King Daniel of Rus – a conscious political choice or a historical necessity?
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_2_
Abstract
Daniil Galitsky was a key historical figure in the development of the Russian principalities in the XII–XIII centuries. The great-grandson of Yaroslav the Wise, a close relative of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and Alexander Nevsky, his choice of the title “king of Russia”, proposed by the Pope, is still the most discussed issue in Russian historiography. In the article, the authors analyze whether Daniil Romanovich’s decision was driven by personal ambition or political expediency.
About the Authors
T. N. Shaldunova
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana N. Shaldunova, Candidate of Historical Sciences,
Associate Professor
Department of Information Analytics and Political Technologies
Moscow
T. A. Nikitina
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana A. Nikitina, Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor
Department of Information Analytics and Political
Technologies
Moscow
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Shaldunova T.N., Nikitina T.A. King Daniel of Rus – a conscious political choice or a historical necessity? Post–Soviet Continent. 2026;(2):100-113. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_2_
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