This is a new biography of the founder of Moscow, Vladimir Monomach’s son, Prince Iurii Dolgorukii (d. 1157). He came to history also as a founder of the Suzdal kingdom, the core of the future Velikorossia. This book is about Monomach's relations with othher Russian princes, Byzantium and the Orthodox Church, the Horde, and the wars he had. Appendices includes a family tree of Russian princes, chronology of Monomach's life, indices. 5 maps.