The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9780521039819
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History; History - General History; History: World; Russia; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; General; Medieval; History / Europe / General; History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union); History : Medieval; Social Science : General; Europe - General
First sentence: Vsevolod, the eldest Ol'govich in the third generation of the princes of Chernigov, had risen to the pinnacle of political power in the dynasty and in Rus' by becoming senior prince of the dynasty and by ruling Kiev.