Russian Princesses. Women and Power

9 hrs. 55 min.

Language Russian

Author Lyudmila Morozova

Narrator Natalya Karpunina

Description

For the first time, the reader is given the opportunity to get acquainted with biographies of Russian princesses—remarkably brave women who made a major contribution to the creation of the ancient Russian state.

The author of the book, Lyudmila Morozova, known for works “The Nuns” and “Palace Secrets,” having carefully studied various historical documents, opens new pages in the history of Rus’. Why did the famous baptizer of Rus’, Prince Vladimir, in the first half of his life lead an exclusively wild lifestyle? How did Rus’ become related to all of Europe during Yaroslav the Wise’s reign? Who gathered Rus’ after Batu’s devastating invasion? You will find answers to these and other questions in the proposed book.

Contents:

00_01 Preface
01 The first ruling princess
02 A Slavic bride
03 Together on the throne
04 Stories about Byzantium
05 Oleg’s guardian
06 Failures and successes of Igor
07 A foolish death of the prince
08 Revenge of the princess
09 Trip to Byzantium
10 Defense of Kyiv
11 Rogneda-Gorislava
12 In her native Polotsk
13 In Vladimir’s captivity
14 Back in Polotsk with Iziaslav
15 Women from the circle of Yaroslav the Wise
16 Sister Predslava
17 Wife Ingigerda
18 Daughters of the bride
19 Teachers of Yanka
20 In the parental home
21 Feuds among relatives
22 Tonsure
23 Under the rule of Svyatopolk
24 Peacemakers
25 The Polotsk saint
26 In her abode
27 Support of the Polotsk princely house
28 Builder of churches
29 Journey to Jerusalem
30 Trip to Jerusalem
31 Who is Yaroslavna
32 Yaroslav’s daughter Osmomysl
33 The future husband
34 An unhappy campaign
35 Igor’s escape
36 Fate of the father’s principality and the sons
37 Maria Yasynya
38 The most beautiful bride
39 Move to Vladimir
40 On the grand princely throne
41 Transforming Vladimir into the capital of Rus’
42 Illness
43 The fairy maiden Fevronia
44 A fairy tale or reality
45 A princess from the village of Laskovoye
46 Friendship with the Grand Prince
47 Together in a monastery
48 An ideal wife
49 An early marriage
50 Death of the grand princess
51 On the Vladimir throne
52 A heavy loss
53 Princess chronicler
54 The choice of a suitor
55 Mistress of Rostov
56 Invasion of unknown tribes
57 Under the Mongol yoke
58 The father’s death, of the new holy martyr
59 Ways to survive
60 The testaments of the Rostov princess
61 Epilogue