Rostislav Vsevolodovich (c. 1070–1093) was the
Prince of Pereyaslavl (1078–1093), son of
Vsevolod I of Kiev, and half brother of
Vladimir Monomakh. He fought at
Stuhna river against the
Cumans
The Cumans or Kumans were a Turkic people, Turkic nomadic people from Central Asia comprising the western branch of the Cumania, Cuman–Kipchak confederation who spoke the Cuman language. They are referred to as Polovtsians (''Polovtsy'') in Ru ...
and drowned while fleeing the battle.
[Basil Dmytryshyn, ''Medieval Russia: A sourcebook 850-1700'', (Academic International Press, 2000), 60.]
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Family of Vladimir the Great
1070s births
1093 deaths
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
Princes of Pereyaslavl
11th-century princes from Kievan Rus'
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