Suzdalian ChronicleThe Suzdalian Chronicle (Church Slavonic: Суздальскаѧ Лѣтопись, romanized: Suzdal'skaę Lětopys'; Russian: Суздальская летопись, romanized: Suzdal'skaia letopis'), also known as the Chronicle of Vladimir-Suzdal, Suzdal–Vladimirian Chronicle or Laurentian–Radziwiłł–Academic Chronicle (LRAC), is a Rus' chronicle. It is one of several continuations of the Primary Chronicle (PVL).
Yuri II of VladimirYuri II (Russian: Ю́рий–II, also transcribed as Iuri), also known as George II of Vladimir, or Georgy II Vsevolodovich (26 November 1188 – 4 March 1238), was the fourth Grand Prince of Vladimir (1212–1216, 1218–1238) who presided over the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.
Primary ChronicleThe Primary Chronicle (Old East Slavic: Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ, romanized: Pověstĭ vremęnĭnyxŭ lětŭ, lit. 'Tale of Bygone Years'), shortened from the Russian Primary Chronicle, is a chronicle of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110.
Nizhny NovgorodCity in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, RussiaCity and administrative centre in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, RussiaNizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny and from 1932 to 1990 known as Gorky, is the administrative centre and largest city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and the administrative centre of the Volga Federal District, in Russia.
Mikhail of TverMikhail Yaroslavich (Russian: Михаил Ярославич; 1271 – 22 November 1318) was Prince of Tver from 1285 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1304 to 1314 and again from 1315 until his death in 1318. He was canonized and counted among the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church. Mikhail Yaroslavich was the second son of Yaroslav III Yaroslavich of Tver, the younger brother of Aleksandr Nevsky; he succeeded his elder brother Yaroslav as the prince of Tver in 1285.
Rus' chroniclesThe Rus' chronicles, or Russian chronicles, were the primary form of historical Old East Slavic literature in Kievan Rus' and its successors. Chronicles were composed from the 11th to the 18th centuries. In the High Middle Ages, the main centres of chronicle writing were Kiev (modern Kyiv, producing the Primary Chronicle) and Veliky Novgorod (known for the Novgorod First Chronicle, containing elements of the Old Novgorod dialect).
Vladimir II MonomakhVladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, romanized: Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ; Christian name: Basil (Васи́лий); 26 May 1053 – 19 May 1125) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. Prince Monomakh distinguished himself in 83 large-scale campaigns into Polovtsian lands (Cumania), which made Polovtsians (Cumans) and their Khans fear him.
Dionysius, Metropolitan of KievSaint Dionysius I (Russian: Дионисий, romanized: Dionisy; secular name: David; c. 1300 – 15 October 1385) was the metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1384 to 1385.
Andrey BogolyubskyAndrey I Yuryevich Bogolyubsky (Russian: Андрей Ю́рьевич Боголюбский, lit. 'Andrey Yuryevich of Bogolyubovo'; died 28 June 1174) was Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal from 1157 until his death. During repeated internecine wars between the princely clans, Andrey accompanied his father Yuri Dolgorukiy during a brief capture of Kiev in 1149. 20 years later, his son led the Sack of Kiev (1169). He was canonized as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church in 1702.
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
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Disintegration of Kievan Rus'The disintegration of the Kievan Rus' was the process of political fragmentation of the Kievan Rus', which in the mid-12th century divided into independent principalities. Formally, the Kievan Rus' continued to exist up to the Mongol invasion (1237–1241), with Kiev considered to be its main city. The period from the 12th to the 16th century is traditionally known as the appanage period, or as feudal fragmentation in Soviet Marxist historiography.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.