The Struggle for the Heritage of Yaroslav the Wise

The book continues the story of the formation and flourishing of the ancient Russian state, about the crisis processes within it, narrating the history of the struggle for the inheritance of the Kiev prince Yaroslav the Wise among his sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons from 1054 to 1139. Readers will learn about when Yaroslav's annalistic will was written, who the outcast princes are, and how the very first 'revolution' in history occurred in Kiev…