Smolensyu Prince David reluctantly and reluctantly goes against the Polovtsians. The steppe inhabitants could not attack his domain, it was very far to go to them and therefore he even avoided. hikes. So, during preparations for one of these campaigns (1185), Svyatoslav sent to call David. He came with the Smolyans along the Dnieper and stood near Tripoli. But when it was necessary to go even further, the Smolens warriors stood up and did not agree to go further, saying that they were exhausted, that going into the depths of the steppes was burdensome and useless for them, and returned with their own. prince to his homeland '").
Meanwhile, in 1190, Prince Svyatoslav Veyovolodovich died. Rurik, as the eldest in the princely family, immediately took over and sent from there to his brother in Smolensk: “Brother! we are the eldest in the Russian land, come to me in Kev; what will you need to think about the Russian land, about your brothers, the tribe of Vladimir, 060 we will end everything with you.” The chronicle describes the prince's journey to Yunaev. David s. Smolyans arrived in Vyshgorod. Rurik called him to him. in Noev on the Obd, after the ceremony, she gave him many gifts and sent him to Vyshgorod. Then he invited the Prince of Smolensk to 0b$d Rostislav, the son of Rurik, in Belgorod. David. visit there and receive gifts. David, in turn, called his brother and nephews to the meeting and gave gifts; He organized a dinner for all the monasteries, at which he distributed a lot of alms and, finally, the Black Klubuki, the living steppe inhabitants on the southern border of Rus', were robbed from him. Then the Hebrews also invited David to their feast; they showed him great honor.
In turn, David invited all the Jews to the feast and gave them gifts. *) After these feasts, the brothers settled the affairs of the Russian land, and David went to Smolensk.
On the last day of the Rostislavich council, one very significant decision was probably made. We have already seen that the two Rostislavichs controlled most of the then Rus'. They owned lands north of Vyshgorod, part of Po-
Lotsk lands to the border of Veliky Novgorod; and Novgorod, for the most part, was in the power of the Rostielavichi: their sons sat in it. Rurik ruled all of Southern Russia, except for Ezhev and most of the Volyn land, and finally Galich entered into an alliance with them. In addition, in the north-west, in the strong Suzdal land, Sidfl is also a descendant of Monomakh, Vsevolod Yurievich. Although lately Yuev and Sidfl the prince was from the Olgovich family, this concession was beneficial for the Rostislavichs.
After the death of Svyatoslav, the Rostislavichs decided to finally eliminate the Sversky princes from the right to own the Yonovsky table. Having come to an agreement with Vsevolod, they sent to the elder Olgovich Yaroslav in Chernigov and to all the Olgovichs: “Please cross us with all your brothers, that you will not seek our fatherland of Yuev and Smolensk from us, from our children and from our entire Vladimir tribe, just as our grandfather Yaroslav divided us; and Yonov you do not needed." 7) Vladimir Monomakh also achieved this, trying to keep the No. in his family. His descendants found it convenient to now fulfill it for us. Needless to say, the Olgovichs did not like this proposal. However, they, yielding their strength, agreed to support such disintegration of the lands only until the death of living family members, without vouching for the future. Disputes and negotiations began, the most persistent advocate of eliminating the Olgovichs from Yuev is David, and he is supported by Vsevolod. The Olgovichs began to put up with not everyone together, but one by one. First of all, Rurik gave in, who agreed to reconcile his brother with the Olgovichs. Rurik lost Vitebsk to Yaroslav Chernigovsky. By the way, the Olgovichs also kissed the cross that they would not start a war until the situation became clear, until the ambassadors to David and Vsevolod arrived.