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World Economic Forum removes Princess Olga from list of 'women of history who shaped the world'

Moscow, March 12, Interfax - The World Economic Forum (WEF) has removed Saint Princess Olga from its list of six "women of history who shaped the world."

The WEF published the list on its website several days ago on the occasion of International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8. However, former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko harshly criticized the forum's description of Kievan Princess Olga as "a Russian ruler and a founder of modern Russia."

Poroshenko said on Facebook that he regretted that the WEF acted as an element of "hostile propaganda" and asked the WEF team "to correct the mistakes in the description of one of the most famous women in Ukrainian history."

In the end, the WEF removed Princess Olga from its list "due to conflicting historical accounts."

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