However, in the same year, Vyacheslav and Izyaslav had to cede Vev to Yuri for how many months; At that time he imprisoned his son Andrei in Turovz, Pinsk and Peresopnits. 37) But in the same year, Yur and his sons were finally expelled to the north. Izyaslav, who again took possession of the Left, sent to say to Vyacheslav: “Father! I bow to you, God took my father Metielav from me, then if you were my father; first I sinned before you, and now I repent; then I sinned, because I did not bestow honor on you after the victory over Igor and Tumashch; now, father, I repent of everything before God and before you, if you forgive me, father, then God will forgive me. Now, father, I give you Yuev, go there and take over the table of your father and your uncle.” 38) Vyacheslav accepted his nephew’s proposals, called him son and brother, kissed the cross, and went to Vev. In Yuev, circumstances changed even for the better for Izyaslav.
The old uncle realized that he himself could not cope with the Kev principality. Therefore, he said to his nephew: “Son! God help you because you have placed honor on me as on your father; I tell you, son, I am already old, I can no longer manage everything, but we will stand in Vev; if we have to judge anyone, either Christians or filthy people, then we will go to the army; my squad and my regiment will be for both of us, you are in charge; where should we rule?” It will be possible for both of us to move together, but if it’s not possible, then you go
with his regiment and with mine.” 39) Thus, the relationship between uncle and nephew led to the best results and gave both the opportunity to rule most of Rus' until the latter’s death.
During the entire period of the struggle between Yure and Izyaslav, after his flight from Sheva and before his return, we do not encounter the name of Rostislav Mstislavich Smolensky. While the struggle was being waged in Volyn, and the reality was in the hands of the gates, this prince could not leave his land among the enemies and move across the enemy’s land to help his brother; but nevertheless there was peace and harmony between them. Therefore, as soon as the evils were settled, Vyacheslav sent to tell his nephew in Smolensk: “Look, brother, God united us with your brother, and with my son Izyaslav; he, having taken possession of the Russian land again, conferred honor on me and put me in No. I say to you, son: just as I took your son Izyaslav, so do you; therefore I say now to you, son, take the trouble to come here and see what God gives us.” For his part, Izyaslav sent to tell his brother: “Many times you encouraged me to place honor on my uncle and my father; now God has brought me to the Russian land and I established your and my uncle in YBev for your sake and for the sake of the entire Russian land. “Now I tell you: there, by the will of God, you have your Novgorodz and my son Yaroslav, and you also have Smolensk. Having made arrangements there, come here and see what God will give us.” 40) These speeches prove that Rostislav did not leave his alliance with his brother and uncle, he had a strong interest in their closeness, that he could not take part in the war only because he was forced by circumstances.
Needless to say, Rostislav Metislavich happily rushed to the brothers in Kev; he gathered a large Smolensk army. All three princes, having concluded between themselves, so to speak, to trumpet, converged in ЁВевф and stayed, as the chronicle puts it, “at the great joy and at the great love.” This union is so strong and, moreover, based on equal relations,
that the Russian land, as they said then, had three princes: Vacheslav, Izyaslav and Rostislav,