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Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukii
c.1099 — 1157

Yuri I Vladimirovich commonly known as Yuri Dolgoruky or the Long Arm (c. 1099 – 15 May 1157) was the first Rurikid prince to rule in the northern territory of Rostov (later Vladimir-Suzdal). Noted for successfully curbing the privileges of the landowning boyar class in Rostov-Suzdal and his ambitious building programme, Yuri transformed his... More...

Russia, 1996, Moscow, Tverskaya square, monument to Yuri Dolgorukiy