mother of Izyaslav, monasticism%), one might think that this prince, being under her name, was a zealous Christian and tried to spread the new faith in his area. One chronicle describes him this way: this prince was quiet, meek, humble and merciful, he loved and respected the priestly and monastic rank very much, he diligently read sacred writings, turning away from vain mockery, and he was long-suffering 7). However, this characteristic is conveyed by a later code.
Izyaslav left behind two sons: Bryachislav and Vseslav; The Veldt died after his father in 1003.
How Christianity spread to the lands of the Dregovichs and Somolnyans, no news has been preserved.
Vladimir Svyatoslavich, according to custom, divided Rus' into pieces. At the same time, in Polotsk he put Izyaslav, as already mentioned, in Gurovz - Svyatopolk, the eldest son, and, as it seems, in "). This division into udfls dates back to 988 in the chronicle, but it is probable that the Grand Duke distributed udfls throughout the world I am matured! I am my sons.
We have already talked about Izyaslav. Stanislav is only mentioned during the dissolution of the lands, and even then not in all agricultural records. Svyatopolk Turovsyu is known for his long struggle with his brothers. For its history we have three different sources: the chronicle, the chronicle of Martyn Gall and the chronicle of Titmar. Of these, only the first and last sources give faint hints about Princess Svyatopolk in Turov%. M. Gall's story is dedicated to the description of Boleslav's campaign against Rus', and almost an epic story served as the material for the description; the story is riddled with inaccuracies. The story of the Russian literary record combines several sources: the true story about Svyatopolk (probably Novgorod), which was very hostile to him, and excerpts from the south, which treated its prince with greater sympathy. Thietmar's story, based on
28) Ipat., 83, Lavrent., r. 118; Mention of Stanislav $ Smolensk is located in the latest lists of our chronicles: Tverskaya, 113, Nikonovskaya, r. 57, ltop. Danilovich, b. 119, etc.
the stories of the Saxon warriors who were on a campaign with Boleslav have the most reliable features 33).
Svyatopolk gave birth around 980. The chronicle, wanting to denigrate him as much as possible, says that Vladimir married Yaropolk’s wife, a Greek woman, who was “0% not idle”; Thus, Svyatopolk originated “from a sinful root” 3%); Svyatopolk happened to marry the daughter of King Boleslav of Poland 51); This marriage dates back to the end of 1013 or the beginning of 1014 37). Together with his daughter, Boleslav sent Bishop Kolobrezhekiy Reinburn to his brother-in-law. Svyatopolk at this time was already in possession of Turov, where Reinburn and Boleslav’s daughter arrived. The prince of Turov, dissatisfied with the assignment of a small inheritance to him and, moreover, obviously fearing that his father would not assign Klev after death, prepared a rebellion against his father, in which his wife and the Kolobrezhey bishop took an active part. Having learned about this, Vlalimir imprisoned all three of them 35), from which Svyatopolk was released only, according to Russian chronicles, around the time of his father’s death. Thietmar also tells us that Rainburn was engaged in missionary activities before his imprisonment (however, this is known so vaguely that it should almost be attributed to the activities of Rainburn in his Kolobrzek dioceses), as well as from prison (St dia (spzboEa) rabeg uepegar 5$, 404 sh aregu Net pop ro, sh zesteeyuo 51910515 sh Futa 1ap4e reges). These facts are well known. They were interpreted in the sense that the bishop was trying to spread Christianity among the pagans who had not yet accepted it, in the sense that he was trying to bring the Turov land to the papal throne. Be that as it may
29) I. Linnichenko, Mutual relations between Poland and Rus' to the floors. CH\Iot., h, TG, r. 99. There is another source of stories about this war, but it was purely of origin—Eymund’s Saga, Apidi carried Kizzez, $. Sh, r., 171. This source, unfortunately, was not subjected to critical study at all; it was ignored even by Mr. Linnichenko in the said op. However, Senkovsky tried to make a too biased critical analysis of it in Art. “Scandinavian Sagas”, Bible. for reading, vol. T, born 1884, 50 et seq., also published Saga in Russian translation, in the same edition, vol. P, r. 80 etc.
32) Linnichenko, b. 47.
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it was, but Rainburn most of all appears to be acting on the instructions of Boleslav, who sought to extend his influence to Rus' and in these ways provided support to his son-in-law.