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Городенская волость в XII веке
Goroden principality in the 12th century

Author(s): A. S. Kibin
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Ancient Rus'; history of Belarus; Goroden principality; sphragistics

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the history of Goroden principality in the 12th century. It covers the questions of historical geography, political history, genealogy and sphragistics of Goroden princes. The author shows that during this period town Goroden (Grodno) remained an important political center, whose significance was determined by its position on a communicative Neman artery. Also the article addresses the question of the fate of the region in the beginning of the epoch of the Lithuanian hires.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 98-115
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Russian