Lubech Congress

Vladimir Monomakh , who was his right-hand man in Chernigov during the life of his father, participated in the devastating battle for the Russians on Stugne ( 1093 ), and in 1094 Oleg Svyatoslavich, with the support of the Polovtsians, drove Vladimir out of Chernigov. Svyatopolk Izyaslavich of Kiev came to the aid of Vladimir, but the Polovtsy attacked the southern borders of Russia. In 1096-1097, Mstislav Vladimirovich and the Novgorodians and Vyacheslav Vladimirovich and the Polovtsy fought Oleg for Moore , Ryazan , Suzdal and Rostov , defeating him on Koloksha . Mstislav as the godson of Oleg petitioned not to deprive him of Russian land in front of his father and invited him to conclude peace.

At the Lyubech Congress (according to the " Tale of Bygone Years ") 6 princes were present and a decision was made:

The Polotsk prince Vseslav Bryachislavich did not come to this congress, believing that he had nothing to share or to share with anyone ^[1] .

• Svyatopolk Izyaslavich , as the eldest, was left Kiev with Turov and Pinsk and the title of Grand Duke ;
• Vladimir Monomakh - Pereyaslav principality , Suzdal-Rostov land, Smolensk and Beloozero ;
• Oleg and Davyd to the Svyatoslavichs - Chernigov and Seversky land, Ryazan , Murom and Tmutarakan ;
• Davyd Igorevich - Vladimir-Volynsky with Lutsk ;
• Vasilka Rostislavich (with brother ) - Terebovl , Cherven , Przemysl .

In fact, the decision only sharply redistributed the possessions between Vladimir Vsevolodovich and Svyatoslavichs in favor of the latter.

The congress proclaimed the principle of inheritance by the princes of the lands of their fathers, that is, the inheritance rights of each of the several principalities that had formed at that time were limited by the framework of a certain branch of the Rurikovich dynasty . This stated the existence of a new political system in Russia, the basis of which was the prevailing large feudal land tenure. According to BDT, the Svyatoslavichs, who received an extensive Chernigov principality by decision of the congress, were expelled from the heirs of Kiev ^[2] .

Immediately after the Lyubech Congress, which stopped civil strife on the left bank of the Dnieper, the war began for the southwestern volosts (1097–1100) - with the unprecedented blinding of Rurikovich (Vasilka Rostislavich Davyd Igorevich) at that time. During the war, Davyd tried to seize the principality of Vasilka, and Svyatopolk - Volyn, Przemysl and Terebovlem. As a result, the Rostislavichs managed to defend their possessions, and Volyn moved from Davyd to Svyatopolk by the decision of a new congress in Uvetichi (1100).

• Grekov B.D., Kievan Rus, M., 1953;
• Rybakov B.A., The First Centuries of Russian History, M., 1964.