Zalesye region
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The Zalesye region was a medieval northeastern area of Rus’ that became the core territory of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality and a cradle of the later Russian state.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
medieval region ⓘ |
| coreOf | Vladimir-Suzdal principality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cradleOf |
Grand Duchy of Vladimir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith | later Russian principalities ⓘ |
| developedFrom | colonization of northeastern forests of Rus' ⓘ |
| ethnicallyAssociatedWith | East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir-Suzdal principality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantCity |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pereslavl-Zalessky NERFINISHED ⓘ Rostov NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuryev-Polsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
formed nucleus of later Muscovy
ⓘ
political center shifted here from southern Rus' ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early center of Russian statehood
ⓘ
shift of Rus' political gravity to the northeast ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalCenter | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Rus' ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Oka River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | land beyond the forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | forest frontier of northeastern Rus' ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Tsardom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Monomakhovichi dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rostislavichi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Vsevolod the Big Nest NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurievichi (line of Yuri Dolgorukiy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
heavily forested
ⓘ
interfluvial region between Volga and Oka rivers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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