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Vseslav Bryachislavich [a] (c. 1029 – 24 April 1101; also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer) was Prince of Polotsk (1044–1101) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1068–1069). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Together with Rostislav Vladimirovich and voivode Vyshata , he created a coalition against the Yaroslaviches' triumvirate.
The Primary Chronicle records Sviatoslav as the first ruler of the Kievan Rus' with a name of Slavic origin, as opposed to his predecessors, whose names had Old Norse forms. . Some scholars see the name of Sviatoslav, composed of the Slavic roots for "holy" and "glory", as an artificial derivation combining the names of his predecessors Oleg and Rurik, [16] but modern researchers question the ...
Ukraine’s air force claims to have shot down 65 drones. A Ukrainian commander reports North Korean troops have withdrawn from the Kursk region frontline after heavy losses, possibly to regroup ...
The Battle of the Alta River in 1068, as illustrated in the Radzivill Chronicle. The Battle of Alta River was a 1068 [1] clash on the Alta River between Cuman army on the one hand and Kievan Rus' forces of Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev, Prince Sviatoslav of Chernigov, and Prince Vsevolod of Periaslavl on the other in which the Rus' forces were routed and fled back to Kiev and Chernigov in ...
The Kremlin declined to comment on the withdrawl, saying it was a matter for the military
Russia could agree to using $300 billion of sovereign assets frozen in Europe for reconstruction in Ukraine but will insist that part of the money is spent on the one-fifth of the country that ...
The Kievans who had escaped to their native city held a veche (literally "created a veche") on the marketplace and sent the following communication to the Prince [Iziaslav]: 'The Polovtsy have spread over the country. O Prince, give us arms and horses, that we may offer them combat once more.' Iziaslav, however, paid no heed to this request.
Ukraine’s authorities announced on 20 March last year that Russian troops had bombed an art school where about 400 people were sheltering. The city’s administration said many of those ...