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Mongol invasion of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1365 words) |
 | In response to this call Mstislav the Bold and Mstislav III of Kiev formed a league and went out eastward to meet the foe, but they were utterly defeated in a great battle on the banks of the Kalka (1223), which has remained to this day in the memory of the Russian common people. |
| Crossing the Volga, he mustered a new army, which was totally exterminated by the Mongols on the Sit' River on March 4. |
| The Republic of Novgorod continued to prosper, however, and new entities, the cities of Moscow and Tver, began to flourish under the Mongols. |
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