Editing Anne of Kiev (section)

== Death and aftermath ==
[[File:Senlis (60), ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent, statue d'Anne de Kiev, à gauche du portail.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Statue of Anne at the Abbey of Saint-Vincent (2011)]]

[[File:Statue Anne de Russie Reine de France (Senlis).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Statue of Anne at the Abbey of Saint-Vincent before renovation with change of inscription in 1996]]
The exact date of Anne's death is unknown. Delorme believes that she died on 5 September—the day commemorated at Senlis—in 1075 (the year of her last signed document), while others have proposed 1080.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> A ''[[terminus ante quem]]'' is provided by a 1089 document of Philip I, which indicates that Anne had died by then.<ref name=":2" />

In 1682, the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] antiquary [[Claude-François Ménestrier|Claude-Francois Menestrier]] announced that he had discovered Anne's tomb at the [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] [[Villers Abbey|Abbey of Villiers]]. The discovery was subsequently disputed, as Villiers was not built until the thirteenth century, although it's possible Anne's remains had been moved there at some point following her death. Whatever monument may have been there was destroyed in the [[French Revolution]].<ref name=":1" />

In the 18th and 19th centuries, increased diplomatic contact between France and [[Russia]] led to a revived antiquarian interest in Anne, and a number of short biographies were published. In the 20th century, Anne became a symbol of [[Ukrainian nationalism]].<ref name=":1" /> On the other hand, a film was produced in the Soviet Union, "Yaroslavna, the Queen of France" (1978), which was not related with "Ukrainian nationalism" in any way. An opera called "Anna Yaroslavna", written by [[Antin Rudnytsky]], was first performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1969. In 1998, the Ukrainian government issued a postage stamp in her honour.<ref name=":2" /> In 2005, the [[Government of Ukraine]] sponsored the construction of a bronze statue of Queen Anne at Senlis, which was unveiled by President [[Viktor Yushchenko]] on 22 June.<ref name=":2" /> In 2024, a [[155th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|French-trained brigade]] of the [[Ukrainian Army]] was created and named after her.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Exclusive Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Training in France, Macron Visits AFU Troops |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/40255 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |work=[[Kyiv Post]]}}</ref>