Dobrynya was Vladimir the Great's maternal uncle and tutor who was later transformed in Russian folklore into the invincible bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich. Saint Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great ( Old Russian: Володимеръ Святославичь, c Slavic mythology is the Mythological aspect of the Religion that was practised by the ancient Slavs. For other meanings see Bogatyr (disambiguation. The bogatyr (богаты'рь from the Slavic bogat - rich or Dobrynya Nikitich (Добрыня Никитич is a Bogatyr Medieval Knight of Kiev Rus.
Dobrynya's life and extent of his influence on Vladimir are shrouded in speculation and controversy. It is fairly certain that his sister Malusha was Vladimir's mother. Malusha ( Ukrainian and Russian: Малуша was a housekeeper and Concubine of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. It is also generally accepted that Dobrynya's posadnik dynasty in Novgorod was continued by his son Konstantin Dobrynich and grandson Ostromir. Posadnik ( Посадник) was the mayor in some East Slavic cities or towns Veliky Novgorod (Вели́кий Но́вгород is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia and the administrative center of Novgorod Konstantin Dobrynich (? - 1022 was an 11th-century Posadnik of Novgorod. Ostromir ( Остромир in Russian; Christian name - Joseph (died c [1]
According to the Novgorod chronicles, it was at his urging that Svyatoslav I sent his illegitimate son, Vladimir, to govern Novgorod, with Dobrynya as his tutor. Sviatoslav I of Kiev ( Old East Slavic: С~тославъ (Свąтославъ Игорєвичь ( Sventoslavŭ Igorevichǐ) Russian: ru Святослав Nine years later, Dobrynya persuaded Vladimir to wrest Kiev from his brother Yaropolk. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Yaropolk I Svyatoslavich (c 958- 960 - 11 June ? 980 ( East Slavic: Ярополк I Святославич sometimes transliterated as Iaropolk On their way to Kiev, Yaropolk's bride, Rogneda of Polotsk, offended Dobrynya by calling his sister a "bondswoman". Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002 is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic Rogvolod came from overseas (i Dobrynya took his revenge by arranging Rogneda's rape by Vladimir.
After Vladimir's enthronment in Kiev, Dobrynya returned to rule Novgorod in his name. He accompanied his nephew in the 985 expedition against Volga Bulgaria and, following his lead, erected an idol of Perun on the bank of the Volkhov River. Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is an historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of In Slavic mythology, Perun ( Cyrillic: Перун is the highest God of the pantheon and the god of Thunder and Lightning Volkhov (Во́лхов is a River in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia. After the Baptism of Kiev, he is said to have forced the Novgorodians into Christianity "by fire". The Christianization of Kievan Rus' took place in several stages
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- ^ Прозоровский Д. И. О родстве св. Владимира по матери. // Записки Академии Наук, т. 5, 1864.
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