page_title: Vseslav of Polotsk
section_title: Vseslav in literature and legend
hierarchical_section_title: Vseslav of Polotsk / Vseslav in literature and legend
caption_attribution_description: Bogatyr Volga with his drujina (army). from russian bylina
context_page_description: Vseslav of Polotsk or Vseslav Bryachislavich, also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer, was the most famous ruler of Polotsk and was briefly Grand Prince of Kiev in 1068–1069. Together with Rostislav Vladimirovich and voivode Vyshata, they created a coalition against the Yaroslaviches' triumvirate. Polotsk's Cathedral of Holy Wisdom is one of the most enduring monuments on the lands of modern Belarus and dates to his 57-year reign.
caption: Volga Sviatoslavich, alias Volkh Vseslavich, the bogatyr based on Vseslav of Polotsk; a drawing by the Russian artist Ivan Bilibin.
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