But Yaroslav Chernigovsky violated the last condition, taking advantage of the first opportunity. This opportunity presented itself when Rurik, having honored the cross of the godfather, disbanded the troops and took Yuev to Ovruch, according to his troops.
144 M. DOVNART-ZAPOLSKTY.
Yaroslav Vsevolodovich sent his nephews to occupy Vitebsk, although David had not yet been notified of this. The Olgovichi on the roads attacked the Smolensk lands and began to fight. Having found out. about this, David sent his nephew against the Olgovichi: Mstislav Romanovich and the Ryazan princes Rostislav Vladimirovich and his son-in-law Glb, with the Smolensk regiment. In the second week of Lent (1195), both armies met. Olgovichi. They prepared for battle, trampled the snow around them and waited for the attack. The Smolensk squads did not have time to prepare and rushed. to Oeveryan and Polochan. It should be noted that Polochans are again. broke the alliance with David, wanting to free themselves from dependence; The Friendly Prince Boris also joined them.
Metislav and his retinue attacked the regiment of Oleg and Svyatoslavich, knocking down the banners, and Oleg’s leader, David, was killed. Mikhalko, Thousand Prince David, with the Smolyans attacked the squads of Polotsk, but was repulsed; The Smolensk people were stinging. Then the Polochans left. without persecution, they went to the rear of Mstislav’s regiment. There was some confusion, for Metislav, not knowing about Mikhalka’s escape, chased after Oleg’s regiment; Glfb and Rostislav also gave chase. Metislav, returning alone to the previous battlefield, was met by the Polotsk people and taken prisoner by them. The other princes ran to Smolensk to see David. Meanwhile, the bfzhaviy Oleg” Svyatoslavich zamftil, that the Polochans defeated, returned in him; He was very happy to see the captivated Mstislav and begged him from Boris Drutsky. "*) The news of the victory, joyful for the Olgovichs, was immediately sent to Yaroslav in Chernihiv. Oleg, informing him, added that he should immediately gather and Fhal to the Smolensk land; this seemed so convenient and necessary that the captured Smolyans told Oleg that the brothers were now not in harmony. Yaroslav indeed got into a fight and was already on the road when Rurik sent him letters of the cross from Ovruch, accusing him of not fulfilling the agreement and threatening to go to Chernihiv if he went to Smolensk, Yaroslav did not go against Smolensk and, seeing that it would be difficult for him to fight the Rostislavichs, he began to blame all the blame on Da-.
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it appears that he was helping the Vitebsk prince, his son-in-law. However, the princes did not settle. Rurik called Vsevolod to attack the Chernigov prince; he agreed. Yaroslav then offered to extradite Mstislav Romanovich, but still the princes did not make peace. Between them, the new ally of the Olgovichs, Roman Vladimirovich, attacked the lands of David, and the latter, uniting with Vsevolod of Suzdal, attacked the Vyatichi region belonging to Yaroslav, began to burn and plunder it. Yaroslav hurried to the aid of the Vyatichi and began negotiations there with Vzevolod and David. After long negotiations, the princes made peace, although Lavid insisted on continuing the war; The Olgovichi made up their minds that they would not win Yuev under Rurik, but Smolensk under David. '°) Thus, the attempt by the descendant of Monomakh to completely remove the Olgovichs from the Kev table failed.
The following year, on April 23 (1197), Prince David Rostislavich of Smolensk died, 60 years old, having been prince of Smolensk for 18 years. He was buried in the monastery of Boris and Gl$ba in Smyadyn, and died, having accepted the schema before his death. The chronicle adds about him that he was a very pious prince; he built the church of arch. Mikhail. In addition, we saw that he could not be denied belligerence and enterprise.
These last qualities were effectively used in the fight against the Olgovichs. He is their constant enemy. This enmity was revealed and supported by the fact that he was a particularly strong champion of the exclusive hegemony over Russia of the Monomakhovich family. Seeing that to conquer the Olgovichi and by force them to abandon the eva, and with the darkness to join. It is impossible to establish hegemony over Russia in the future; he tried to carry out this idea through diplomatic negotiations; but he failed. The Olgovichi krfiko held on to their rights to Kev; they assumed that with the death of the real Grand Duke Vsevolod of Suzdal, Klev could still return to its former significance for Rus'. In any case, even at this time, the prince of YKevsyu is still in fact of great importance in d-