Landmark Historical Chronograph

1100 g. Congress of Russian Princes in Vitichevo. It defines the order of succession to the princely throne. From now on, power is inherited from the father to the eldest son, but this does not apply to the grand ducal family.

1111 The campaign of the united Russian army under the general leadership of Vladimir Monomakh against the Polovtsians. In the battle, the nomads were seriously damaged.

1113 After the death of the Grand Duke of Kiev Svyatopolk Izyaslavich, a revolt broke out in Kleve against the moneylenders, who were patronized by the prince. The Kiev boyars called for the reign of Vladimir Monomakh.

1125 Death of Vladimir Monomakh, one of the most authoritative and powerful Old Russian princes. He became the organizer of the victorious campaigns of the united Russian squads against the Polovtsians and more than once contributed to the peaceful outcome of the civil strife that arose. The prince sought to concentrate power over the most important Russian regions. Through marriage ties, he became close to the European ruling houses.

1147-The first mention of Moscow in the Ipatiev chronicle. The city was founded by Prince Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruky of Suzdal.

1149-1154 The battle for the title of Grand Duke of Kiev between Izyaslav Mstislavich and his uncle Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruky. This feud was all-Russian in nature. Polovtsians, Poles and Hungarians took part in it. As a result of the victories at Lutsk, Kiev, and on the Ruta River, power in Kiev passed to Yuri Dolgoruky.

1154 Andrey Bogolyubsky inherits power in the Rostov-Suzdal land. This event determined the further history of Russia for many years to come. The prince chooses his residence in the palace village of Bogolyubov, which is near Vladimir. From that moment on, the center of a new powerful state began to form in the northeast: Vladimir-Suzdal Russia.

1155 Far beyond the borders of Russia, in the East, near the Onon River, Temujin, known in Russia as Genghis Khan, was born in the idiom of the Mongol clans.

1157 Unexpected death of Yuri Dolgoruky in Kiev. He strengthened the political independence and authority of the Rostov-Suzdal Principality, successfully repelled the raids of the Volga Bulgarians and managed to resist the aggressive aspirations of Novgorod. During his reign, a number of fortress cities were built that protected the borders of the principality: Zvenigorod, Pereyaelavl-Zalessky, Yuryev-Polsky, Dmitrov.

1157-1169. As a result of civil strife, power in Kiev passed into the hands of various princely groups. Mstislav Izyaslavich Volynsky became the Prince of Kiev. In the winter of 1169, Andrey Bogolyubsky led a coalition of 11 princes and captured the city. He puts his younger brother Gleb on the Kievan throne and thereby takes away from the Kiev princely power the supreme political role expressed by the title of Grand Duke. This title Andrey appropriates to himself. The beginning of the decline of Kievan Rus.

1164 Andrey Bogolyubsky brings to Vladimir one of the most revered Russian icons - the icon of the Mother of God, formerly located in the Vyshgorod convent.

1170 March of the troops of Andrei Bogolyubsky to Novgorod. Novgorodians under the leadership of Posadnik Yakun defeated the Suzdalians in the battle. But Andrey forbade the delivery of bread from Suzdal, and a famine began in the city. The Novgorodians were forced to expel Prince Roman Mstislavich and accept Andrei's henchman, Rurik Rostislavich, to rule.

1174 Murder of Andrey Bogolyubsky as a result of a conspiracy. The prince left a significant mark on Russian history. During his time, the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir, the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, and the Assumption Cathedral in Rostov were built. In an effort to create a new all-Russian capital in Vladimir, the prince builds a Golden Gate in the city, reminiscent of Kiev. He extended his ties to the southeastern lands not by armed means, but by dynastic marriages. Thus, his second marriage was to an Ossetian woman, and his son Yuri was married for some time to the Georgian Queen Tamara.

1177 The Vladimir-Suzdal prince becomes Andrey's brother Vsevolod Bolshoe Gnezdo as a result of his victory on the Yuryevsky Field over his rival Mstislav Rostislavich the Brave. At the same time, in the Kiev land, the princely table was divided between two co-rulers due to a feud: Rurik Rostislavich and Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich.

1184 In the spring and summer, two large campaigns against the Polovtsians of the combined Russian forces took place. In April, Prince Igor Svyatoslavich of Novgorod-Seversk independently opposed the nomads. The story of this unsuccessful campaign is sung in the poetic monument of ancient Russian literature "The Word about Igor's Regiment" (1185).

1194 Kievan Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich, one of the most authoritative princes at the end of the century, dies. Vsevolod Bolshoe Gnezdo came into conflict with Rurik Rostislavich of Kiev for the championship. The rivalry between the princes was settled by diplomatic means.

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