Mstislav of Chernigov
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Mstislav Vladimirovich was the earliest attested prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov in Kievan Rus'. He was a younger son of Vladimir the Great, the grand prince of Kiev. His father appointed him to ru
Mtislav defeats Prince Rededya in single combat, painting by Nicholas Roerich (1943)
Tmutarakan
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Tmutarakan was a medieval principality of Kievan Rus' and trading town that controlled the Cimmerian Bosporus, the passage from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov, between the late 10th and 11th centuri
Mstislav of Chernigov
…Mstislav Vladimirovich (died c. 1035) was the earliest attested prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov in Kievan Rus'. He was a younger son of Vladimir the Great, the grand prince of Kiev. His father appointed him to rule Tmutarakan, an…
Excavation at the site, September 2008
The city of Tmutarakan (Samkarsh) and its international relations during Khazar and Rus times.
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