Volodymyr Monomach

Volodymyr Monomach (1053-1125 rr.) – znakova postat′ ukrayins′koho seredn′ovichchya. Onuk YAroslava Mudroho ta vizantiys′koho imperatora Konstantyna ICH Monomacha sche zadovho do schodzhennya na kyyivs′kyy prestol zazhyv slavy boronytelya Rus′koyi zemli, zavdayuchy nyschivnych udariv polovets′kym ordam, a stavshy velykym knyazem poklav kray yichnim ruynivnym nabiham. Yoho talant myrotvortsya i derzhavnyka povnoyu miroyu proyavyvsya pislya utverdzhennya na kyyivs′komu prestoli: vladnannya mizhknyazivs′kych chvar zumovylo ob’yednannya navkolo Kyyeva bil′shosti rozporoshenych rus′kych zemel′. Odnak ne tsi diyannya staly vyznachal′nymy dlya pryvlasnennya imeni Volodymyra Monomacha mnymymy spadkoyemtsyamy kyyevo-rus′koyi spadschyny.