Under Appanage Rule

The popular novel by Georgy Tikhonovich Severtsov-Polilov “Under the Appanage Authority” is about Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky; it is his reign that caused Kyiv to lose its significance as the capital city, while the prince himself remained to live in Vladimir.

South Rus’ rested from princely internecine wars…
After numerous battles, successes and failures, the prince of Suzdal, Yuri Vladimirovich, managed to take the throne of Kyiv and become the grand prince.
His enemies temporarily left Kyiv alone. The grand prince could calmly seat in Vyshgorod, where once he himself sat, his beloved son and ally Andrey.
The one thousand one hundred and fifty-fifth year began peacefully.
The younger princes—Yuri’s sons—were installed in Rostov and Suzdal. Northern and Southern Rus’ were under the power of related princes, whose influence continued to grow.
Yuri sighed with relief: his hopes came true; the defeated enemies would not be able to recover anytime soon.
Andrey in the village of Vyshgorod, which lay eleven versts from the capital, was anything but calm. Hardened in battles since his youth, the brave prince longed for forced peace in his exile.