20-490: (Redirected from Yuriev-Polsky ) Yuryev-Polsky (masculine), Yuryev-Polskaya (feminine), or Yuryev-Polskoye (neuter) may refer to: Yuryev-Polsky (town) , a historical town in Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia Yuryev-Polsky District , a district of Vladimir Oblast, Russia Yuryev-Polsky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation into which
40-733: Is twinned with: Battle of Lipitsa The Battle of Lipitsa ( Russian : Ли́пицкая би́тва ) was the decisive battle in the Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession (1212–1216), the struggle over the grand princely throne following the death of Vsevolod the Big Nest . In the battle, fought on 22 April 1216, the forces of Mstislav the Bold and Konstantin Vsevolodovich defeated those of Konstantin's younger brothers Yuri Vsevolodovich and Yaroslav Vsevolodovich . Konstantin took
60-486: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yuryev-Polsky (town) Yuryev-Polsky ( Russian : Ю́рьев-По́льский ) is an old town and the administrative center of Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast , Russia , located in the upper reaches of the Koloksha River , 68 kilometers (42 mi) northwest of Vladimir , the administrative center of
80-540: Is the latest pre-Mongol construction in Russia, unprecedented in abundance of stone sculptures, and also the model for first stone churches in the Moscow Kremlin . In the 1460s, the cathedral's dome collapsed, thus burying most of unique sculptures which had adorned the cathedral walls. The collapsed roof was sloppily restored by a well-known Muscovite artisan, Vasili Yermolin , in 1471. The great Battle of Lipitsa
100-433: The oblast . Population: 17,276 ( 2021 Census ) ; 19,595 ( 2010 Census ) ; 19,906 ( 2002 Census ) ; 22,247 ( 1989 Soviet census ) ; 23,000 (1974). It was founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1152. First part of its name derives from Yury's patron saint, St. George . The second part is derived from the word polsky meaning " in the fields ". This specification was needed in order to distinguish
120-691: The Big Nest died (15 April 1212), and his sons – the Vsevolodovichi – quarrelled over the inheritance. Although Yuri had been the son-in-law of the Olgovichi Kievan grand prince Vsevolod Chermnyi , the latter was dethroned by the Rostislavichi of Smolensk and also died in August 1212. This made all Vsevolodovichi izgoi , ineligible to become grand prince of Kiev . Thus, they had no legitimacy and motive anymore to interfere in
140-478: The Bold launched his campaign against his son-in-law, Yaroslav Vsevolodovich on 1 March 1216, leading a Novgorodian army into his own districts around Lake Seliger at the head of the Volga , where they were told "Go out foraging but take no heads." Sviatoslav Vsevolodovich , the fourth son of Vsevolod the Big Nest , invested Rzhevka with 10,000 men, but Mstislav and Vladimir of Pskov [ ru ] broke
160-781: The Kievan succession, and fully concentrated their efforts on fighting each other over supremacy in the north. Apart from the Suzdalian patrimonium, they sought to regain their lost control over the Novgorod Republic , where the Rostislavichi prince Mstislav Mstislavich reigned from 1210 to 1215. Yaroslav briefly occupied in Novgorod in 1215, but Mstislav allied himself with Konstantin against Yuri and Yaroslav. The Novgorodian First Chronicle relates that Mstislav
180-568: The Kosmin Cloister, whose structures are typical for the mid-17th century. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Yuryev-Polsky serves as the administrative center of Yuryev-Polsky District , to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division , the town of Yuryev-Polsky is incorporated within Yuryev-Polsky Municipal District as Yuryev-Polsky Urban Settlement . Yuryev-Polsky
200-482: The Novgorodians and men of Novy Torg that were part of Yaroslav's army be released and allowed to return home so that brothers and sons would not fight each other, as much of Mstislav's army was also Novgorodian. Mstislav offered peace as long as Yaroslav would return Mstislav's Novgorodian districts, but Yaroslav would not sue for peace. The Novgorodian First Chronicle and other chronicle accounts do not relate
220-453: The Novgorodians drove off Yaroslav and Yuri, and the number of those killed was said to have been "countless." Yaroslav fled to Pereiaslavl and cast the Novgorodians in his army into a pit or into prison there, where large numbers of them died. Mstislav entered Pereiaslavl and the town and princely residence caught fire (the chronicle does not say if it was intentionally set alight or not). Yuri parleyed with Mstislav and agreed to withdraw from
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#1732772950126240-492: The Volga before turning back to muster forces from Novgorod and then joining Yuri and Sviatoslav at Pereislavl. These forces mustered along the river Kzha or Gza ( Russian : Гза ). Mstislav joined Konstantin and "the two Vladimir's" and mustered their forces on the river Lipitsa River and sent a sotnik (a commander of 100) to Yuri saying they had no quarrel with him, but Yuri stood by his brother, Yaroslav. Mstislav also asked that
260-637: The city the following day. He withdrew to Radoliv while Mstislav and his Novgorodian army placed Konstantin on the throne in Vladimir after which Mstislav returned to Novgorod with the remnant of the Novgorodian army. The location of the battlefield was a matter of some contention until 1808, when a peasant woman from Lykovo near Yuriev-Polsky on the river Koloksha (a tributary of the Klyazma ) discovered an old gilded helmet with an image of St. Theodore,
280-475: The patron saint of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. The helmet has been preserved in the Kremlin Armoury . As a piece of rare workmanship, the helmet is usually attributed to Yaroslav. Indeed, the chronicler noted that Yaroslav had fled the battlefield without his armour and arrived in Vladimir having nothing on but a shirt. Actor Nikolai Cherkasov , when playing the part of Yaroslav's son Alexander Nevsky in
300-551: The precise order of battle (the account was written by a monk who was not familiar with strategy or tactics). The battle begins with the Novgorodians telling Mstislav that they did not want to fight on horseback but on foot, as their fathers had at an earlier battle. This pleased Mstislav (fighting on horseback may have implied a willingness to flee the battle on horse rather than standing to fight). The Novgorodians then threw off their horse breeches riding boots and ran into battle barefoot. With "the help of Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom) ,"
320-470: The siege with, according to the chronicle, a mere 500 men and Sviatoslav fled. After this encounter, Mstislav joined up with Vladimir of Smolensk and advanced toward Pereiaslavl . At this same time, detachments of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich's troops attacked a small force led by one of Mstislav's lieutenants (Yarun) near Torzhok , between Tver' and Novgorod, but Yaroslav's forces were beaten off. The survivors reported to Yaroslav who then attacked towns along
340-777: The throne of Vladimir and reigned as grand prince until his death two years later. The large-scale battle typifies the fratricidal strife that sapped the strength of the successor states to Kievan Rus' before the Mongol invasion . A detailed account of the battle first appeared in the older redaction of the Novgorodian First Chronicle , and later in the Novgorodian Fourth Chronicle , the Sofia First Chronicle , and elsewhere. The war of succession broke out when Vsevolod
360-539: The town from the earlier established fortress of Yuryev (nowadays Tartu ), at the time located in the woods in what is now Estonia and then the biggest Russian settlement in the territory of the Chuds . Upon Vsevolod III 's death in 1212, the town was assigned to one of his youngest sons, Svyatoslav . It was that prince who personally designed the town's chief landmark, the Cathedral of St. George (1230–1234). It
380-567: The town of Yuryev-Polsky in Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia is incorporated [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuryev-Polsky&oldid=674887973 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
400-641: Was fought near the town in 1216. In 1238, Yuryev was sacked by the Mongols . A century later, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow . The chief monument of the Muscovite period is the walled Monastery of Archangel Michael , founded in the 13th century and containing various buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries . Several miles from Yuryev, on the bank of the Yakhroma River , stands
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