Grand Duke George Vsevolodovich was the nephew of Andrey Bogolyubsky and the son of Vsevolod, nicknamed the Big Nest. In those days, it was considered that the son inherits the honor or dishonor of his father. This determined the moral qualities of the prince who began his reign. The prince was always expected to continue his father's affairs: good or bad, depending on what the parent was very good at. It was only as he grew older, made his own decisions, and did things his own way that he could change the public's attitude toward him. Georgy Vsevolodovich's father, Vsevolod the Big Nest (so called because he had a large family), left behind a good memory, which rarely remained after other princes. Vsevolod went down in the history of Russia as the mainstay of the Russian land in difficult times. He forced the rebellious residents of Rostov and Suzdal to respect the law, executed the murderers of his own brother Andrey Bogolyubsky. Vsevolod united the feuding princes of Kiev, southern, and Vladimir, northern, Russia, and became related to them, marrying his children with their children. He, perhaps, the last of the Old Russian princes managed to continue the work of Vladimir Monomakh. Civil strife subsided: peace was established in the country, and it really began to resemble a big nest, where everyone lived well and comfortably. Dying, the Grand Duke bequeathed to his sons to live in peace and harmony, to protect, like the apple of his eye, the Russian land. His son Georgy Vsevolodovich remembered this testament all his life. When the blessed prince was nineteen years old, his mother. Grand Duchess Maria became seriously ill and became a nun at the Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos in Vladimir-on-Klyazma. After becoming Grand Duke of Vladimir, Georgy Vsevolodovich often visited his mother in the monastery and talked about theological topics there. From his father, he inherited a statesman's mind and ingenuity, from his mother-a kind heart. It is quite clear that ... Read more