Novgorod First Chronicle
Around March 1181, Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich accompanied Vladimir to Novgorod. The Novgorod First Chronicle suggests that the Novgorodians took Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich to become their prince and he entered Novgorod as their ruler. To judge from later information, Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich planned to remain in Novgorod for a short period of time, hand it over to his son, and then return to Kiev. Before leaving Novgorod, Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich secured his authority there; this is confirmed by the citizens’ decision to install Vladimir as prince. However, at the beginning of 1182, it would seem, the Novgorodians expelled Vladimir and he returned to his father.