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Wydział Archeologii
The so called „Instruction” is a short didactic treatise attributed to Vladimir Monomakh, the grandson of Yaroslav the Wise and the Grand Prince of Kyiv (1113–1125). In it’s form included in the „Primary Chronicle” (Povest’ vremennykh let (Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ, “Tale of Bygone Years”) it consists of a short description of the prince’s life and accomplishments, his letter to Oleg Svyatoslavich, the prince of Novgorod and Seversk, and instructions concerning good rulership addressed to his successors. The goal of the paper is to describe these instructions, elaborate upon Monomakh’s internal policy and the differences between his rule and the policies attributed by contemporary sources to his predecessors: Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav the Wise.