CHAPTER II

THE PERIOD OF THE PRINCIPALITIES (1054-1224 A.D.) 117

The character of the principalities, 117. The unity of the principalities, 120. The theory of succession, 121. Civil wars, 122. Vsevolod, 124. Sviatopolk, 124. Vladimir Monomakh, 126. The “Instruction” of Vladimir Monomakh, 127. The fall of Kiev and the rise of Suzdal, 129.

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