The struggle with the Polovtsians in the reign of Princess Yaropolk Vladimirovich, with the beginning of which the Polotsk princes returned from Greshcha, the struggle that followed his death in the Monomakhovich family and other important events in the south and east completely distract the attention of our chronicles from the events of the Polotsks. Limestones become more abundant only towards the end of HP, and even then for a short time. The returning princes are now pursuing a completely different policy; they are trying to establish friendly relations with both the Monomakhovichs and the Olgovichs. So, when Vsevolod Metislavich, unloved by the Novgorodians, walked with his brother Svyatopolk through Polotsk to Nozgorod in 1137, Vasilko Polotsyu “himself went to him and escorted him with great honor, for the sake of God, forget the malice of their father Mstislav” 1). But in 1140 Svyatoslav Olgovich fled to Polotsk from Novgorod 2). In their desire to acquire patrons among powerful princes, the Polotsyue Vseslavichs became related to the Olgovichs and Monomakhovichs: in 1143, Vsevolod took his daughter Vasilko of Polotsk for his son, and Izyaslav in the same year gave his daughter to Rogvolod Borisovich 3). The troops of Polotsk are found as auxiliaries in the campaigns of the great princes; so, their troops were with Yaropolkom in his campaign against Chernigov in 1138 “), in Izyaslav’s campaign against Tu-
1) Tverskaya flight. (Sh. S. R. L. t. XU), r. 199. 2) Ip., 220.
ditch in 1157 5). Thus, the Polotsk princes are in a subordinate position to the great princes; they fall, as we have already seen, to the neighboring strong Smolensk princes under Rostislav; Therefore, with David, this temporarily becomes a rather significant dependence.
As for the internal situation of the land, from the time of the return of the Polotsk princes to half of the KhPI Art. The Ltopies do not mention this side of life at all. In 1143, a document calling Vasilkovna the daughter of the Polotsk prince and Rogvolod Borisovich was also sent to Polotsk. Therefore, it is difficult to determine which of the princes, Vasilko or Rogvolod, occupied the Polish table at that time. Probably the last one saw the first one around this. time, since calling the wife of Vsevolod’s son Princess of Polotsk does not indicate that Vasilko was still alive at that time and was in possession of this fortune. Be that as it may, in 1151 we see the table of Rogvolod Borisovich in Polotsk. Polotsk residents “yash” this prince, exiled to Minsk, and elected Rostislav Glbovich. But realizing that Rogvolod could find defenders for himself, they at the same time communicated with Svyatoslav Oltovich, surrendered under his protection “as if to have him as a father and walk in obedience to him” 5).
Rogvolod was soon released from prison in Minsk and in. 1159 is already in Slutsk, which then belonged. Svyatoslav Olgovich, and with the help of this last day, with his regiment, headed to Drutsk. Under what circumstances did Svyatoslav, from being Rostislav’s patron, become his enemy and assist his enemy, we have already said.—In Drutsk3 in
8) Ipat., 308. In the Resurrection Chronicle, under 6654, the information “and Glb was taken from Ryazan to Druchesk” was recorded (P.S.R.L., vol. UP, p. 242). Gleb mentioned here is the son of Rostislav Ryazansky, who was expelled this year by Andrei Bogolyubsky. Then, in 6667, we again find the following: “The Dryuchans of Glb kicked out from themselves, and imprisoned Rogvolod Vorisovich, the grandson of Prince Yuryev Dolgorukov, and Glb went again to Rezan” (I\4.) This is found in the passage “The Beginning of the Orthodox Sovereigns.” The misunderstanding that happened here in the name of the princes is clear: the first compiler met the news of the expulsion of Gab Rostislavich Druchanaia in 6667, mistook this Gleb for the son of Prince Ryazanskato, known to him, and in 6654, with the news of the expulsion of this latter, he added his own Let us consider that the exiled Gleb Druchans offered theirs, and so these Druchans lived, he,. Of course I didn't know.