Yuri Vsevolodovich biography

In the early years, together with his brothers, he took part in military campaigns: he went to Ryazan in the year, in the years to Torzhok. It is mentioned in the annals, starting from the year, when Yuri entered the internecine war with his brothers. The reason for the discord was the city of Vladimir, which Prince Vsevolod, contrary to traditions, was transferred not to the eldest son Konstantin, but to Yuri.

After the death of Vsevolod in the year, Konstantin decided to return the throne belonging to him by right and made an offer to give Yuri Suzdal in exchange for Vladimir. Yuri did not accept the proposal, the feud between the brothers began. Yuri and Konstantin several times went on campaigns against each other and years. The confrontation was resolved in the year when Mstislav Rostislavich joined the Konstantin army, and together they were able to defeat the army of Yuri and Yaroslav and subjugate power to themselves.

In the same year, Konstantin became the Grand Duke of Vladimir. Yuri received the inherit of Gorodets Radilov on the Volga. Konstantin died on February 2. According to his testament, Yuri again became Prince Vladimir already until his death. During his reign, Yuri conducted several campaigns. Since the year, he waged an active struggle against the Volga Bulgaria, which was able to occupy part of the Russian territories.

In the year, Yuri signed a peace treaty with the Bulgarians. In order to strengthen his power in the conquered territories, Yuri ordered to establish the city of Nova Grad Nizhny Novgorod on the Ward Mountains and to rebuild several cathedrals and temples in it: the wooden church in the name of the Archangel of Michael later the Archangel Cathedral, and in the year he laid the Stone Church of the Savior.

In the years, Yuri, together with the Lithuanians, fought under the city of Revel with the Estov tribe. Then the fight against the Lithuanians, who recently supported Yuri, and then attacked Rus' begins. The prince also took part in the conflict with Novgorod. In the year, Yuri and his troops began a long struggle with Mordovia for the territory around Nizhny Novgorod.

The struggle lasts several years with varying success and major battles took place in the years. In the year, Khan Batu attacked Rus'. After Moscow was captured, Yuri, having learned about this, went from Vladimir to the City River, where he began to actively recruit the army and call for the help of his brothers. Yuri enlisted the support of Yaroslav and Svyatoslav, but the princes did not manage to gather a sufficiently strong army.

In February, Khan Batu captured Vladimir, ruined the city and burned the whole family of Yuri only his daughter remained alive. Yuri is making a response against Batu in March. In one of the battles of Russian troops with Tatar-Mongols on the City River on March 4, he died. Memory: Canonized in the year and was considered to be the saints as the Holy Prince George Vsevolodovich and his memory day - February 4 17.

In the year, on the initiative of the Nizhny Novgorod Vice Governor, Prince Vasily Dolgorukov, a descendant of Yuri Vsevolodovich, in Nizhny Novgorod began to celebrate the date of birth of the founder of the city. On the Dmitrievskaya tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, an icon was installed with its image, and a monument to the prince was erected on the territory of the Kremlin.