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THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
BEGINNING OF DECLINE
Death of Iaroslav the Wise, 1054
State divided up among 5 sons
Civil war ensues until 1113
External enemies like Polovtsy attack
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
RESURGENCE
Vladimir Monomakh (r. 1113-1125)
Temporarily stems decline
Patron of learning & church
Able ruler & administrator
But preoccupied with war: with Polovtsy, Finns, Poles, Byzantines
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
CONTINUED DETERIORATION
MSTISLAV (r. 1125-1132)
IAROPOLK (r. 1132-1139)
Further civil war
Andrei Bogoliubskii, Prince of Rostov & Suzdal, sacks Kiev, 1169
Moves seat of Grand Prince to Vladimir
Kiev sacked again, 1203
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Population @ 7-8 million
Ethnically diverse
Social hierarchy:
Princes/royal families
Boyars (nobles)
Clergy
Liudi (Freeman)
Smerdy (Semi-free)
Slaves
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
Lose federation of city-states
3 basic forms of government
Monarchic
• rule by Grand Princes
Aristocratic
• rule by Boyar DUMA (council)
• Boyars members of Prince’s DRUZHINA (guard)
Democratic/oligarchic
• rule by VECHE (city assembly)
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Trade & Commerce
Extensive foreign & domestic, exports & imports
Princes & Boyars also merchants
THE KIEVAN RUSSIAN STATE
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Agriculture
Cultivated land in both steppe & forest zones
Adoption of 3-field system led to increased productivity
Princes, boyars, church = large land holders
Labor organized around OBSHCHINA (commune)