --> 00:10:02,713 May they rule in Kiev for a long time! 144 00:10:02,826 --> 00:10:05,096 Where are they? Wait a little. 145 00:10:05,191 --> 00:10:09,001 Here they are! Make way for the bride and groom! 146 00:10:09,228 --> 00:10:11,808 God Svarog, make us a wedding 147 00:10:11,927 --> 00:10:15,417 to be strong and to last forever. 148 00:10:15,671 --> 00:10:18,741 God Svarog, make us a wedding, 149 00:10:18,897 --> 00:10:21,297 so that the sun won't dry it out 150 00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:23,831 and the hail won't bring it down. 151 00:10:24,168 --> 00:10:27,148 God Svarog, make us a wedding 152 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:29,619 so that the wind won't blow it away 153 00:10:29,722 --> 00:10:32,022 so that the rain won't wash it away. 154 00:10:32,131 --> 00:10:35,281 God Svarog, make us a wedding, 155 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:39,385 to be strong and to last forever. 156 00:10:44,204 --> 00:10:47,844 May the seed you've planted grow and grow. 157 00:10:48,008 --> 00:10:51,268 May the good you have done last forever. 158 00:10:51,374 --> 00:10:54,254 Glory to the ancient dynasty of Rurik! 159 00:10:54,324 --> 00:10:57,694 Glory to Prince Igor and Princess Olga! 160 00:10:57,776 --> 00:11:01,466 May love, health and happiness be with you 161 00:11:01,564 --> 00:11:05,564 Live together in harmony 162 00:11:05,636 --> 00:11:07,456 In wealth and every good thing 163 00:11:07,558 --> 00:11:09,728 may you have love and friendship 164 00:11:09,839 --> 00:11:13,539 while you are both alive. 165 00:11:13,641 --> 00:11:17,641 and may your dynasty last for centuries. 166 00:11:22,987 --> 00:11:26,207 Come, light and glory, 167 00:11:26,284 --> 00:11:30,284 the strength of our clan, 168 00:11:30,437 --> 00:11:33,887 waters, oaks, and wheat, 169 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,820 the light of our anscestors. 170 00:11:37,903 --> 00:11:41,793 The strong souls of our predecessors, 171 00:11:41,943 --> 00:11:45,293 Our flesh and blood, 172 00:11:45,575 --> 00:11:49,125 The spirits of the elements, 173 00:11:49,222 --> 00:11:52,992 The spirits of nature. 174 00:11:53,099 --> 00:11:56,529 The powers of God Svarog 175 00:11:56,633 --> 00:12:00,633 The powers of the light, 176 00:12:00,822 --> 00:12:04,132 the powers revealed by the gods, 177 00:12:04,309 --> 00:12:07,889 the powers of our fathers. 178 00:12:08,025 --> 00:12:15,195 Soldiers, put on your helmets and armor, 179 00:12:15,369 --> 00:12:22,629 gather together in one big circle. 180 00:12:22,947 --> 00:12:30,247 Keep us from an evil will, 181 00:12:30,525 --> 00:12:37,725 Protect our families, restore our clan, 182 00:12:38,089 --> 00:12:45,199 keep the land, serve the right, 183 00:12:45,551 --> 00:12:53,171 Restore our clan, keep the land. 184 00:13:33,506 --> 00:13:38,296 The city of Kiev. The year 945 (or about) 185 00:13:38,487 --> 00:13:45,747 Over the forest, over the grove, in the summertime, 186 00:13:48,604 --> 00:13:52,604 a dove was flying, a pearl-colored dove. 187 00:13:58,434 --> 00:14:07,423 Where are you going, my sweet dove? 188 00:14:11,297 --> 00:14:18,387 Where are you going, north or south? 189 00:14:32,383 --> 00:14:35,953 My dear Princess, my dear Olga, 190 00:14:36,311 --> 00:14:40,311 I've ordered my horse to be saddled tomorrow morning. 191 00:14:40,673 --> 00:14:44,673 I am leaving Kiev for a few weeks. 192 00:14:44,945 --> 00:14:48,815 Will you be all right here without me? 193 00:14:48,918 --> 00:14:52,578 Where are you off to again, dear husband? 194 00:14:52,832 --> 00:14:56,832 Will you ever settle down? 195 00:14:57,072 --> 00:15:01,072 Have you not played enough with your sword and your bow? 196 00:15:01,312 --> 00:15:05,762 you're like a little boy, though you are a father already. 197 00:15:06,025 --> 00:15:07,585 I feel restless. 198 00:15:07,697 --> 00:15:10,347 I am off to visit the Drevlyans, 199 00:15:10,462 --> 00:15:13,742 to get some more tribute from them. 200 00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:17,400 Let them know who's the boss in Rus', 201 00:15:17,495 --> 00:15:21,495 Let them remember the power of my arm! 202 00:15:21,817 --> 00:15:25,817 Are you sure it is wise to bully them so? 203 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:30,126 You have taken you due - why ask for more? 204 00:15:30,361 --> 00:15:34,361 if you don't know what to do with yourself 205 00:15:34,597 --> 00:15:38,597 There are domestic reforms to think about! 206 00:15:38,912 --> 00:15:42,452 Oleg of Nvgorod gathered many free clans 207 00:15:42,537 --> 00:15:46,537 to form one Russian nation. 208 00:15:46,916 --> 00:15:50,916 Isn't it time to say farewell to the arms 209 00:15:51,122 --> 00:15:54,642 and beat our swords into ploughshares? 210 00:15:54,854 --> 00:15:59,144 Then divide the land into counties, 211 00:15:59,406 --> 00:16:03,406 appoint governors and tax collectors? 212 00:16:03,713 --> 00:16:07,593 I know, honey, it is hard to carry out economic reforms, 213 00:16:07,792 --> 00:16:11,282 but how else can we make Rus' strong and wealthy? 214 00:16:11,427 --> 00:16:15,807 My dear Princess, my dear Olga 215 00:16:16,111 --> 00:16:19,761 this is all great, but please remember: 216 00:16:19,819 --> 00:16:23,819 you women are long of hair but short of brain, 217 00:16:24,077 --> 00:16:28,457 so you shouldn't interfere into men's business. 218 00:16:28,698 --> 00:16:32,698 My soldiers are bored and our horses are restless, 219 00:16:32,990 --> 00:16:36,500 So, we will be setting out at dawn. 220 00:16:37,006 --> 00:16:40,546 now, you take care of my son and remember: 221 00:16:40,692 --> 00:16:44,692 women shouldn't bother with reforms. 222 00:16:45,009 --> 00:16:49,009 Fine, honey, you do what you want. 223 00:16:49,125 --> 00:16:53,125 But know: I can teach you all a thing or two! 224 00:16:53,347 --> 00:16:56,757 As for weaker women, I swear to the gods 225 00:16:56,866 --> 00:17:00,866 we, women, are more than a match for you guys! 226 00:17:01,298 --> 00:17:05,298 We know full well how to get what we want 227 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,400 No wonder, everyone talks about women's power. 228 00:17:09,554 --> 00:17:13,074 and even though Nekrasov has not been born yet, 229 00:17:13,189 --> 00:17:17,189 horses are already galloping and houses are already burning! 230 00:17:17,322 --> 00:17:19,872 (a reference to a famous poem where a Russian woman is praised 231 00:17:19,986 --> 00:17:23,306 for being able to stop a galloping horse 232 00:17:23,378 --> 00:17:26,668 and enter a burning house) 233 00:18:27,239 --> 00:18:31,239 The city of KIev. A few months later. 234 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:40,370 The dark night was stormy, 235 00:18:43,843 --> 00:18:51,743 the brave warrior's wife was anxious, 236 00:18:53,865 --> 00:18:58,495 Where is my dear husband? 237 00:18:58,772 --> 00:19:05,122 He has been away for too long 238 00:19:05,693 --> 00:19:13,033 I fear his enemies may have killed him. 239 00:19:24,885 --> 00:19:26,765 Hop, hop, jump, jump, 240 00:19:26,924 --> 00:19:29,394 a young lad went out for a walk 241 00:19:29,564 --> 00:19:31,614 went to get some water, 242 00:19:31,761 --> 00:19:33,691 found himself a young girl. 243 00:19:33,795 --> 00:19:37,795 Our father Prince Igor 244 00:19:37,897 --> 00:19:42,217 walks around Rus', swinging his mace. 245 00:19:42,405 --> 00:19:46,405 Svatoslav, his son, you keep playing yet, 246 00:19:46,892 --> 00:19:50,892 soon you will take up your bow and arrows 247 00:19:51,116 --> 00:19:53,256 Hop, hop, jump, jump 248 00:19:53,321 --> 00:19:57,321 a young lad went out for a walk 249 00:19:57,728 --> 00:20:00,548 went out for a walk and found a girl. 250 00:20:06,364 --> 00:20:12,214 Princess, you have guests, envoys from the Drevlyan clan, from Prince Mal. 251 00:20:12,374 --> 00:20:17,474 The Drevlyans? Prince Mal? Bring them in. 252 00:20:21,438 --> 00:20:24,888 MAN: Are you Olga, Igor's wife? 253 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:27,697 OLGA: Speak on, I am listening. 254 00:20:27,829 --> 00:20:31,129 MAN: We have been sent to you with some sad news. 255 00:20:31,247 --> 00:20:33,887 OLGA: Go on. 256 00:20:33,977 --> 00:20:42,927 MAN: We bring sad news: Igor, your Prince, is no more. 257 00:20:46,956 --> 00:20:50,956 OLGA: you have come with sorrowful news 258 00:20:51,067 --> 00:20:55,527 I will mourn my husband for a long time. 259 00:20:55,696 --> 00:20:59,696 But tell me what happened 260 00:20:59,808 --> 00:21:04,238 that the Prince found his untimely death? 261 00:21:04,518 --> 00:21:08,958 Did he die in battle, from an arrow? 262 00:21:09,345 --> 00:21:13,065 Was he mauled by a bear? 263 00:21:13,244 --> 00:21:16,434 Did he drown in the deep river? 264 00:21:16,635 --> 00:21:20,635 Where should I look for his poor head? 265 00:21:22,022 --> 00:21:26,022 MEN: Not in the battle, not in the river. 266 00:21:26,175 --> 00:21:32,185 We hanged him ourselves for his greed. 267 00:21:32,563 --> 00:21:35,063 OLGA: You HANGED him? 268 00:21:35,219 --> 00:21:42,479 MEN: Remember how Igor recently collected the tribute from us? 269 00:21:43,648 --> 00:21:51,098 We never argued, we paid him in full. 270 00:21:52,589 --> 00:21:59,799 So why did he come again and ask for more? 271 00:22:01,204 --> 00:22:03,784 OLGA: Asked for more... 272 00:22:03,966 --> 00:22:11,126 MEN: No one treats us Drevlians with such contempt! 273 00:22:11,368 --> 00:22:19,218 We couldn't bear the offense; such greed should be punished! 274 00:22:21,165 --> 00:22:24,085 OLGA: should be punished... 275 00:22:24,232 --> 00:22:31,022 MEN: So we took his arms and legs and tied them to the tops of tall trees. 276 00:22:31,181 --> 00:22:35,181 and let the trees shoot up to the sky. 277 00:22:35,621 --> 00:22:40,131 So, Igor the Prince of Rus', is no more. 278 00:22:40,562 --> 00:22:43,202 OLGA: his arms and legs.... 279 00:22:43,332 --> 00:22:50,692 MEN: So that you all remember forever not to treat us Drevlyans like dogs. 280 00:22:51,300 --> 00:22:53,880 OLGA: shoot up to the sky.... 281 00:22:54,058 --> 00:23:01,318 MEN: Please don't be angry, fair Princess: it was a punishment for his arrogance. 282 00:23:01,837 --> 00:23:09,867 You will not remain a widow: our prince will happily marry you, 283 00:23:10,181 --> 00:23:15,211 according to custom, as the widow of the defeated enemy 284 00:23:15,608 --> 00:23:22,978 So we come as his groomsmen. What do you say, fair Princess of Rus'? 285 00:23:29,237 --> 00:23:33,237 OLGA: You groomsmen have come so fast 286 00:23:33,405 --> 00:23:37,405 I barely had time to be a widow 287 00:23:37,754 --> 00:23:46,194 and you are asking me to be a wife again. 288 00:23:46,396 --> 00:23:50,396 I am young and beautiful 289 00:23:50,701 --> 00:23:54,701 you can't freeze a woman's heart 290 00:23:54,850 --> 00:24:02,270 and Igor is not coming back now, is he? 291 00:24:02,555 --> 00:24:06,875 I like your offer well enough. 292 00:24:07,104 --> 00:24:11,524 A woman's bloom doesn't last long. 293 00:24:11,614 --> 00:24:18,854 Tomorrow at dawn my people will come for you 294 00:24:19,701 --> 00:24:23,701 they well celebrate you as special guests 295 00:24:24,283 --> 00:24:28,283 and will show you such honor that has never been before 296 00:24:28,646 --> 00:24:35,916 this place will see things it has never seen! 297 00:24:36,184 --> 00:24:40,474 They will take you up on their shoulders 298 00:24:40,739 --> 00:24:44,739 and bring your boat to my house. 299 00:24:44,967 --> 00:24:52,637 It is no trouble for us to carry such dear guests up the hill. 300 00:24:52,950 --> 00:25:01,020 So you go on now to your boat, don't be anxious for anything. 301 00:25:01,229 --> 00:25:10,119 from now on you will rest in peace here in the Russian land. 302 00:25:43,688 --> 00:25:46,108 MEN: Don't be angry, fair Princess 303 00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:50,405 our prince has sent us again to ask for your hand, according to custom. 304 00:25:50,562 --> 00:25:53,372 You killed the first envoys so cunningly 305 00:25:53,465 --> 00:25:57,465 but now the prince wants to marry you even more! 306 00:26:00,464 --> 00:26:04,694 OLGA: Ah, you are back again! 307 00:26:04,944 --> 00:26:09,734 Didn't get enough the first time? 308 00:26:09,961 --> 00:26:16,771 I guess Igor's widow is playing hard to get. 309 00:26:17,207 --> 00:26:21,647 Even though you dragged Igor's name through the mire 310 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:25,840 your promises flatter me. 311 00:26:26,305 --> 00:26:33,615 Fine, I will be your Prince's bride. 312 00:26:34,901 --> 00:26:38,231 So, come and drink from my cup 313 00:26:38,385 --> 00:26:42,385 you, dear guests, must stay and rest a while 314 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:50,221 after a long trip you should really take a nice hot bath. 315 00:26:51,403 --> 00:26:55,403 I will stoke the furnace white hot, 316 00:26:55,591 --> 00:26:59,591 I will wash you clean to your bones, 317 00:26:59,857 --> 00:27:07,567 I will roast some wild game for your supper. 318 00:27:07,787 --> 00:27:12,777 May the steam be dense and hot, 319 00:27:12,983 --> 00:27:16,983 may the fire blaze bright and strong. 320 00:27:17,399 --> 00:27:24,429 I think you will find our bathhouse very, very hot indeed! 321 00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:29,117 Never mind that the windows are boarded up 322 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,480 Never mind that it is such a tight place 323 00:27:33,821 --> 00:27:41,181 Remember Prince Igor in your last song! 324 00:28:03,973 --> 00:28:06,773 I can no longer stay still! 325 00:28:06,792 --> 00:28:10,792 I will not wait for more envoys! 326 00:28:11,033 --> 00:28:18,943 I will fly to the Drevlyans' lands like a winged bird! 327 00:28:19,161 --> 00:28:23,661 I will lay siege to their city like a thunder cloud 328 00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:28,630 like a wild hawk, like a deathly cry, 329 00:28:28,749 --> 00:28:35,559 I will bring my spoils as a sacrifice to my vengeance! 330 00:28:36,803 --> 00:28:40,803 Come on out of your houses, you Drevlyans 331 00:28:40,857 --> 00:28:44,857 bring me homing pigeons as your tribute 332 00:28:44,987 --> 00:28:52,537 I will turn sunlight into darkness for you today! 333 00:28:53,809 --> 00:28:57,119 I will tie fire to the pigeons' feet 334 00:28:57,219 --> 00:29:01,219 they will fly back to their roofs, 335 00:29:01,591 --> 00:29:09,461 and you will pay for my husband's death with your blood. 336 00:29:09,725 --> 00:29:17,795 May the fire swallow you all, the old and the young 337 00:29:18,119 --> 00:29:26,409 like you never existed at all! 338 00:29:26,713 --> 00:29:31,123 Maybe then I will mourn my husband properly, 339 00:29:31,354 --> 00:29:35,354 Maybe then proper vengeance will be done 340 00:29:35,766 --> 00:29:43,326 Maybe then this proud heart will accept its loss... 341 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:20,920 The City of Kiev. About ten years later. 342 00:30:36,419 --> 00:30:40,869 SVENELD: Why are you out so late, son? Why aren't you in bed? 343 00:30:41,178 --> 00:30:46,568 We're leaving at dawn, and you act like you are not happy. 344 00:30:46,743 --> 00:30:52,873 Remember, we're going to the great city of Constantinople, to visit the emperor. 345 00:30:53,170 --> 00:30:57,000 Why should I be happy? I'm going on a cart 346 00:30:57,173 --> 00:31:01,173 Not on a war horse, as a warrior. 347 00:31:01,316 --> 00:31:05,316 it is not a joy, it is a punishment! 348 00:31:05,443 --> 00:31:09,443 all this diplomacy - not my cup of tea! 349 00:31:09,554 --> 00:31:13,554 Oleg of Novgorod put his shield on Constantinople's gates, as a victor 350 00:31:13,998 --> 00:31:17,998 Enemies still speak of him with respect 351 00:31:18,171 --> 00:31:22,171 and here we are, still groveling before these Greeks, these Christians! 352 00:31:22,443 --> 00:31:26,443 For us, brave Russians, it is a shame! 353 00:31:26,762 --> 00:31:30,472 Oleg was a wise warrior, he knew which battles to fight 354 00:31:30,806 --> 00:31:34,976 and knew it is better not to spill blood in vain. 355 00:31:35,119 --> 00:31:42,069 I am an old soldier, but I will swear: only children are so anxious to fight! 356 00:31:42,313 --> 00:31:46,313 Yes, since Olga became our ruler, wars have ceased 357 00:31:46,479 --> 00:31:50,479 But everyone is only happy to get a break 358 00:31:50,590 --> 00:31:54,590 to get some peace and quiet, to get some work done, 359 00:31:54,793 --> 00:31:58,793 and finally save some money. 360 00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:03,083 You and Mom both sing the same song! But I want to fight! 361 00:32:03,261 --> 00:32:07,261 But there is peace everywhere, my sword is getting rusty. 362 00:32:07,548 --> 00:32:11,548 I am sick of practicing with wooden swords 363 00:32:11,788 --> 00:32:15,788 All the soldiers are laughing at me! 364 00:32:15,951 --> 00:32:21,461 I want my name to be respected and feared everywhere! 365 00:32:23,651 --> 00:32:27,651 How am I worse than Arkady Gaidar? (a famous 20th cent. Russian commander) 366 00:32:27,921 --> 00:32:31,921 And he was in his teens when he started! 367 00:32:32,264 --> 00:32:36,264 How long will I be tied to Mom's apron strings? 368 00:32:36,643 --> 00:32:40,643 I also want to be a ruler, I am of age! 369 00:32:40,939 --> 00:32:44,939 I want to talk to her, but she's hard to get hold of 370 00:32:45,108 --> 00:32:48,258 she's always busy and has no time for me 371 00:32:48,506 --> 00:32:52,506 She marches to Pskov, then to Novgorod, 372 00:32:52,687 --> 00:32:56,687 or when she's here, deals with complaints 373 00:32:56,933 --> 00:33:00,933 It hurts me to think that in all this busyness 374 00:33:01,106 --> 00:33:05,106 Mom has forgotten all about me and my father. 375 00:33:13,426 --> 00:33:15,926 SVENELD: Come on, son, sit down. 376 00:33:16,077 --> 00:33:18,757 Look, how bright the stars are tonight. 377 00:33:18,863 --> 00:33:23,603 It is not an easy thing to understand or explain. 378 00:33:23,958 --> 00:33:28,808 When the heart is broken and love is dead, 379 00:33:29,042 --> 00:33:33,962 what seems forgotten hurts most of all. 380 00:33:34,202 --> 00:33:44,052 And even the worst revenge could not fill this horrible emptiness. 381 00:33:44,535 --> 00:33:53,255 All you can do is push the pain into the past, freeze the heart and bury it. 382 00:33:53,490 --> 00:33:58,630 Otherwise how can one live, how can you breathe? 383 00:33:58,820 --> 00:34:07,700 You remember that horrible day - she is trying to run from the memories. 384 00:34:07,937 --> 00:34:12,577 Try to understand her, try to forgive! 385 00:34:12,805 --> 00:34:17,675 She is trying to forget herself, bury herself in work 386 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:23,230 and she usually has so much to do. 387 00:34:23,388 --> 00:34:28,108 To break through to her heart, to thaw out her soul 388 00:34:28,310 --> 00:34:32,310 you need a truly great miracle. 389 00:34:32,466 --> 00:34:37,286 so she could live and breathe again 390 00:34:37,453 --> 00:34:40,573 could find freedom and love - 391 00:34:40,698 --> 00:34:46,668 pray to the gods for this miracle! 392 00:34:47,830 --> 00:35:01,650 Please understand her - and forgive! 393 00:35:11,948 --> 00:35:15,948 The city of Constantinople. 957 A.D. 394 00:37:15,703 --> 00:37:18,673 OLGA: Tell me, who is it, singing so beautifully 395 00:37:18,707 --> 00:37:21,987 and what is this song about? 396 00:37:22,139 --> 00:37:27,749 GREGORY: It's the Church praising its God, the Creator of all living things. 397 00:37:28,187 --> 00:37:33,717 He created all stars and the sky and the mysteries of the seas 398 00:37:35,139 --> 00:37:40,409 fish, beasts, birds, and men, He alone created us all. 399 00:37:41,681 --> 00:37:47,481 OLGA: What about Yarilo, Perun, Veles, the gods we have always worshiped? 400 00:37:47,804 --> 00:37:53,944 Are they subject to this Creator, must they bow down before Him? 401 00:37:54,170 --> 00:38:00,130 GREGORY: In the past God allowed nations to follow their own ways 402 00:38:00,371 --> 00:38:06,871 but guided you and blessed you, giving you light and life. 403 00:38:07,111 --> 00:38:13,341 but now that Christ has been revealed and conquered death by death 404 00:38:13,558 --> 00:38:19,818 He has brought the truth to the world showing the way to God. 405 00:38:20,018 --> 00:38:25,888 OLGA: This Christ, who is he? GREGORY: Christ is God's son. 406 00:38:26,141 --> 00:38:32,581 OLGA: How can God have a son if He is one? 407 00:38:32,994 --> 00:38:38,904 GREGORY: This mystery is beyond us. God is one in the Trinity: 408 00:38:39,090 --> 00:38:45,380 Three persons, one God, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit. 409 00:38:45,552 --> 00:38:51,622 OLGA: This is very confusing. But be that as it may - 410 00:38:51,930 --> 00:38:58,070 whoever is this strange God of yours, Olga is not His enemy. 411 00:38:58,399 --> 00:39:03,949 So take me now to His shrine, to His altar, 412 00:39:04,264 --> 00:39:11,044 I will bring the blood of bulls, goats and doves as a proper sacrifice to Him. 413 00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:16,819 GREGORY: God does not desire sacrifice He wants one thing: 414 00:39:16,994 --> 00:39:22,934 that we love our neighbors and love Him with our whole hearts. 415 00:39:23,140 --> 00:39:29,230 OLGA: What a strange thought: love a god! I could understand respect or fear, 416 00:39:29,512 --> 00:39:36,402 asking for a good harvest, for sun or rain and appeasing Him in every way. 417 00:39:36,776 --> 00:39:39,716 But look, what about this? Is this not a sacrifice? 418 00:39:39,818 --> 00:39:45,518 A man nailed to a cross, beaten, wounded, stripped, 419 00:39:45,709 --> 00:39:49,709 blood streaming down his face... 420 00:39:50,532 --> 00:39:55,412 I guess your Creator loves human blood after all 421 00:39:55,632 --> 00:40:01,672 Now I see what sort of love He wants from us all. 422 00:40:02,607 --> 00:40:07,797 GREGORY: It is so and not so at all. This man is the Christ I told you about. 423 00:40:09,503 --> 00:40:14,743 He made himself a sacrifice to save us from sin. 424 00:40:15,125 --> 00:40:20,805 He came down to earth and became Man, lived a sinless life, 425 00:40:21,531 --> 00:40:27,641 and took on the punishment He didn't deserve. 426 00:40:28,111 --> 00:40:33,581 OLGA: How can it be that a god becomes a sacrifice to himself? 427 00:40:34,279 --> 00:40:40,429 and what god would care so much about the lowly life of men? 428 00:40:41,929 --> 00:40:47,449 GREGORY: Princess, did you not know love in your life? 429 00:40:49,310 --> 00:40:55,400 Then you, Princess, will easily understand my words. 430 00:40:55,847 --> 00:41:02,097 Would not you have done everything you could to save that love? 431 00:41:02,316 --> 00:41:08,036 in the same way Christ died to bring us all to God. 432 00:41:08,539 --> 00:41:14,329 Do you not know sin? Greed, hostility, revenge? 433 00:41:14,589 --> 00:41:20,669 Do you not know how hard it is to purge sin from your heart? 434 00:41:20,878 --> 00:41:27,198 how hard it is to revive a dead soul, to awaken love in the dead heart? 435 00:41:27,562 --> 00:41:33,352 that's why He decided to come and shed His holy blood. 436 00:41:33,568 --> 00:41:39,518 So that you and I could live again, He opened the door to God. 437 00:41:39,758 --> 00:41:47,848 This message of mine is very simple, you only need to believe. 438 00:41:52,601 --> 00:42:00,671 OLGA: My thoughts are in a tangle. What is this strange faith? 439 00:42:00,938 --> 00:42:02,137 Who could have come up with this - 440 00:42:02,307 --> 00:42:07,437 A man who is also God? 441 00:42:07,767 --> 00:42:11,767 How can that even be? 442 00:42:12,029 --> 00:42:16,309 One God in three separate persons? 443 00:42:16,531 --> 00:42:25,401 Almighty - but decided to become small, allowed men to kill Himself? 444 00:42:27,489 --> 00:42:34,749 He created heaven and earth, could have demanded any sacrifice, 445 00:42:34,979 --> 00:42:42,089 but risked His reputation by becoming a blood sacrifice for all of us. 446 00:42:42,265 --> 00:42:50,285 Oh, how He could have avenged Himself! Everyone knows that gods love vengeance! 447 00:42:50,544 --> 00:42:59,304 but He does not crush His enemies, but loves them and tells us to love them too. 448 00:43:02,111 --> 00:43:09,381 What is this? Where did this come from? Rising up inside, like a forgotten fire, 449 00:43:10,181 --> 00:43:18,061 in the dead heart, locked and buried, the word of Christ has found a response. 450 00:43:19,039 --> 00:43:26,729 This is nonsense! These are mere words! Words won't give you food or drink, 451 00:43:28,068 --> 00:43:35,768 won't save you from death or enemies... I should forget all this silliness! 452 00:43:37,248 --> 00:43:45,078 Only how can I live on like before knowing what I know now, 453 00:43:45,885 --> 00:43:53,675 passionately resisting it but also wishing to believe in the impossible... 454 00:43:54,505 --> 00:44:02,255 So, if You are really there, immortal yet crucified, 455 00:44:02,938 --> 00:44:10,938 timeless, tender, and holy - just like they described You to me, 456 00:44:11,662 --> 00:44:19,522 If all this is really true, and the world is really Your creation 457 00:44:20,735 --> 00:44:27,685 so that You can breathe life even into the dead bones, 458 00:44:28,780 --> 00:44:36,330 then maybe You can wash away the evil and the stain of the bloody feast 459 00:44:37,255 --> 00:44:45,355 and restore the breath of life to the heart that died long ago. 460 00:44:47,916 --> 00:44:55,736 Help me to bow down before You, unafraid of shame and condemnation, 461 00:44:56,222 --> 00:45:05,822 unafraid of either glory or crucifixion, giving you my heart, my body, my life. 462 00:45:07,444 --> 00:45:14,954 If You are truly God's Son, then I want to believe in You. 463 00:45:15,682 --> 00:45:18,817 The door of my heart is open now. 464 00:45:21,637 --> 00:45:33,327 You're my God. I am Yours. Amen. 465 00:45:55,887 --> 00:46:02,437 Christ has been born in me, invisible, timid and small, 466 00:46:02,666 --> 00:46:10,046 but immediately He has brought such light and peace into my heart! 467 00:46:10,176 --> 00:46:17,446 OLGA: I will love and keep Him in my soul GREGORY: Christ was born in you 468 00:46:17,781 --> 00:46:25,831 OLGA: so that everyone sees God's light. GREGORY: bringing peace and light. 469 00:46:26,290 --> 00:46:33,610 OLGA: so that people see God in what I do GREGORY: My eyes have seen God's power 470 00:46:33,767 --> 00:46:40,867 OLGA: and praise the Father and Son. GREGORY: and His salvation in God's love. 471 00:46:41,589 --> 00:46:47,599 OLGA: I will take Christ's word and His baptism to my country 472 00:46:47,747 --> 00:46:51,317 GREGORY: Christ was born in you for the falling and rising of many, 473 00:46:51,495 --> 00:46:56,965 OLGA: so that they will know forgiveness. GREGORY: to reveal people's thoughts 474 00:46:57,173 --> 00:47:03,843 OLGA: He will be born in proud hearts GREG.: He'll bring not peace but the sword 475 00:47:04,692 --> 00:47:12,072 OLGA: and Rus' will know His holiness. GREG.: and the sword will pierce your soul 476 00:47:12,277 --> 00:47:20,017 OLGA: so that Russians will know God, cast away old idols and receive His hope. 477 00:47:20,495 --> 00:47:28,285 GREG.: You will suffer sorrow and grief, and see much rejection and shame. 478 00:47:28,886 --> 00:47:32,036 OLGA: My people will choose You and proclaim Christ to others. 479 00:47:32,154 --> 00:47:35,774 GREG: You will be remembered in history and celebrated by many, 480 00:47:35,979 --> 00:47:40,379 OLGA: Lord, give me strength to go on GREG: But glory is not in people's praise 481 00:47:40,704 --> 00:47:47,464 OLGA: and to serve You till the end! GREG.: and your joy will be in God alone. 482 00:48:08,357 --> 00:48:10,897 The city of Kiev. About three years later. 483 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:16,110 Hey, young princes! Where are you? Yaroslav, Yaropolk, Vladimir! 484 00:48:16,270 --> 00:48:22,220 We're waiting for you! Are you ready to listen to God's Word? 485 00:48:22,465 --> 00:48:25,825 Right. What's the passage for today? 486 00:48:25,953 --> 00:48:31,653 1 Samuel, chapter 5. Excellent! Let's go! 487 00:48:32,659 --> 00:48:37,719 Once enemies waged war on Israel and took away the Ark of the Covenant. 488 00:48:37,981 --> 00:48:43,191 they brought it into their temple and put it before the statue of Dagon. 489 00:48:43,426 --> 00:48:48,656 In the morning they came to the temple, looked inside and were horrified: 490 00:48:48,877 --> 00:48:54,527 Dagon was lying before the Ark all in cracks, like an old washing tub. 491 00:48:54,756 --> 00:48:59,726 The Philistines were scared, but didn't give up: 492 00:48:59,922 --> 00:49:06,392 they put Dagon back up and placed the Ark before him. 493 00:49:07,781 --> 00:49:12,931 In the morning they came back: OMG! Dagon's body was broken into pieces! 494 00:49:13,197 --> 00:49:18,857 his arms and legs were cut off, and his head rolled to the door. 495 00:49:19,057 --> 00:49:24,137 They realized they couldn't beat God and decided to send the Ark back. 496 00:49:24,372 --> 00:49:29,872 God's hand defeated the idol. To God the Almighty be all glory! 497 00:49:34,433 --> 00:49:39,313 Ah, Svyatoslav, it's you. Welcome back, son! 498 00:49:39,564 --> 00:49:46,454 Yes, it's me. What's this? Another church? 499 00:49:47,341 --> 00:49:50,161 Haven't you built enough? 500 00:49:50,289 --> 00:49:53,539 How long are you staying this time? 501 00:49:53,674 --> 00:50:00,554 A few weeks. Thought I would see what's going on, what you're teaching my sons. 502 00:50:00,929 --> 00:50:05,739 And you know what? Enough of this! I don't want them listening to all this. 503 00:50:05,957 --> 00:50:09,957 But what's the harm in what I tell them? 504 00:50:10,120 --> 00:50:14,120 What's the harm? Well, let me tell you then what the harm is here... 505 00:50:20,249 --> 00:50:25,729 What's this noise? Who is it at the door? What sort of people? 506 00:50:25,888 --> 00:50:29,888 German missionaries. Princess Olga invited them to preach Christ throughout Rus'. 507 00:50:30,204 --> 00:50:39,684 What? German missionaries? In Rus'? NEVER! 508 00:50:44,179 --> 00:50:48,989 What's this I hear? Westerners are here, Christians that only sow confusion. 509 00:50:49,234 --> 00:50:54,724 I would understand Greeks or Jews who trade in the marketplace, 510 00:50:54,928 --> 00:50:59,988 But these are Germans, Westerners who only ever want to conquer us, 511 00:51:00,191 --> 00:51:05,391 if not by the sword, then by education, bringing their "holy" baptism here. 512 00:51:05,628 --> 00:51:10,958 But, son, in Christ's Body there is no division among us, 513 00:51:11,088 --> 00:51:16,328 All God's children are one in the faith, there are no Germans, no Jews, 514 00:51:16,623 --> 00:51:21,273 there are no Russians, no Greeks; we are all one, 515 00:51:21,459 --> 00:51:26,669 alive only by His love, saved only by Christ's blood. 516 00:51:26,957 --> 00:51:31,917 Enough! I am sick of this! I will finally tell you what I think! 517 00:51:32,078 --> 00:51:37,178 Even though you are my mother, I am not listening to you anymore! 518 00:51:37,368 --> 00:51:43,028 Would I ever betray the sacred blood of my ancestors for the sake of your Christ? 519 00:51:43,187 --> 00:51:49,297 Would I forget my father's seed? Would I forget my clan and tribe? 520 00:51:49,560 --> 00:51:53,560 No, never! No, never! 521 00:51:53,733 --> 00:51:57,733 No, never! No, never! 522 00:51:58,807 --> 00:52:04,487 The blood of my ancestors is calling out to me from the land 523 00:52:04,736 --> 00:52:09,476 reminding me of the Russian pride. 524 00:52:09,674 --> 00:52:14,994 Other nations' gods should not cross our borders. 525 00:52:15,205 --> 00:52:20,265 our God Perun and our God Yarilo, they are our living strength! 526 00:52:20,459 --> 00:52:25,739 There is nothing stronger than blood! You can have your precious love, 527 00:52:25,954 --> 00:52:31,034 but don't impose this foreign Jesus on Russian people! 528 00:52:31,253 --> 00:52:35,253 No, never! No, never! 529 00:52:41,212 --> 00:52:46,632 Hey, soldiers, seize those Westerners and take them to the border! 530 00:52:46,838 --> 00:52:51,898 If you don't want to rot in the ditch, hit the road and do it NOW! 531 00:52:52,082 --> 00:52:57,272 Get away while the going is good, you and your "holy' Word of Christ! 532 00:52:57,390 --> 00:53:02,720 The Slavic Russia will NEVER be foreign, it will NEVER be Christian! 533 00:53:02,917 --> 00:53:06,917 No, never! No, never! 534 00:53:13,784 --> 00:53:18,474 Enough! I am sick of this! I am tired of being idle! 535 00:53:18,700 --> 00:53:23,790 I will save Rus' from this danger! I am stripping you of all power! 536 00:53:24,009 --> 00:53:29,439 Enough of foreign gods! And keep away from my children! 537 00:53:29,613 --> 00:53:34,893 Enough of dangerous heresies, enough of stupid Christian fables! 538 00:53:35,097 --> 00:53:40,187 Away with all the Westerners! You can believe, but hands off Rus'! 539 00:53:40,352 --> 00:53:45,442 Our God Perun, our God Yarilo - they are the living strength of Rus'! 540 00:53:54,944 --> 00:54:12,244 Light and power, God Yarilo! Our Sun God, there is none more beautiful! 541 00:54:33,510 --> 00:54:37,510 The city of Kiev. 968 A.D. 542 00:54:44,408 --> 00:54:48,408 Morning or evening, winter or summer I am not sure, what it is. 543 00:54:48,580 --> 00:54:52,890 Should we laugh or cry? Life is funny, so we laugh so hard we start to cry. 544 00:54:52,986 --> 00:55:00,056 After showing his anger, Svatoslav stripped his mother of power - and left! 545 00:55:00,819 --> 00:55:08,359 The prince hates Kiev, he went off to rule another land, where all the trade is. 546 00:55:09,878 --> 00:55:16,888 He rules another land, forgetting his own. He's left his mother and kids in danger. 547 00:55:17,504 --> 00:55:25,294 We called him home, saying that if he doesn't return, the enemy will take Kiev 548 00:55:25,869 --> 00:55:33,319 But there is no word from the Prince, It's unlikely he will come back in time. 549 00:55:33,802 --> 00:55:41,482 There is no water, no bread, the enemy has laid siege to the city. Oh, what fun! 550 00:55:47,493 --> 00:55:51,493 The Pechenegs are here! (Pechenegs were a Turkic tribe) 551 00:56:03,755 --> 00:56:11,255 Where are you, our gods, our protectors? Pechenegs have overwhelmed us! 552 00:56:13,776 --> 00:56:19,626 Help! Help! Run for your life! Where is the Prince? Nowhere to be seen! 553 00:56:24,444 --> 00:56:31,314 They will plunder our villages, take us for slaves - where are you, gods? 554 00:56:40,415 --> 00:56:46,095 Don't cry for help, no gods will help you! Your Yarilo is nothing against our power! 555 00:56:50,756 --> 00:56:57,026 Our arrows are swift, they are never idle; our horses are fast, you will not escape! 556 00:57:01,272 --> 00:57:08,972 Where is your Prince? Nowhere to be seen! Don't cry for help, no gods can help you! 557 00:58:13,894 --> 00:58:17,894 Princess Olga, our dear mother, what shall we do? 558 00:58:18,037 --> 00:58:21,047 The army is gone, the Prince is far away. 559 00:58:21,188 --> 00:58:25,188 If he doesn't return by morning, the Pechenegs will take Kiev! 560 00:58:29,240 --> 00:58:40,920 Send a messenger: we have a small detachment hidden across the river. 561 00:58:43,085 --> 00:58:55,855 Let the commander sound the battle signal at dawn, as if the Prince is back. 562 00:58:58,569 --> 00:59:10,959 Have the soldiers line up on the shore. Maybe the Pechenegs will fall for it. 563 00:59:13,635 --> 00:59:27,295 Tell the runner to be swift like an arrow, and as he runs, we will be praying! 564 00:59:28,387 --> 00:59:35,497 Lord, are You not the God of Heaven? Do You not rule over the Earth? 565 00:59:35,755 --> 00:59:42,605 Can anyone withstand You? 566 00:59:42,798 --> 00:59:49,988 We don't know what do to, oh God! We have no power against the enemy, 567 00:59:50,223 --> 00:59:58,113 But our eyes are on You, and on You only! 568 01:00:06,162 --> 01:00:12,032 He who dwells in the shelter of the Lord rests in the shadow of the Almighty, 569 01:00:12,264 --> 01:00:18,204 in danger he says to the Most High: You are my refuge and my fortress. 570 01:00:18,426 --> 01:00:24,656 God will deliver you from death, overshadow you with His feathers, 571 01:00:24,897 --> 01:00:31,357 you will find rest under His wing, saying: You are my God in whom I trust! 572 01:00:31,651 --> 01:00:40,191 Amidst terrors of night and arrows of day, and the pestilence in the darkness 573 01:00:40,570 --> 01:00:44,570 I will trust in You! 574 01:00:44,737 --> 01:00:49,847 I called upon You and You heard me! You delivered me from my sorrow! 575 01:00:49,991 --> 01:00:56,491 You are with me for the rest of my days, You are my God in whom I trust! 576 01:00:56,800 --> 01:01:02,960 Thousands may fall at your side, But they will not come near you 577 01:01:03,151 --> 01:01:09,011 for in danger you said to the Lord, "You are my refuge and my fortress!" 578 01:01:09,298 --> 01:01:15,498 God will command His angels to guard you in all your ways, 579 01:01:15,708 --> 01:01:21,948 they will lift you up in their hands, for you said: "I will trust in You!" 580 01:01:22,135 --> 01:01:31,065 Amidst terrors of night and arrows of day, and the pestilence in the darkness 581 01:01:31,282 --> 01:01:35,282 I will trust in You! 582 01:01:35,727 --> 01:01:39,727 I called on You, and You heard me! You delivered me from my sorrow! 583 01:01:40,762 --> 01:01:47,062 You will never leave or abandon me, You are my God in whom I trust! 584 01:01:47,406 --> 01:01:53,356 He who dwells in the shelter of the Lord rests in the shadow of the Almighty... 585 01:02:07,337 --> 01:02:13,737 Princess Olga, our dear mother! It worked! The Pechenegs are retreating! 586 01:02:19,564 --> 01:02:26,964 Let us now bless the Lord God Almighty and His Son Jesus Christ 587 01:02:27,211 --> 01:02:33,031 He created Heaven and Earth, He is the God of gods, 588 01:02:33,179 --> 01:02:38,399 and no one can resist His powerful hand! 589 01:02:38,514 --> 01:02:45,604 It is He who delivered us from the enemy, by the faith of our mother Princess Olga 590 01:02:45,750 --> 01:02:50,800 so let us worship and praise Him, and give Him all glory! 591 01:02:51,387 --> 01:03:07,637 One God, Lord Almighty! You are our hope! There is no one as beautiful as You! 592 01:03:23,271 --> 01:03:30,531 Well, it seems that was it: God showed His power, and I was justified. 593 01:03:30,885 --> 01:03:38,265 He didn't let me be put to shame, He crushed the enemy with His strong hand. 594 01:03:38,607 --> 01:03:45,527 It seems that was it. But my heart aches for their faith was fleeting. 595 01:03:45,829 --> 01:03:53,689 What will the Lord see when He visits us? Will He find Himself among us? 596 01:03:53,827 --> 01:04:00,977 It seemed that was it. And Prince Vladimir baptized Russia a long time ago, 597 01:04:01,222 --> 01:04:08,322 breaking the old idols into pieces and throwing them into the river. 598 01:04:08,589 --> 01:04:16,409 You call me the Mother of Faith, you have placed me among the saints, 599 01:04:16,626 --> 01:04:23,926 But my heart keeps aching, it keeps aching for my country. 600 01:04:24,199 --> 01:04:31,419 Look around! So many churches everywhere 601 01:04:31,688 --> 01:04:39,138 beautiful with their bright colors, golden domes and shining crosses. 602 01:04:39,355 --> 01:04:46,755 But crosses will not save us from hate, and sacred oil will not wash away blood, 603 01:04:46,934 --> 01:04:54,134 and when our Lord comes back, what will He find in my country? 604 01:04:54,409 --> 01:05:01,979 Vengeance and greed are as strong as in our pagan times, 605 01:05:02,174 --> 01:05:09,244 Love among neighbors has grown cold, and brother is rising against brother. 606 01:05:09,467 --> 01:05:17,027 Crosses and Lents are not enough to make Russia Christian, 607 01:05:17,247 --> 01:05:25,107 We argue a lot, but clearly one thing is needed: for Jesus to be born in us! 608 01:05:25,394 --> 01:05:32,544 Anyone can believe for an hour, when he needs God to save him from trouble. 609 01:05:32,785 --> 01:05:39,955 We readily praise Him and plead with Him in our hour of need. 610 01:05:40,145 --> 01:05:47,725 We talk much about Russia's "special way," remembering Moscow as "the Third Rome," 611 01:05:47,997 --> 01:05:55,867 but are we ready to bow down before Him and to come to Him in repentance? 612 01:05:56,162 --> 01:06:02,742 Ah, Russia, you eternal troika-bird! Where are you going? Answer me! 613 01:06:02,964 --> 01:06:10,624 There is no answer... Oh, Holy God, I pray to You: 614 01:06:10,807 --> 01:06:17,647 Be merciful to us, despite our deeds, keep my people from evil, 615 01:06:17,878 --> 01:06:26,138 so that they would love Your light, come to know You and have living faith. 616 01:06:26,392 --> 01:06:33,522 Ah, Russia, you eternal troika-bird! Where are you going? Answer me! 617 01:06:33,703 --> 01:06:41,353 There is no answer.... Oh, Holy God, I pray to you: 618 01:06:41,808 --> 01:06:49,028 Be merciful to us, despite our deeds, keep our people from evil, 619 01:06:49,256 --> 01:07:00,836 so that we would live Your light, know You and have living faith 620 01:07:01,205 --> 01:07:07,735 in our hearts!