received ambassadors, made peace, declared war, kept princely jewelry, the library founded by prince jazislav, signed numerous trade agreements and even imprisoned princes. to the throne in the 16th century, the temple was blown up, according to one version, this was the work of peter ii, according to another, an explosion in a gunpowder warehouse was a tragic accident, but to tell the truth, i believe much more in the tragic non-accidentality of the first version of the outcome of events, especially knowing about the tough character russian tsar, and remembering his drunken brawl with minshikov, when those in power together deprived... the lives of seven monks. as you leave st. sophia cathedral, don’t miss boris’s stone. previously, in the western dvina basin there were more than ten similar boulders with the same inscriptions with crosses. but only this giant has survived to this day. until now , there is no consensus among scientists about the inscription on the stone. and he also grants wishes. to do this you need to lean against it. mentally talk about your aspirations, and then walk aro