Andrei Bogolyubsky (Андрей Боголюбский) (ca. 1111 – 1174) was a prince of Vladimir_Suzdal (after 1157). He was the son of Yuri Dolgorukii, who proclaimed Andrei a prince in Vishgorod (near Kiev).
He left Vishgorod in 1155 and moved to Vladimir. Promoting development of feudal relations, he relied on a team and on Vladimir’s townspeople; he connected to trading-craft business of Rostov and Suzdal. After his father’s death (1157) he became prince of Vladimir, Rostov and Suzdal.
Andrei Bogolyubsky tried to unite Russian lands under his authority. From 1159 he persistently struggled for submission of Novgorod to his authority and conducted a complex military and diplomatic game in South Rus. In 1169 his troops took Kiev, and the fact that he returned to the northeast afterwards underlines the declining importance of that city. Andrei achieved the right to receive a tribute from Dvinskaya’s population. Becoming "ruler of all Suzdal land", Andrei Bogolyubsky transferred his capital to Vladimir, strengthened it and constructed the magnificent Russian principalities.
Amplification of princely authority and conflict with outstanding boyars was the cause of a plot against Andrei Bogolyubsky, as a result of which he was killed on the night of June 28 to June 29, 1174.
Use of the name of the neighbouring state – Rus’ and distortion of her to the name Russia, resulted in the origin, it is possible one of most myths in world history...
Disintegration of Rus’ on separate specific principalities, that was legalized by Lyubets’k convention of the princes 1097, became an occasion to forming of historical Ukrainian lands.
It is needed to notice that attempt to incarnate in life the plan of association of slavonic people on AndreyBogolyubskiy, is not halted until now.
The land of Vladimir began its real development in the middle of the XII century during the ruling of AndreyBogolyubskiy, the favourite son of the prince Yuriy Dolorukiy.
The prince was called as Bogolyubskiy or Bogolyubivy since his young years, for his sincere belief and special mercy.
Andrey Sidorov, employee of publishing council of eparchy: - probably not exactly at this place, probably in a dream, probably in reality, he saw God's Mother, and did her holy will.
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