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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
medieval region
coreOf Vladimir-Suzdal principality
cradleOf Grand Duchy of Vladimir
Russian state
linked to: Russian Empire
culturalContinuityWith later Russian principalities
developedFrom colonization of northeastern forests of Rus'
ethnicallyAssociatedWith East Slavs
followedBy Grand Duchy of Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
Vladimir-Suzdal principality
hasCapital Vladimir
hasImportantCity Moscow
Pereslavl-Zalessky
Rostov
Suzdal
Yuryev-Polsky
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
laterPoliticalCenter Moscow
locatedIn northeastern Rus'
locatedNear Oka River
Volga River
nameMeaning land beyond the forest
partOf Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Vladimir-Suzdal land
politicalCenter Vladimir
precededBy forest frontier of northeastern Rus'
predecessorOf Grand Duchy of Moscow
Russian Empire
Russian Tsardom
linked to: Tsardom of Russia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ruledBy Monomakhovichi dynasty
Rostislavichi dynasty
Vsevolod the Big Nest
linked to: Vsevolod

Yurievichi (line of Yuri Dolgorukiy)
linked to: Dolgorukov family
terrain heavily forested
interfluvial region between Volga and Oka rivers
timePeriod 12th century
13th century
High Middle Ages

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